BL   Blast it! To the dickens, and beyond!

BL   There aren't any [[NÉW IDEAS]], these days!

You rip out the page from the pad, crumple it up, and chuck it into the wastebasket with all of your might. It unceremoniously lands a foot to the side of it.

DN   Wow, Nice Shot

Your bedazzled companion snorts, deigning to look up from her smartphone. You groan and redirect your ire.

BL   Madame, can you offer any attention towards this matter?

BL   I was hopin' to receive your [[WISDOM]], after all.

DN   I Do My Best Thinking When I'm Multi-Tasking

BL   And what task are you engaged in so heavily?

BL   You've been glued to that devilish device this entire time!

DN   Oh, Check This Out

She turns the screen towards you. You squint.

BL   What is [[THAT]].

DN   They're Cutting Up the Soap

BL   What? Why aren't they usin' it?

DN   They're Cutting It Up Very Neatly

BL   You seriously find this [[DRIVEL]] entertainin'?

BL   It's hardly stimulation! It's [[BABY FOOD]]!

DN   Oh Yes, And The Little Babies Eat It Up

She laughs that wondrously elegant laugh, returning the phone squarely into her lap.

DN   Anywho, Don't Get Your Wires in a Twist

DN   It Isn't High Art, But It's Something, Isn't It?

You rest your cheek on your hand, grumbling.

BL   Oh, I get it.

BL   Because [[SOMETHIN']] is better than [[NOTHIN']], eh?

BL   But it doesn't help.

BL   I... don't even know where to start.

She shrugs and stands up.

DN   Fine

DN   Let Me See What You Have So Far

As she makes her way over to your side of the desk, you scoot yourself over to make room. And when she bends down, reading through your notes, you lean even further away, averting your eyes. Hopefully, you think as you pull your collar, she doesn't get the wrong idea. You would never leer, no sir.

DN   What About This One

Snapping out of your reverie, you glance at where she's pointed to.

BL   The [[PRICE YOUR PRIZE]] segment?

BL   Shoot, I was jonesin' for it initially, but...

BL   I, er, don't have the faintest what the items would be.

DN   What About Jewelry

DN   Find The Most Fabulous Brooch and Show Off That Sucker

BL   Th-that's not in our budget!

BL   Besides! On those programs, they usually find somethin' simple!

BL   Somethin' the [[AVERAGE JOE]] could guess and win.

DN   Incredibly Lame and Boring Of You

DN   Go With High Value For a Change

You chuckle. What a life it must be, to live in squarely the lap of luxury.

BL   Hoo, I could, if you fancy donatin' some of your own wares.

She looks at you. Even with her eyes covered with her usual specs, it doesn't lessen its intensity.

DN   Is The Fitz Really That Hurting For Change

You blink.

BL   Wh-what? No, no! Not at all!

BL   Blast it, Dee, that was a joke! A little [[JAPE]]!

BL   Hoo hoo, I would never... ask for any kind of charity...!

The longer she looks at you, the more you pull on that collar. Does she think of you as some desperate scoundrel? Some penny-pinching oaf? The mere thought of that is starting to make you unravel.

BL   I mean it, Dee! I'm no grifter.

BL   I wouldn't ask you to come just for -

DN   Shut Up For a Second

She stands up straight, nodding. You just stare at her.

DN   You Know, I Have Some Old Accessories Taking Up Space

DN   Extra Ones, Useless For Repurposing

DN   I Can Bring Them to Your Little Show

DN   The Audience Will Like That, Right? They're Quite Expensive

DN   It'll Probably Be The Closest They'll Get To Such Things, Ho Ho

BL   You'd... do that? For me?

She pats your frozen-stiff shoulder.

DN   Of Course, I Will Expect You to Promote My Latest Movie

DN   And I Wouldn't Mind Having a Big Role in The Episode, Too

DN   I Would Love To See The Looks on Their Stupid Faces

BL   ...

Finally, you sit up straight.

BL   Dee, that's... you don't have to.

DN   I Know

She shows off those immaculate pearly whites.

DN   Aren't I Amazing?

You've never felt more compelled to prostrate before a royal.

BL   You are.

BL   You're really somethin'.