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[ ANNOUNCEMENT: M TRAIN / ROCKY MOUNTAINS / DEPARTING IN 5 MIN ]

MELANIE: I don’t know about this.

JAMAICA: She’s fine, Auntie.

MELANIE: Me and Sweetie don’t travel like that; why wouldn’t they let me stay with her? At least till we started movin’ ?

JAMAICA: They probably just wanted her to get used to the space; if you were there, she’d be distracted.

MELANIE: What if she don’t like the food?

CORA: Don’t worry, Mama – Jude gave them snacks for her. She even told him about the yam snacks.

JAMAICA: You got your headphones? Why don’t you catch up on the Get Petty podcast? Babs finished interviewing all the girls, you know.

MELANIE: Ooh! That’s right! I think I got it down to two girls; I don’t wanna make my decision until I hear all the interviews!

[ ANNOUNCEMENT: M TRAIN / ROCKY MOUNTAINS / DEPARTING NOW ]

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Home (1)

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[ THE MOUNTAINS ]

MELANIE: It’s so kind of you to come and pick us up – I told Iona we could get us a cab.

CLOUD: It’s no trouble at all, Ms. Melanie. I volunteered. And besides – ain’t no cabs ‘round here.

MELANIE: How do y’all get around?

CLOUD: We walk, mostly.

MELANIE: Y’all don’t never worry about being late?

CLOUD: Time move different here. You’ll see.

CORA: You can tell. It’s peaceful.

JUDE: Where is Jamaica and Aunt Sorie?

CLOUD: She don’t like to push that tow truck; she likes to take her time. But they’ll catch up; ‘sides – she know the way home.

MELANIE: Speaking of which, how much further we got?

CLOUD: Not much. See that bridge in the distance? We’re on the other side.

MELANIE: Can you believe it, Judie? We’re just one bridge away from being on the same soil as our kin again.

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Set a spell (3)

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SORIE: How you feelin’ Bo?

MELANIE: Feelin’ nice, cuz’n.

SORIE: Heh heh - yuh sound like yuh beenyuh.

MELANIE: Hey girls! Y’all come for your cocktails?

FATU: Dada seh fuh clean up.

MELANIE: She made some for you too; come set a spell.

JAMAICA: Don’t mind if I do; y’all got a little vibe out here.

MELANIE: Nice, ain’t it?

SORIE: Jamaica told me about oonuh bake chickun - yuh learn me how fuh cook dat?

MELANIE: Of course! And you know I wanna learn how to make your okra - I keep saying I wanna make it more; I need more ways.

SORIE: Yuh know how fi mek okra soup?

MELANIE: Used to make it growing up; what y’all put in y’all’s?

JAMAICA: Dang, these are strong - the aunties be getting lit like that??

FATU: Farm wek hard wek; it nice to relax.

JAMAICA: Yeah but you still never told me what you do for fun out here. I wanna go where you go.

FATU: I ha fe ask ‘bout that.

JAMAICA: Mmm hmm.

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PRINCESS: tell you what – come to my hotel tomorrow and we’ll pull up on Dan ourselves. I’ll work it out with Dina tonight. 

CYPRESS: Bet. Let me get out of here and go feed this girl.

PRINCESS: Good luck with that. 

CYPRESS: Let’s bounce. You hungry?

GLORIA: Yeah. 

[ Meanwhile, in the mountains: ]

SORIE: What a yurt?? Dat gal gon live on the beach wid ‘er?

MELANIE: I don’t know – she said she liked having her own space. Everybody different, I guess.

IONA: Mi nuh get it - why yuh go on TV to meet ooman, den pack up and move with ‘er? Them all pretty gals; They nuh need TV feh dat.

MELANIE: Just entertainment, I ‘spect. Young people get together in all manner of strange ways. 

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[ The Desk Clerk types away furiously ]

* clackety clack clack *

DESK CLERK: Okay.

CORA: Okay ?? 

DESK CLERK: I think we may have found one for you – yes… You’ll be receiving a text when they’re on their way.

CORA: You’re doing the Lord’s work, lady. Thank you so much. 

( Jamaica shuffles, half asleep, to the benches to sit with aunt Mel )

( Cora crosses the terminal over to Jude, at the snack machines )

CORA: We got the cart; one more thing off the list. 

JUDE: My hero. 

When are they coming?

CORA: They’re supposed to text us. Man – they don’t have any Twizzlers? 

JUDE: I packed you some. 

CORA: Yeah you did.

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Clock in (3)

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Clean day (11)

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MELANIE: Let me g’on and take her inside and feed her. Probably need another bath too. 

IONA: Lil dirt ain’t gon hurt – ee a’ight.

MELANIE: Y’all want me to start prepping anything for dinner? 

IONA: If oonuh want ee can chop up some wegitubbles for ee soup. 

[ LUMBERYARD ]

CORA: I for sure thought you brought me here to work.

CLOUD: Nah. This my own little spot in the world; just thought you might like to hang from the gals for a bit. 

CORA: Well, since we got time – maybe you could tell me what the real deal is with Queen and Ula. 

Us partners gotta stick together, right? 

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MELANIE: That’s enough, sweetie. You leave them chickens, alone, now. 

*sighs* I don’t blame you – it’s beautiful out here. Air’s so fresh and clean.

I’ve been thinking – what do you think about us staying on a little bit longer? Long as Judie, Cora and Jamaica’s ok with it? 

You like that idea too, don’t you? I’ll talk to ‘em about it in a day or so; I don’t wanna worry ‘em. 

JAMAICA: you already dressed? What time you get up? 

FATU: Mi up wit da roosters - oonuh nuh ‘ear um?

JAMAICA: Girl. That good food and that cocktail knocked me out. What she put in there?

FATU: (chuckles) Dada don’t seh - mi know ee got elderflower and whiskey, but mi nuh know da res.

JAMAICA: Speaking of whiskey, did you make any progress with getting us into that party?

FATU: I gonna talk to um affa we eet.

JAMAICA : Uh huh. And who is this mystery person to you?

FATU: Don’t fret bout dat.

JAMAICA: Girl. Something you need to know about me, Cuz – saying that’s only gonna make me want allll the tea.