Starry Eyes

Hi, welcome to Big Taters.

My name is Sarah.

Can I start you guys off with an order of our freedom tots?

Sarah, you know the rule about cell phones.

I'm sorry. I just... I was just checking on something.

Yeah, well check it on your break.

Mario, where has she been hiding that thing?

Put the car in drive, Charlie.

You're here for one reason and one reason only

because...

You know the lines. Keep your eyes up.

I stopped going to church when I was 16.

So I don't...

up! up; Up.

I really haven't been able to take my eyes off of Erin.

The word on the street

there's a rumor going around that she 's...

HEY-.

Bicycle but sadly I'm sitting here realizing

that I've never gotten to take a ride...

Oh, hi, how are you? Good to see you.

Hey, Sarah. Nice to see you.

Hello.

- How's it going? - Fine.

- I'm glad you came. - Yeah.

And I'm glad you brought your wonderful roommate.

Suck it, Danny.

I said you were wonderful.

Are you coming?

Hey. Um... I honestly don't know what it is.

Oh, don't be coy. You're coming.

Yeah, come, and I'll tell you all about my new project.

Yeah, it's really good.

We've been working on it for like the last two,

three months now.

Cool.

I'm playing Simone.

She has the best lines in the whole thing.

I've been writing it

and Erin has been providing some very insightful feedback.

I am honestly actually kind of surprised to see you here.

- I thought you were avoiding me. - Erin

Why would you think that?

Because I "stole your role."

Okay, Danny do you want to help me in the kitchen?

Yeah.

I'm kidding. I'm kidding, Sarah.

- Don't worry. - Okay.

I didn't even know that you auditioned for it

and it was just a stupid commercial.

Honestly, it was kind of a horrible experience anyway.

The director was a total perv

and you should be glad that you didn't get it.

- Okay. - I'm going to get a drink.

- Sarah? - Yeah.

Oh, my God, Sarah.

Did you do something with your hair?

No.

Are you coming to Performation?

- Uh... - You totally have to.

Everyone's going to perform something.

Uh, perform?

Yeah, we'll finally get to see these acting chops

that we've heard so much about.

Okay.

I like your shoes, Sarah.

I'm no ginkgo but I am Poe.

The Rosebowl's got a table of them.

Hey I had to find the film but it works great.

Oh.

- Here, check this out. - Oh.

- That's sexy right? - Yeah.

Danny and I are making a dark room

so we can do all the processing.

Uh-huh.

That's cool.

Well, we were going to do a gallery show

but it's just so much easier to put that shit on instagram.

It's just a way bigger audience.

Are you kidding me?

Beer on my butt.

- Are you okay? - Dudes, don't.

Nip slip.

Sarah.

Hey, Sarah, hey you alright?

Yeah. Yeah.

Hey listen, so about this script

that we were talking about earlier,

I was wondering maybe you and I

could get together sometime and...

Oh, my God.

What's going on?

Oh, um, this ad for a role.

They just called me in for an audition.

- What'? Really? - That's great.

Yeah.

- No, way, cool. - Congratulations.

- That's cool. - Thank you.

What is the role for?

It's this movie called The Silver Scream.

Oh my God.

I hope that's a working title.

Shh.

What?

It's really cool.

Um, ah, Chloe did not get fed up and just take off.

She's not out on another one of her,

uh, benders.

She's not out on another one of her benders.

Something happened to her.

I, uh, I went to her...

I... I...

I went over to her trailer and I, um...

Sorry.

I, uh,

I went to, um...

I, uh...

I went to, uh...

I

Oh, oh God.

Um, um, I'm... I'm...

Sarah Walker.

I'm Sarah Walker.

I'm Sarah Walker.

Hi, Sarah.

I brought a headshot.

That won't be necessary.

We have your digital file.

Yeah, of course.

Um, I just thought you might want a hard copy.

What you do in this room right now

will render that headshot null and void.

When you exit this room

you will either have made a lasting impression

or blend into the sea of thousands of forgotten girls

who pass through these halls every day.

A photograph won't change that.

Okay.

Uh, well, hopefully you'll see something in me

because I know I'd be great for this.

I grew up on scary movies and I'm an actor obviously.

Sol, I think I'd be pretty good.

Don't tell us, Sarah.

Show us.

Oh.

Chloe didn't get fed up with the shoot and just take off.

She's not out there on one of her benders.

Something happened to her.

Happened to her, like what?

I went to her trailer after everyone said that she took off

and I found this.

And?

Her dad gave her this, Chazz.

On the morning of her birthday before he left for work

when he still lived in Long Island.

So?

So her birthday is September 11.

Her dad died that morning in the World Trade Center.

She would never leave without this.

No way, not ever.

Okay, so she wouldn't leave without it.

I mean, that still doesn't mean something happened.

Well that's not all.

When I was in her trailer I heard a shuffling

and then I saw something out of the corner of my eye.

Don't say it.

Don't tell me you're believing these stories now too.

I turned. I saw her, Chazz.

Saw who?

Chloe.

So she's still here.

It was her... only it wasn't.

Thank you, Sarah.

No problem.

We'll be in touch.

Okay.

Do you have any notes for me?

I can do it again, different if you didn't like what he saw.

We saw what we needed, Sarah. Thank you.

Fuck. Fuck. God. Fuck.

Fuck!

God!

Maybe we didn't see all we needed from you after all.

What was that you were doing in the washroom, Sarah?

What?

Your fit.

Um... that... That was nothing.

Sarah, you have my attention.

Uh, I was disappointed in myself.

So you punished yourself.

No, I don't... It's just something I do.

I don't know.

Would you do it again, for us, now?

What?

I want to see your fit, Sarah.

I've never done that in front of anyone before.

Alright then, thank you for coming in.

Thank you, Sarah.

We'll be in touch.

Hey, how'd it go?