LEE
Maybe a little more.
One year plus one day seems to be the typical
amount of time pixies like to keep their captives.

COT
I- I can’t wait a year!

LEE
It’s not that long.
Just go home for a while, try to think about something else.
Come back to this spot one year from tomorrow and your
friend is going to stroll out of the circle with no idea that
he was ever even away.

COT
But… I can’t go home...

[COT starts to tear up]

LEE
Oh, goodness. You’re crying. D-don’t cry?.
..Maddy, you like kids, say something!

COT
I couldn’t keep up with him… If I hadn’t made him
stop to rest he wouldn’t have been... zapped...

LEE
This is making me very umcomfortable.
If I get your friend back for you, will you stop ...all this?

COT
*Sniff* can you do that?

LEE
Sure I can. Probably. I’m almost positive.

COT
How? A-are you one of the pixies?

LEE
Me? Haha! Goodness no! I’m a zoologist.

COT
What’s a zoologist?

LEE
Zoologists study animals.
It’s basically the coolest job in the world.

COT
It doesn’t sound that cool.

LEE
How dare you!