In Another Lifetime By Yosh Episode 6A Chapter by Yosh What are the trio's next steps into helping Marvin get home? Copyright ©2024 under United States Copyright office, Library of Congress. All rights reserved. This literary work is protected by the U.S. copyright laws. Reproduction and distribution of the work without permission is prohibited. The offender will be traced and will face the full extent of the legal ramifications as stipulated by the law. Anything in bold is narration. Anything highlighted in yellow is inner voices. Anything in italics is stage directions. Anything in bold and italics is context to the scene. Anything highlighted in blue is numbered lines. Anything highlighted in red is more information to the scene. Episode 6: April 16 2023. The day is Sunday. Calista and Marvin talk about what their next step is. Calista Line 1) We should try and reach out to a main target that is connected to you, so we can get more of an insight about your life. Calista Line 2) If that doesn’t work out, we can try calling up your friends if their numbers are still intact. Marvin nods his head in assurance. Calista pulls out her laptop from a bag beside her and opens it up next to Marvin. Calista Line 3) Talulla has taught me her ways on tracking people down. *Flashback to a time where Talulla found Calista's crush online* Calista Line 4) Whether it's someone you have a crush on, or a style inspiration, it's all possible to find on the internet nowadays. Calista notices how shocked Marvin looked at her. Calista Line 5) Listen, it’s not stalking if it's online. Calista Line 6) I’m just using my resources. She glances back at her computer but Marvins gaze distracts her. She looks back at him and starts talking. Calista Line 7) Stop judging me! I’m just trying to help you! Completely oblivious Marvin talks. Marvin Line 8) Huh? Calista examines the fact that Marvin wasn’t paying attention. Calista Line 9) Hey! Were you even paying attention to anything I said? Marvin Line 10) Sorry, I was just so fascinated with that. Marvin points at Calista's computer. Calista Line 11) My laptop? Marvin Line 12) Is this a c-computer? Calista Line 13) Yeah it is. Just the modern advanced version of it. Line 14) Calista: I forgot he was unaware of this. Marvin Line 15) It’s so futuristic! And you type quite fast. Calista Line 16) What can I say? I’ve got priorities. Marvin Line 17) So, how will this help us? Marvin takes a guess. Marvin Line 18) Oh! I’ve got it! It will scan me and gather all the information it needs to determine the people I have connections to. Calista Line 19) When I said it was advanced, I didn’t mean that it was THAT advanced. Marvin Line 20) Oh… Then what will you do with it? Calista Line 21) Let’s start by searching your full name up. Marvin Line 22) Oh, okay. Moment of silence passes between them. Calista Line 23) That means telling me your full name. Marvin Line 24) Oh right! It’s Marvin Emaas Douglas. Line 25) Calista: Douglas? Why have I heard of that last name before? Flashback to Teresa serving them coffee from the first episode. Line 26) Calista: That’s right! That’s Teresa’s last name! Calista Line 27) This may be a hunch but… Calista types Teresa’s full name in the search bar (Teresa Douglas). She scans through some things and finds her social media page. She looks through her posts and stumbles upon her recent post. The post is a picture of Teresa cherishing a necklace her grandmother gave her besides Teresa's father. Caption for Teresa’s post: Back at home with the fam! Grams gave me a new necklace. I’ll make sure to treasure it forever! Line 28) Calista: This doesn’t lead to much. Anyone’s last name could be Douglas. Calista holds her finger to find the people tagged in the post and notices Teresa’s father being tagged. She goes to his account and finds his last name being Douglas as well. Line 29) Calista: If people carry on the fathers last names that must mean that Teresa’s grandmother had her last name changed when she got married. Line 30) Calista: That means that Teresa’s grandmother must’ve gotten her last name from someone. But how could that be Marvin? Calista glances at Marvin. Line 31) Calista: If Marvin is from 1967, and dead by modern times. That means he must’ve been old, which makes Teresa’s grandma fit the timeline. Calista Line 32) Hmmm… Line 33) Calista: That seems like a stretch though. Let me just search Marvin up and see if anything comes up. Calista opens another tab to search up Marvins full name. She looked through but couldn’t find anything. Line 34) Calista: Just like I thought, nothing relevant pops up. Calista Line 35) I think that a true professional should handle this. Calista calls for Talulla. She explains the whole situation and Talulla gets to searching. An hour goes by. Talulla Line 35) The only thing that seemed to really connect was Teresa’s post. The only issue is that Douglas is a common last name so it may not match up. Talulla Line 36) Teresa’s grandma seems to fit the timeline. But her name is not mentioned in the caption so we can’t verify if Marvin knows her or not. Calista Line 37) Let him glance at it. Maybe he could recognize her face? Talulla swerves the laptop to Marvin and he examines the post. Talulla Line 38) Does this old lady look familiar? Marvin really tries to concentrate on examining the lady. But he’s utterly clueless. Marvin Line 39) Not at all. Talulla Line 40) Welp. At least we tried. Talulla closes Calista’s computer in disappointment. Calista Line 41) Don’t give up. We’re just getting started. Talulla Line 42) It’s no use Cal. I’m such a pro at finding people and I wasn’t even able to do that with Marvin. Calista Line 43) You’re probably just exhausted because of how hectic things have been so far. I’ll take the lead with this. Calista glances at Marvin to make sure he’s not offended. Calista Line 44) No offense Marvin. Marvin Line 45) We should just call it a day. I don’t want to burn you guys out by helping me. Calista checks the time and sees it's only 3:00 p.m. Calista Line 46) It’s still early. If you're so tired, why don’t we go to the cafe and grab something to drink? Talulla Line 47) Mmm a nice macchiato sounds so good right now. Are you down Marvin? Marvin Line 48) Am I down? Line 49) Talulla: Why did I think saying that would make sense to him? Talulla Line 50) I meant do you want some coffee? Marvin Line 51) Let me see if I have money. Marvin rummages through his pockets and pulls out 4 dimes and 2 nickels. Marvin Line 52) This should be enough, right? Talulla and Calista look at each other in sympathy to Marvin. Talulla Line 53) That doesn’t even cover a fraction of the price. Marvin Line 54) What?! Talulla Line 55) A drink at a cafe nowadays costs an average of 5-7 dollars nowadays. Marvin looks shocked. Marvin Line 56) I-I guess I didn't take inflation into account. Calista Line 57) Don’t worry about it. I’ll pay. Marvin Line 58) That’s alright. I just won’t have any. Don’t waste your money on me. Calista Line 59) You look like you could use a drink. Besides, you have to try how good it is. Marvin Line 60) What’s the point if eventually I’ll forget. *We get a flashback to what the psychic mentioned when they visited. They all share an awkward silence. Marvin Line 61) The psychic mentioned that once I get sent back, I’ll forget that any of this happened. So what’s the point in trying new things? Talulla Line 62) Umm. Even if you forget, at least you could enjoy it in the present. Talulla gave Marvin a nervous smile. She elbows Calista to comfort him. Calista Line 63) Y-Yeah. And besides, it'll energize you. Marvin Line 64) Well, if you guys insist. Talulla gets striked with information. Talulla Line 65) Wait! Are we going to THE cafe? Calista Line 66) I mean where else would we go? Talulla Line 67) But Teresa works there! Calista Line 68) That’s the whole point with our journey there. I’m going to talk to her. Talulla Line 69) You can’t tell her about this. Calista Line 70) I wasn’t planning to. I'm just going to warm up to her and then we can pursue her further for information regarding her family. Talulla Line 71) We’re not that close with her. What makes you think she’ll open up so easily? Calista Line 72) It’s our only lead at the moment, so it's worth a shot. Besides, we’ve both been loyal customers for 5 years, so I don’t think she’ll be weirded out if I ask about her family. Calista Line 73) Just go along with everything that I say. Talulla Line 74) Ugh! I’ll die of secondhand embarrassment. Calista Line 75) Hey! I’m a smooth talker! Talulla looks at Marvin in a way to mock Calista. Calista Line 76) Let’s just go. I’ll prove it to you. They arrive at the cafe and enter the shop. Teresa spots them and they go up to the register. Teresa Line 77) Hey guys! What can I get started for you? While Calista orders Talulla tells Marvin for them to have a seat. Talulla Line 78) Let’s have a seat. Calista Line 79) Could you make us 3 caramel macchiatos hot please? Teresa rings the orders in the register. Teresa Line 80) Of course! That’ll be 21 dollars and 78 cents. Calista takes out her card and pays. Calista looks at Teresa's neck and sees that she's wearing the same necklace as the one from her post. *We get a flashback on the instagram post. Line 81) Calista: It’s the necklace that her grandma gave to her. Line 82) Calista: Score! I’ll just have to make up some mumbo jumbo to get her talking. Calista Line 83) Your necklace is so pretty. Teresa holds it in her hand. Teresa Line 84) Thanks! My grandma gave it to me. Calista Line 85) Oh really? Well she has great taste. Line 86) Calista: I feel bad for lying to her but I’ll have to play dumb to get through her. Teresa laughs. Teresa Line 87) I’ll make sure to tell her. Teresa pulls out her phone and shows the post to Calista. Calista pretends to act like she’s never seen the post. Teresa Line 88) Can you believe she’s 84? Line 89) Calista: I think Marvin would be around the same age if he were alive nowadays. Calista Line 90) She looks great for her age. Teresa Line 91) I’m pretty sure she’s self aware of that. Calista Line 92) Of course. What’s her name? Teresa Line 93) Her name is Elouise Douglas. Teresa Line 94) She always tells me stories on how she was all the craze back in her day. Calista laughs. Calista Line 95) Yeah I bet. She must’ve been quite the beaut. Teresa Line 96) Yeah, but it’s kind of a shame that she severed ties with my grandpa. Calista Line 97) Oh! I’m sorry to hear that. Shot pans back to Marvin and Talulla. Talulla Line 98) Things seem well so far, don’t you think? Marvin glances at Calista and notices how smooth and considerate she looks when she talks. Line 99) Marvin: There’s so much empathy in her eyes. Line 100) Marvin: What a kind soul, to be going through these lengths to help me. Marvin Line 101) She looks like she knows what she’s doing. Talulla notices Marvin smiling. Pans back to Teresa and Calista. Teresa Line 102) Yeah. They said there were issues with my grandma and grandpa from my fathers side so they split. Calista Line 103) Do you keep in touch with your grandpa? Teresa Line 104) I’ve never met him. And I never will because he’s passed away. Line 105) Calista: If he passed away. That aligns with Marvins life now. Even the psychic said he died. Line 106) Calista: If Teresa’s grandma split with Marvin. Could that have something to do with his unfulfilled experience? Calista Line 107) I’m sorry to hear that. Teresa Line 108) I appreciate your support. Line 109) Teresa: I can’t believe I just overshared with her. Why should she care about my family's problems? Barista from behind hands them all their macchiatos. Calista waves for Marvin and Talulla to get their stuff and return to their table. Teresa Line 110) I-I’m sorry for rambling. Calista Line 111) Don’t be. I’m always here if you need to. Teresa Line 112) You know what? I'm surprised we haven't hung out after all these years. Calista Line 113) Now that you bring it up. I’m surprised too. We should plan things some time. Teresa Line 114) Say, are you free now? Calista was shocked at how smooth and quickly Teresa agreed. Line 115) Calista: What Teresa said seems to add up. We should seize this opportunity to hang out with her and get to know more about her cut-off family. Calista Line 116) Oh. Um. Yeah! But don’t you need to work? Teresa Line 117) On weekends I clock out at 4:00 so if you’re free now I wouldn’t mind hanging out. Calista Line 118) Oh, that works. Do you mind if I string those 2 along with me? Calista moves to show both Marvin and Talulla. Marvin and Talulla notice and make sure they’re acting normally. Talulla Line 119) Act natural! Shot pans back to Calista and Teresa. Teresa Line 120) Not at all. I should be the one asking if it’s okay to tag along. Calista Line 121) Don’t worry they’ll be okay with it. Teresa Line 122) Say though. Who's that guy in the tux? Line 123) Calista: I can’t tell her his real name. What do I say instead? Calista looks above Teresa and finds a Jimmy Hendrix poster. Calista Line 124) He’s um. Talulla’s cousin. J-Jimmy Teresa Line 125) Oh. Gotcha. Calista Line 126) He’s chill. He works at a designing company and just got out of work. That’s why he’s wearing the tux. Line 127) Calista: Hopefully she’ll buy that nonsense. I’m lowkey proud of myself for coming up with that. Customer enters the shop. Teresa Line 128) Oh. How fancy. Anyways I’ll give you a heads up when I’m ready to go. I’ll be clocking out soon. Calista Line 129) Of course. Take your time. Calista walks over to the table they were chilling. Talulla Line 130) Sorry for underestimating you Cal. You handled that smoothly. Calista Line 131) I know. And I got a lot of information about her. Anyways I talked things out with her and she asked to hang out after work today. Talulla Line 132) Wow! So quickly? Calista Line 133) Yeah, I know. That’s okay with you guys, right? Talulla Line 134) Of course! We need to seize this opportunity! Calista Line 135) That’s what I was thinking. Anyways, she asked about Marvin since he didn’t look familiar to her. So, I told her that he works at a designer shop and is your cousin. Calista Line 136) So pretend your name is Jimmy, Marvin. Marvin and Talulla looked at each other in shock. Marvin Line 137) I should know your last name, Talulla. Just in case when we introduce each other. I could say I’m from your fathers side of the family. Talulla Line 138) Smart thinking. Say your name is Jimmy Faletulu. Marvin mumbles her last name so that he remembers what to say. Calista Line 139) Just act chill with each other, and come up with something if she asks any questions when we hang out today. Calista Line 140) Anyways, if we get intel about her family maybe we can get connections to Marvin. Which brings us one step closer to getting him home. Talulla Line 141) The accountant in you is coming through, huh? Line 142) Marvin: Wow, she’s an accountant? Marvin Line 143) How will you find out if we’re related? Calista Line 144) I think you guys already are. I forgot to mention earlier, but I found out what her grandma’s name is. She goes by Elouise Douglas. Does that ring any bells? Marvins face goes blank. Marvin Line 145) I-It does! Talulla Line 146) Great! No tell us! Marvin Line 147) Remember when I called you Todd, Calista? Calista nods her head. Marvin Line 148) Elouise is Todd's sister. Talulla Line 149) If she shares your last name. That means you guys must’ve gotten married. Marvins face gains into realization. Marvin Line 150) Wait. B-But, how? Talulla Line 151) Were you dating her? Marvin Line 152) I’ve taken her out to dinner. But we were never in a relationship like that. Talulla Line 153) Then how did you guys end up getting married? Marvin shrugs. Calista Line 154) We’ll find out more by asking Teresa. Calista Line 155) Let’s ease into pursuing Teresa. And I think she’ll be able to answer our questions. Just hang tight you two. End of episode. © 2024 YoshAuthor's Note
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