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...another bathroom trip—Nick. Although she is seated next to Brendan, Nick quickly grabs control of the conversation. He and Elana are both psychology concentrators and dabble in music. “I’m intrigued,” she says somewhat hesitantly in response to Nick??s description of his role as piano player in a campus hip-hop band and his year off spent playing in piano bars. This begins a pattern that continues throughout the trio’s time at Daedalus: Nick will say a lot of things and Elana won?...
Occasionally Brendan chimes in with a funny one-liner or a question for Elana. But he seems distant and confused, usually entering the conversation only to insult Nick. Brendan, understated in a gray long-sleeve oxford, points out Nick??s pink gingham shirt. “He’s a sketchy guy,” Brendan leans in to tell Elana, motioning towards Nick. Brendan then returns to sitting and listening to Nick talk. He later scores a point by talking about a roommate from Redwood City, Calif. “That’s literally, like...
...maybe it’s the guys who are working her. But Nick may be trying too hard. He disputes most things Brendan says and supplies his own version. Brendan, a little left out on the sidelines, is slowly improving his performance. Elana is laughing at Nick??s constant patter, but it’s possible that she’s laughing at Nick, not with him. Nick: “[Dr.] Dr?...
Meanwhile, Nick??much like Brendan—takes a pessimistic view of his chances. “Brendan’s going to win, because I’ve been an asshole,” he says. “But let me just say that everything I’ve said—everything—has been true. And in any event, it’s me playing the piano...
...This has been four hours of wonderfulness!” she gushes to both guys. But her mind is made up—Nick is dismissed amid a slew of apologies. Even if Brendan was the nominal winner, however, the real winners’ circle includes Elana and Nick??who got to drink on FM’s dime and had a good time—as well as voyueristic fans of contrived, antagonistic dating everywhere...