John (reaching for a gallon bottle): "I can take the water."
Mark: "I've got it. Do you want a macaroon?"
John: "Sure." (Takes macaroon, RollerBlades in circles around Mark.)
Mark: "The Child called; he didn't know where you were."
John: "He could have looked out the front window or something."
Mark (in teen voice): "'I tried calling him, but his cell phone rang in the house--'"
John: "He was sitting in the bathroom when I left."
Mark: "--'I didn't know where he went; he didn't say anything.' I told him he was being controlling and said, 'Maybe he's in the crawl space; or maybe he's checking out the water main.'"
John: (recalling Lenny and Squigy from Laverne and Shirley): "Or maybe I was puttin' on my luv clothes."
Mark (taking in John's RollerBlades, shorts, wrist-guards, black T-shirt, and bike helmet): "You're not getting anywhere tonight if those are your love clothes, Electra."
John (sings from the musical, "Starlight Express."): "I am Electra / I'm a computer / (elaborate arm gesture) I am electric / the future is me // if you make me board (pirouettes on RollerBlades) / I'll hit my keyboard / you'll be erased from my memory (pivots to a stop, brings right hand over head, points at Mark) // AC-DC it's okay by me / I can switch and change my frequency..."
Mark: "Is that how it goes?"
John: "Well, it's in the song."
Mark: "No, I meant trains; can they really change like that?:
John (finishing macaroon): "I don't know. It's Starlight Express: Cats for trains."
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