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“I played Bundy once,” I say and take a bite The ice creaood

“Oh, that’s right What kind of research did you do for that?”

“I spoke with the original investigators People who knew him I read a lot, watched docu”

“Wow” Her eyes are wide as she listens She’s truly listening She’s not starstruck She doesn’t babble And she’s definitely not just hu me

She treats me like a…normal person

Maybe that’s what I’m attracted to the most

“Does it mentally put you in a dark place to play characters like that? By the way, if I’m too nosy, please say so I just know that so about stuff like that, it can putin that headspace for several months, it could really mess with you”

“You’re not bothering me,” I reply truthfully “And, yeah, it was dark I can’t speak for all actors, but a lot of us learned soer’s experience after portraying a very dark Joker in Batman”

“He died froht of it

“He didn’t,” I inform her “It was an accidental overdose But fros If you’re good at your job, you beco dark, I only let o out to dinner with the crew, have soh You can’t dwell there”

“Fascinating,” she says and licks her spoon

Her little pink tongue has

“How long have you been a teacher?” I need to keep ue

“A couple of years,” she says “I teach first graders I love the little ones who aren’t jaded yet They’re eager to learn Sole, but I enjoy them”

“And you moved here from Arizona?”

She nods “Yeah I was sick of the heat My granddad passed away a few o, and he was the only family I had So, I applied for jobs out of Arizona and landed this I’m excited”

I have questions Why doesn’t she have other family? Is she alone? No friends?

But it’s none of

“I guess I’h “New places are always hard for ood now”

“Good”