Pale Fire: A Magazine in 12 Projects Group Three | Page 47

can ' t justify Scranton branch and the Stanford branch. Michael don ' t panic--
MICHAEL: Oh ok. No, no this is good, this is fine.
JAN: Michael listen, don ' t panic. We haven ' t made any decisions yet, I ' ve spoken to Joshua [ RH13 ] in Stanford I ' ve told him the same as you, and it ' s up to either you or him to convince me that your branch can incorporate the other.
MICHAEL: Ok no problem.
JAN: This does however mean that there is going to be downsizing.
Cut to the office, Ryan just arrived and Michael walks to him
PAM: This is Mister Scott.
MICHAEL: Guilty, Guilty as charged [ RH14 ].
RYAN: Ryan Howard from the temp agency, set me down to start today
MICHAEL: Howard, like Moe Howard, Three Stooges? Right here, my vibe.( imitates Moe, high fives Ryan) Oh Pam, that ' s a guy thing Pam. I ' m sort of a student in comedy. One time in a skit performed by a bunch of drama students I was pictured as a pompous woman hater with a German accent, constantly quoting Housman and nibbling raw carrots. Watch this, here I go.( imitates Hitler) I ' m Hitler, Adolf Hitler [ RH15 ] [ RH16 ]
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