Quoted By:
Charlene ("Charlie")
Whilst you did not manage to dissuade Bishop and Lou from their particular life choices, you are grateful for their offer to let you hitch a ride with Bishop's friend(?) Charlene, who seems to mouth the words "you dumbass" as she glares at Bishop, but nonetheless Charlie seems to acquiesce to his request as her car pulls up along the road next to you. She seems polite but fairly terse, as Annabel tries to nervously respond with amiable platitudes and awkward conversation on the road:
-So, um, Charlene? How do you know Bishop and Lou? I hope we are not inconveniencing you - is this route on your way to work? What do you do? Bishop and Lou said a lot of cosplayers like to hang out around here, lots of conventions. I hope there aren't any weirdos though, (Annabel laughs nervously) we have had our fair share of them already today... Do you know, the worst kind of weirdo stalker fan? Videogame fans. They are just the worst. Ugh, I never understood why grown men spend so much time with these childish imaginary make-believe games. It's just so embarrassing, immature...
Charlene responds:
-Lou and Bishop, he - they are just friends. I'm a Literature student, but my true passion is theatre, dramatic arts. In fact, I was just on my way to -
Annabel responds enthusiastically:
-oh, you are an actress? Everyone in this town is an actress! You cannot fling a script out the window without hitting a screenwriter or a film star! I'm an actress too! I don't know if you have seen any of my films, they are mostly independent productions, but they do have a following, in fact...
Charlene responds:
-... well, I was going to say, I was on my way to an audition...
Annabel (she suddenly quietens, and looks a little defensive)
-An audition? Not for that upcoming horror film on set at the Steelworks - that production always felt a bit cagey to me...
Charlene replies:
-No, I didn't hear about that one. I'm actually going to meet with this creator- see, they are doing a television adaptation of this award-winning videogame, Super Vampire Basher. It isn't just some ripoff tie-in, they are establishing an entire cinematic universe, it is a really high production value streaming series -
