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(Cleo hums to herself)

(pen scratches on paper)

- You see this is what life is about,

experiences.

You're not gonna find it

sitting in your room all day

complaining on the internet are you.

(Cleo hums)

I didn't have the advantages that you have.

It's time to step into the real world.

(Cleo hums)

And someone needs to teach you a lesson or two

about listening as well.

- Hey?

- Yeah I know, that's what I thought.

No apparently shaving it off doesn't work.

Best give me some cream the couple of weeks.

Alright mom, speak to you soon.

Love you, bye.

(sighs and sniffs)

- [Mary] Have you got everything?

- I don't know, maybe.

- Cleopatra Rathbone,

maybe is not the right answer.

Positive thinking breeds positive--

- Drop me here.

- [Mary] Positives, I'll drop you outside.

- I don't understand the need for you

to escort me here.

- How would I know whether you went in or not?

(car horn honks loudly) - Let me out!

Thanks for the lift mom, see you later.

- Cleo.

Cleo.

Go get 'em,

champ!

- Alright coach, how hard can it be?

(Mary kisses and blows softly)

(drumsticks tapping)

(cheerful acoustic music)

♪ The first time I had loving yes I cried ♪

♪ The first time I had loving yes I cried ♪

(light applauding and laughter)

(Cleo exhales)

- Howdy.

- Yes?

- I'm here to sign on.

- Yes?

- Can you tell me where I sign on?

- Here.

Just take a seat over there.

(Cleo loudly thumps into chair)

- Ready?

- Mhm.

- So how are you?

- Alright.

- I've been your advisor long enough

to know what that means.

Have you had any success since we last met?

- Do you want the long or the short answer to that?

- Can I help?

- I dunno, can you?

- What's your name?

- Cleo, Cleo Rathbone.

- Well Cleo, Cleo Rathbone,

what brings you here?

- My mom wants me to sign on.

- Great.

I hope you like forms.

- You have to try your hardest not to be discouraged.

I say this every time. - Yep.

- I say this every time,

that it will get easier Edgar.

- And you know that, do you?

- I know how hard it can be,

I've been in your shoes.

- Have you really?

I wonder how many others get told that,

when they're working here.

(book thumps)

- I understand how hard it can be,

I've been in your shoes Cleo.

So, what line of work is it you're looking to get into

per say?

- Look,

Admin, it's not so much about the job per say,

it's more about the experience.

- Work experience?

- No.

They say you should write about

what you know. (Admin chuckles)

- You're a writer.

- Keep up.

They say you should write about what you know

and it's not that I don't know anything.

But,

I don't know anything.

- Have you ever done any full time work before?

- No.

- [Admin] Oh.

- Oh.

- Well in that case we'll be looking to

put you into various unpaid work for the next six weeks,

get you into the swing of things.

In the meantime you need to

log all your job seeking endeavors.

- Unpaid?

- Yeah, oh it's a great experience for a budding writer eh?

- The thing I found that helped me most

when I was looking for a job

was staying positive, at least in your interviews.

- They want people with experience

or qualifications.

They don't want some bankrupt moron

with little to know business sense.

They don't want somebody who

might as well spell fudge with

his academic grades. - No of course they don't,

but that's all you're showing them.

You ran that bookstore with Jessica.

- It failed.

- No it did not fail,

if anything it was quite the success before the accident.

- Change the subject.

(sad acoustic music)

- Okay.

Nevertheless that's a big deal.

Focus on your strengths.

Use your passion for literature as a tool.

Think of the good things.

Oh come on, there are good things.

- One good thing.

- You don't have to do it alone Edgar.

The world's not out to get you.

- Then why does it feel like it?

(Cleo blows and lighter clicks)

- Do you want one?

- Pardon?

- Do you v'ant a cigaretta?

- I probably shouldn't.

No,

no you're alright.

- Don't tell me,

you've given up.

- Thanks though.

(light acoustic music)

- Bet I can get a job before you.

Cleo.

- Edgar.

- Pleased to meet you Edgar.

- Likewise.

- This is me.

And this,

is you.

- Hey Cleo.

Bet you can't.

(Cleo laughs)

(Gentle Acoustic music and humming)