Saturday, November 24, 2012

Wishing for Berlin

Molly cuddles with Roderick in the back seat of Megan's Mustang as they drive back to Old Ivy. Anna sits up front with Megan, who is still upset with Natasha.

"I can't believe she borrowed my sex toy," Megan grumbles.

Anna agrees that sex toys, like toothbrushes, are best not shared.

Meanwhile, Natasha sits in her suite and surfs the internet. She stayed at Old Ivy for the long Thanksgiving weekend; her parents are in Moscow, and Mrs. Pampers has the brats under control. Umberto, her personal chef, prepared medallions of turkey breast with truffle dressing on aspic with a confit of rare mushrooms and caviar, but Natasha just picked at it.

She watches this video about the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin and sighs. "I wish I could go to Berlin", she says out loud.

Pamela checks her email. There's a note from Albert with a link to this performance of the Sonata in C Major K. 159 by Domenico Scarlatti.

On arrival at Old Ivy, Roderick and Molly go their separate ways. Molly and Anna have to rehearse for a recital next week, and Roderick wants to do some research for the Republican Club. Lily Chang wants to invite Nigel Farage to speak, and asked Roderick to check out some of his speeches.

Roderick likes this one.

There is a knock on his door. Roderick answers; it's Lily, wearing a black low-cut sweater that clearly shows she is quite buxom for an Asian girl, even one who is actually from Minnesota.

"Hi," says Lily, coyly. "Can I come in?"