第702章停下來聽著

702Stop,Luke,andJason:Maggie:Jason,whatareyouJason:Me!??Maggiewhatareyoudoingup!?It's5:30inthemorning,IthoughtIheardaburglar.Maggie:Soyougrabbedacoatrack???Whatwereyougoingtodo?TakehisJason:Ifitcametothat.Isthatmyfamousgrandma'sdillbread?Maggie:Yes,it'sfordinnertonight,ithastorisefor14hoursyouknow.Jason:IknowthisdinnerisabigdealMaggie.Butwhointherightmindgetsupat5:30?Mike:Goodmorningeverybody!Heythisworksinhere.Jason:Mikewhatareyoudoingup?Mike:Well,I'mnotteachingclasstoday.Jason:It's5:30Mike:ItMaggie:Andyourchipper.IMaggie:YouwereMike:Iwas?AwwmanIgottositdown,thisisallLuke'sfault.Maggie:Who'sLuke?MikeHe'soneofmystudents,thatlittleweasel.Imeanitwasbadenoughwhenitwasjusthim,nowhe'sgoteverybodydoingit.Maggie:Talkingback,cuttingup.Mike:No!GettingA'sJason:UngratefullittleMike:Nono,DadI'mseriousthenumberofAstudentsinmyclasshaveMaggie:Doubled!!??Mike:Yeah,nowIgot2Maggie:Mike,that'sgreat!Mike:Noit'snotmom,lookatme,ImeanIusetobeabletosleepinuntilnoon,onagooddaytillthree.NowI'mgettingupwhenIusetogotobed.AndI'mMaggie:HeyMike,aboutthedinnerwithMike:OhOh,yeahmomlistenthanksforgoingthroughsomuchtrouble,youknowhowspecialKateistome.Maggie:Iknow,I'llexpectyouatMike:Right!Wait,waitaminute,that'stonight!?WhatwasIthinkingschedulingitonaschoolnight?Ohnowhat'shappeningtome!??Jason:SomikehasinvitedKateherefordinnerforthefirsttimeandyoupreparingwhat?Letussee…The…OH!!Thetenpoundribroast,theblackpeppercorndinner'ssauce,thecaesarsalad,andmygrandmother's14hourdillbread.Youdon'tlikeKatedoyou?Maggie:WhywouldyousayathinglikeJason:Becausethat'sexactlythemealmymotherusetomakeforyou.Maggie:Yourmotherneverhadanythingtofearfromme.Iwasn'taglamorousfashionmodelslashactressthatwasabouttoleadyouintoajetsetworldyoucouldn'tpossiblybereadyfor.Jason:Jetsetworld!?Maggie,sofarKate'sbiggestmodelingassignmenthasbeenthecoverofaseedcatalogue.Maggie:Wellifyouaskme,shelookedalittletocomfortableholdingthatpitchJason:Itcouldendupasourdaughterinlaw,Ijustwanttomakesureyoutwogetthisrelationshipoffontherightfoot.Maggie:Jason,Igotupat4stinking30inthemorningandI'mcookingthisstinkingfeast,ifthatdoesn'tsaylovinfromtheoven,thenIdon'tknowwhatCarol:Goodmorning!Maggie:GoodMorning!Jason:Carol,whatareyoudoinghomeagain?You'resupposedtobelivingatthedorm.Carol:IhadanotherfightwithmyroommateBran.Jason:Aboutwhat?Carol:Aboutwhethersheunlockedthedoorandletmein.Heywhat'swithgreatgrandma'sdillbread?Maggie:Kate'scomingtodinner.Carol:Ithoughtyoulikedher?Ben:Who'scomingtodinner?Carol:Kate.Ben:Ohgreat!Doyouthinkshewillautographymyseedcatalogue?Jason:Ben,Katehappenstobeyourbrother'sgirlfriend.Ben:Iknowthat,butshe'salsoamodelandwhatkindoffriendsdomodelshave?Babes.Maybeshe'llintroducemetotwofriendsandthenthey'llintroducemetotwofriendsandsoonandsoonandsoon.Mike:Mr.Tedescoyoudidn'thavetowalkmetothestoreroom,youcould'vejustgivenmethekeys.Mr.Tedesco:Nonsense,onlyIunderstandthekeycodingsystem.Mike:Bluekey,bluelockright?Mr.Tedesco:Don'tbreatheawordofthistoMike:Uh,listenbeforeyougo,canyoutellmewherethebulletinboardsare?Mr.Tedesco:Ihavenoidea,Ihaven'tbeenintheresinceIshavedoffmyFumanchu.PerhapsIshouldn'thavesharedthatwithyou.Besuretolockupwhenyouleave.There'sastraycatroamingaroundthebuilding,IwillnotrestuntilIcatchit.Mike:DidyoutryherekittyMr.Tedesco:JustbecauseIopenedupwithyou,itdoesn'tmeanwerefriends.Mike:Beforewebegin,I'djustliketopointoutthatwehaveanewbulletinboardwithtwo“A”papersonit.LukeBrower,whoisapparentlytoobusytobewithusthismorningandJoseNunez.Jose:Ifonlymawereparoledtoseethis.Mike:Ah...Mr.Brower.Luke:SorryI'mlateMr.Mike:That'sthethirdtimeinarowLuke,maybeIshouldcall555-Deliandleaveawakeupcall?Luke:Don'tworryIonlysleepinMike:Alrightalright.Now,theseareemergencynotificationcards,theofficeneedstoknowwhotocallincaseofanaccident.Jose:HowaboutTyraPhillips,heyifIamgoingtogetmouthtomouth,Iwanttoenjoyit.Mike:Alrightalright.Justfillthemoutandpassthemback.Okpeople,thisweekIwasaskedtodosomeremedialworkinFrench,soIdiditandnowIamgoingtoteachittoyou.Nowlet'sthinkofaphrasewewouldliketotranslateintoLuke:Mr.Seaver,thereisabeautifulwomanattheMike:Good,perfect,nowSeaveristhesameinbothlanguages,sowe'llstartwithMr.Seaver.Luke:Nonono,therereallyisabeautifulwomanatthedoor.Class:WOO!!!Mike:OK!OK!Justparlezvousamongyourselves.HeyKateI'minthemiddleofaclass.Kate:Iknow.Iwouldn'tbotheryouunlessitwasveryurgent.Mike:Ok!Ok!Whatisit?Kate:WhichoneoftheseshouldIweartoyourhousefordinnertonight?Mike:You'reinterruptingmyclasstotalktomeaboutadumbdress!!?Kate:Thisisn'tdumb.Iwantyourfamilytolikemeespeciallyyourmother.Mike:Mymotherdoeslikeyou.Kate:Shecan't.She'sacollegegraduate,asuccessfulcareerwomanandamother.ToherI'mjustagirlthatdroppedoutofjuniorcollegetobeamodelslashactress.Mike:Oh!ModelslashActress!!??Kate!Icouldn'tevenimaginethosewordscomingoutofmymother'smouth.Imeancomeon,stopworryingeverything'sgoingtobefine,I'mgoingtobetheretomakesureeverythingisok.Kate:Ok,justtellmewhichone.Mike:Ok.Kate:Thisone!?Mike:Uhhuh…Kate:Orthisone!?Mike:Thisone.Mike:Uhh,Mr.Tedesco,yousentforme?ListencanwemakethiskindofquickbecauseI'vegotabigfamilydinnertogototonight.Mr.Tedesco:Seaverourentiresystemisonthevergeofcollapse.Mike:Whathappened?Mr.Tedesco:Thereisanemergencynotificationcardmissingfromthisstack.Mike:Ohno!Shouldweusethecodeofsilence?Mr.Tedesco:Thewolfofanarchyisatourdoorandyou'refeedinghimkibble.Thereare15namesontherosterand14cards.Brower,Lukeiscardless.Mike:Igotacrazyidea,whatdoyousayIhavehimfilloneouttomorrow?Mr.Tedesco:Impossible,directivenine,four,threedashsixclearlystatesanydistributeeintheeducationalmatrix.Mike:Mr.TedescocanwejustcuttotheMr.Tedesco:Igethiscardbyfiveorhe'soutonhisundocumentedkeister.Mike:He'soneofmybeststudents,Ineedhiskeisterrightwhereitis.Mr.Tedesco:Youneedn'tbecrude.I'msorrydirectivenine,four,threedashsixclearlystates.Mike:Iknow,justrelax,Igotanidea.Ok,whatwasthatnumberfivefivefive,Mr.Tedesco:Mr.SeaveronlyIamauthorizedtousethatMike:Hello,SohoPete's?ThisisFrancisX.TedescoandIneedtospeakwithoneofyouremployeesLukeBrower.Ithinkhe'sawaiter,wellmaybeabusboy.Yousure?Okthankyou.That'sfunnytheyneverheardofhim.Mr.Tedesco:Neitherhavewe,Ijusttriedtopullhisfile,thereisn'tone.Mike:Hisfileismissing?Mr.Tedesco:No,LukeBrowerdoesnotMike:Wellofcoursehedoes,he'sinmyclass.He'soneofmybeststudents.Ihavean“A”paperofhisonmybulletinboard.Uhhh,Mr.TedescocanIborrowyourkeys?Mr.Tedesco:Seaveryou'reMike:Uhh.Heylook!!There'sthatcatyou'reafter!!Mr.Tedesco:Where!!??Mike:There!!I'llsealoffthehallwayyoucallforMr.Tedesco:Animalregulation?ThisisFrancisX.Tedesco,wefinallyhadapositivesightingonthatcatI'vebeencomplainingabout.Grabyourcatnip,manyournets,thehuntsafoot.Thatmeansgetyourraggedykeisterdownhererightnow.Mike:Luke:Umm,Mr.Seaver,I'mlookingforanewFrenchbook.I'vegotanoutdatedone.Let'ssee,here'stherightbook,nowIcanlearn.Mike:Nono,nevermindthebook,uhwhydon'tyougoaheadandexplainthisbedtome?Luke:Aww!!Someonemustbesleepinginhere!!Mike:Ibetyoucantellmewho.Luke:OkIneededaplacetocrashforacoupleofnights.IhadafightwithMike:WellJosh,Iknowhowthatgoes,Imeanmyfolks…h(huán)eywait,acoupleofnights!??Lukelookyougotalamp,yougotbooks,yougotcable!Luke:ItookadvantageofthefalsesubscriptionMike:Nono,Heyhey!Heycomeonnow,whydon'tyoutellmewhat'sgoingonLuke:Idon'thavetotellyouanything!!Mike:Sureyoudo!I'myourteacher.Luke:Huh!YoushouldseeyourselfteachFrenchyoudon'tknowonewordofit.Mike:OhOhYeah!??Garage,Restaurant,oohlala.Heythere'sfive.Waitaminute,whyamIdefendingmyself?You'regood.Luke:Mike:Youdon'thaveanyplacetolivedoyou?Luke:SureIdo.Mike:Ohok!Finefine,thenwhydon'tyoujustgoaheadandfilloutyouraddresshereandthisemergencynotificationcard.Luke:OhI'mnotplanningonhavinganyemergencies.Mike:Wemightandweneedtogetaholdofyou.Luke:Ihopethisdoesn'tmeanIgetanyjunkmail.Mike:Seventwentyeight,westfortyeight?Luke:That'smyMike:Really?Thisaddressisinthemiddleoftheriver.Luke:House-boat.You'regoodtoo.Mike:Thankyou.LukeIcan'tbelieveyou'relivinghere.Luke:Well,Iam.Mike:WellIdon'tgetit,whataboutyourLuke:Idon'thaveanyandIdon'tneedthem.Iamdoingfinerighthere.Mike:Luke,there'sgottobesomeplacebetterthanthis!!??Luke:YeahYeah,LikeMike:LikeLike,somesortofcityoutreachhappysortofplace!!??Luke:I'vetriedallthehappyplaces,thisisbetter.Mike:No,thiscan'tbeLuke,ImeanthisisNewYork,thisisthecityfilledwithbrotherlylove.Luke:That'sMike:Oh,butLukeinacitylikethisthewindycity.Luke:Mike:WellmypointisthatyouareentitledtoadecentplacetoliveandIknowjusthowtogetyouone.Followme.Thecityofhope.Luke:Luke:AwwNonono,TedescoisjustgoingtoturnmeovertotheBureauofChildMike:NoNoNo,sityoucanlistenandIpromisethatistheoneplacewewillnotMr.Tedesco:Youanimalregulationpeopledonothingbutpussyfoot.Thatcatprowlinginthisbuildingwithhisjackallanterneyesandhissandpapertongue.AndIwanthimstopped!!!Mike:Mr.Tedesco,IfoundMr.Tedesco:Hallelujah,wherewashe?Outinthehall?Mike:No,inthestoreroom.Mr.Tedesco:GnawingonadeadmouseIMike:Nono,buthewashungry,ImeanI'msurehedoesn'thaveahome.Mr.Tedesco:Well,Boohoohoo!Hecan'tstayhere.Mike:Listen,canyoujustwatchwhatyousay,he'srightoutsidetheMr.Tedesco:Ohforgiveme,Iwouldn'twanttoinjurehisohsotenderfeelings.Mike:Ithinkheisquiteworriedaboutwhatmighthappentohim.Mr.Tedesco:Wellletmeputhislittlemindtorest.They'llsendatruckforyou,runyoudowntownandthrowyouinacage.Mike:Thatsoundskindofharshdon'tyouthink?Iwaskindofhopingthatmaybehecouldbeadopted.Mr.Tedesco:Wellmaybeifhewasyoungandcute.Hisagethey'llkeephimfortwoweeks,ifnoonewantshimthey'llputhimtosleep.Mike:That'sthesickestthinI'veeverMr.Tedesco:Nothing.Intheolddays,they'dclubitwithabluntobjectandcuthimupforguitarstrings.Mike:Wearetalkingabouta15yearoldboyMr.Tedesco:StaywithmeSeaver,we'retalkingaboutaMike:We'retalkingaboutLukeBrower,he'sbeenlivinginthestoreroom!Mr.Tedesco:Andthecatishis!!??Mike:Wouldyouforgetaboutthecat!!!Wehaveahomelessboylivinghere!!!Mr.Tedesco:What!!??Thisisaschool,wecan'thavekidshere!!!I'llcallthebureauofchildwelfare.Mike:Nonono,Ipromisedhimwewoulddosomethingelse.Mr.Tedesco:Thereisnothingelse.Maggie:WhereisJason:WherethedevilisMike!?Kate:WheretheheckisMike!?Chrissy:I'mhungry!Where'sMike!?Ben:IwonderifKateknowsanyteenageJason:HahaImaginethat,KateyouandMaggiebothhavingthesamedress.Maggie:Really,Ihadn'tnoticed.Jason:Welltheirprobablydifferentsizesthough…Notthatthatmatters...uh…WherethehellisMike?Maggie:WellIthinkwe'vewaitedlongenough.Kate,weknowhomuchMikethinksofyousowe'regladforthisopportunitytowelcomeyoutoarealSeaverfamilydinner.Kate:WhythankyouMrs.Sea—Maggie---Maggie:MayIofferyouasliceofJason'sgrandmother'sfamousblueribbondillKate:Doesthisbreadhaveyeastinit?Maggie:Yes,isn'titfluffy?Kate:OhI'msorry,I'mafraidIdon'teatanythingwithyeast.Jason:WellIdo,soIwillandthenwe'llpassitto….Maggie:What'sthematterareyouallergictoKate:Nono,It'sjustthatitcanthrowyourwholesystemoutofBen:YouknowlatelyI'vebeenthinkingofgivingupyeast.Wouldyourbeautifulfriendsgivemesomepointers?Maggie:Hereyougosweetheart..Chrissy:Idon'twanttogetwhacky!Maggie:NowChrissy,yourgrandmotheratethisbreadeverydayofherlifefor95years.Chrissy:Why'dshestop?Maggie:Wellshedied.Chrissy:Pass.Jason:Hey,thereheis,there'sMike.Maggie:Wonderful,I'llgetthemaincourse.Everyone:Awwww!!Chrissy:It'sonlyCarol:Igotdrivenoutofmydormroom.Idon'tlikeitanybetterthanyouguysdo,dealwithit.Oh,hiKate.Kate:Carol:Sowhere'sKate:Ummhe'slate,veryveryCarol:Wellthat'salright,we'llhavealovelytimewithouthim.IwonderifanyonewillnoticeifIgetupandleaverightnow.Maggie:Wellhereitis,roastbeefwithallthefixings.CarolwhatareyoudoingCarol:Mom,I'myourdaughter,weloveeachother,willyoupeoplegetoffmyMaggie:TheysaythefirstsliceisKate:Umm...Didn'tmikementionmydiettoyou?Maggie:Diet??Jason:Now,whywouldanattractiveyoungwomanlikeyourselfneedtoloseweight?Isaycomeon,eatup.Kate:Nonono,it'snotaweightlossdiet.It'smoreofawayoflife.Maggie:You'reavegetarian??Kate:Nono,notexactlyIjustdon'teatanythingwithaface.I'msuretheroastbeefiswonderfulbutIjustcan'tbeartheideathatitusetobeacow.Chrissy:AMaggie:Hereyougosweetheart,youhavealwayslovedroastbeef.Chrissy:Acow!!???Maggie:Kate,surelyyoucanhavesomeofthevegetables.Kate:Oh,doyoumindifIwashthemoff?Maggie:IwashedthemoffbeforeIcookedthem.Kate:Yes,buttheywerecookedinthemeatjuice.Maggie:Iwasn'tawaremeatjuicehadaface.Jason:Umm...Isthereanythingatallonthetablethatyoucanhave?Kate:Isthistapwater?Maggie:Kate:OhChrissy:Sowhatdoporkchopscomefrom?Carol:Wellpigs.Chrissy:Andlambchopsare?Ben:Beah!Chrissy:AhCarol:Youhaveabsolutelynofinesse,youKate:Well,thankyouforgoingthroughthetroubleandmakingthefoodandall.Jason:Aww!Kate:TherewasatimeIwouldhavereallyenjoyedMaggie:Yes,wellMikeshould'vetoldusyourdietwasweird.Nono,notweird,facefree.Kate:Wellyoucan'tblamemikehe'sbeensobusylatelyJason:OhI'msurehemeanttotellus,itjustslippedhismind.Maggie:Yeah,causenormallyhe'sthemostresponsibleboy.Jason,Maggie,Kate:I'mgoingtokillhim!!Kate:OhgoodMaggie:Yeah,goodnightKate.Jason:GoodnightKate.Kate:Ohgosh!That'salovelyvariegatedphilodendron.Maggie:Wouldyoulikemetoheatitupforyou?Jason:WellKateforacitygirlyouknowalotaboutplants.Kate:I'mfromUtica,mywholefamily'sfarmers.Jason:YouhearthatMaggie,farmpeople,salttotheear.Maggie:Lowsodium,I'msure.Jason:Whydon'twewalkKatetohercar?ShallKate:Thishasbeengreat,nexttimeyoucometomyplaceandIwillcookforMaggie:Well,theleaveswillbefallingoffthetreesoon.I'llbringdesert.Chrissy:Waschocolatealife?Carol:No,Ben:LittlebunniesatEaster.Chrissy:Ah!!!Mike:Sothisishowyoueat!!?Youjustputonthatapronandyoustealfood!!??Luke:YeahbutIgottogetanewaproncausethecornbeefhereisreallyfatty.Mike:Nomorestealing,nomoreliesalright!!??Ican'tletyouliveonastreetlikethis!!Luke:Ohyoucan'tletme!!??WellthismorningIwasn'tonthestreet.Ihadplacetosleepandaplacetoeatandapromisingacademiccareer.NowthankstoyouI'mahomelesshungrydropout.Whoareyou?CharlesKeeting!Mike:It'sjus