As Michael's relationship with Mimi begins to mend, he goes on a shopping trip.
44 EXT. COTTAGE - DAY 44
The rental car pulls into the driveway of the cottage.
45 INT. COTTAGE KITCHEN - DAY 45
Mimi, in a bathrobe, looking sleepy, comes toward the
kitchen from the living room when she hears the car.
Michael enters the cottage, carrying a BAG OF GROCERIES.
MICHAEL
Good morning.
MIMI
Good morning.
Michael kisses and hugs Mimi, not too passionately.
MICHAEL
While you were sleeping, I went out
and got you a selection of the foods
of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
He walks to the dining room table and puts the bag down.
Mimi follows.
MIMI
Oh, my.
Michael reaches into the bag and pulls out a few GROCERIES.
MIMI
(cont.)
Those are foods of Northeastern
Pennsylvania?
MICHAEL
Not these.
Mimi peers in the bag. Michael returns and pulls out a few
PACKAGES OF TASTYKAKES.
MICHAEL
(cont.)
Tastykakes.
MIMI
Oh. You told me about Tastykakes
once. I've seen them in New York.
MICHAEL
Yeah, you can get them in some
places in New York. But they're
everywhere here. It's all we eat.
MIMI
It's all you eat?
MICHAEL
No one here eats Hostess, or
Drake's, or any of that stuff.
Tastykakes are far superior.
MIMI
And they're from this region?
MICHAEL
Not this exact region, but they're a
Pennsylvania thing.
MIMI
(looking in the bag)
You got a large assortment.
MICHAEL
Yes. And....
Michael pulls a BOTTLE OF BIRCH BEER out of the bag.
MICHAEL
(cont.)
....birch beer.
MIMI
Oh. What is birch beer?
MICHAEL
It's like root beer, only a little
subtler. It's the prince of soft
drinks.
MIMI
And it's only in Northeastern
Pennsylvania.
MICHAEL
You never really see much of it
anywhere else. There must be some
other birch-beer-drinking regions of
the country, but I've never stumbled
upon them.
MIMI
It's clear.
MICHAEL
It comes in all different colors and
tastes.
Michael proceeds to pull ANOTHER BIRCH BEER BOTTLE out of
the bag, this one cola-colored instead of clear.
MIMI
You got more than one kind?
MICHAEL
So we can compare the different
bouquets.
Michael pulls out a THIRD BIRCH BEER, this one in a can.
MIMI
Oh, my God. I'm impressed.
(pause)
Did you bring home any regional
foods that are a little more
substantial? That have any
nutrients?
Michael pulls a CARTON OF EGGS and some FRESH VEGETABLES out
of the bag.
MIMI
Oh, good.
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