Velma: Hi...er, oh, um, Daphne, this is Patrick Wisely, he's the er curator here at the museum. : o )
Daphne: It's very nice to meet you, Patrick. I hope you'll be working closely with our Velma on this ever-expanding exhibit.
(Daphne pushes Velma closer to Patrick before leaving them alone together to talk)
P: Listen, Velma, I know that you're a glamorous mysterious jet-set adventurer preoccupied with international intrigue and all...
V: Well, yes, that's me!
P: I know, but, um, heh, there's a...symposium coming up on the syntactic reasoning of the criminal brain...
V: Ohhh!
P: ...and...
V: I've always found a criminal's inclination to incorrectly use the interrogative pronoun in place of the relative...delightfully absurd.
P: M-Me too!
V: Really?!
P: Yeah, well, s-so maybe you'd wanna go together?
V: You mean like...like a...
P: Like a date! With me. : o )
V: Er...well, no I can't, Patrick!
P: Oh...
V: Mystery is my mistress, and I must heed her sweet call!
P: Er, okay, (okay)... : o ( :::::
(Velma turns and walks away, kicking herself. Patrick sighs and looks a little forlorn.)
