Roderick Brody changed my life, maybe as much as Trudy did. He ruined everything. It was childhood's end, really.
You know, I had a bully in school too. He would wait for me every morning outside the bicycle rack-
Excuse me, sorry to interrupt. You went to your father for advice, and he told you to face up to the bully, and the bully backed down?
Yes, more or less. Yes.
What a wonderful anecdote. It will give me something to think about at one o'clock, when my head is in the man's toilet.
Why don't you just cancel it? Just say you're busy.
Natalie won't let me! It's the first paying customer we've had in three weeks! Look, what I need is a note.
A note?
Yes, a note from you, something I can show Natalie, to get me out of this!
Adrian, I'm not gonna write you a note!
You don't have to write it. [Pulls it out of his jacket] It's already written. All you have to do is sign it.
Adrian, this isn't gym class! Now you've been talking about this Roderick Brody since the first session. And as I recall, you're still having nightmares about him. You know, I think this meeting today is a gift. It's an opportunity.
Maybe you're right. But sign the note!
It's an opportunity to confront your greatest and most troubling fears, to finally resolve them! Put them all behind you! Not many people get this chance!
I see your point. I never looked at it like that. Can I have the note back?
Sure. [He starts to hand the note back, but stops midway, wearily] Wait. You're not planning to forge my signature, are you?
[Laughs] No! [He lunges for the note]
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