14. Hugo
Chapter 14
Hugo
Penn: So. You brought the true crime podcaster to the festival.
Hugo: If this is a news report, it's very boring.
Penn: You do know you were holding her hand when you walked up, right?
Hugo: I wasn't holding her hand so much as leading her over.
Penn: Was her hand in yours?
Penn: No answer necessary. We both already know it.
Hugo: Do you have a point to this? It's late.
Penn: I'm giving you shit because there's something else I want to say, and I'm not sure how to say it.
Hugo: Use your words SAILOR.
Penn: Hi, Hugo. It's Daisy. I took the phone from SAILOR. What he wants to say is
Penn: I wrestled the phone back from my wife. What I want to say is, are you aware the podcaster is pregnant?
Hugo: MALLORY
Penn: ??
Hugo: Stop calling her podcaster. She has a name.
Hugo: And yes, I'm aware.
Penn: You were holding a pregnant woman's hand? Do you think her boyfriend/spouse/partner would love to see you do that?
Hugo: She doesn't have any of the above.
Hugo: Also, fuck right off. You came back to town and PRETENDED NOT TO BE YOURSELF. I have carte blanche to do whatever I want for the rest of time.
Penn: This is a 'do as I say, not as I do' situation.
Hugo: Convenient.
Penn: You're letting Mallory look into your dad?
Hugo: Yep.
Penn: Why?
Hugo: For one, it's a free country and she could look into my dad with or without my blessing. For two, she has a good reason for wanting to.
Penn: Which is?
Hugo: I'm going to let her fill you in on that.