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From: Newberry@HUDCE.HARVARD.EDU (Newberry) Subject: PC: Wed 6/11 Update Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 12:13:45 -0400 Update for Port Charles, Wednesday, June 11, 1997 I. First Day Jitters The interns are gathering for their first day on the job. Chris is organizing a weekly pool; whoever gets the "Quartermaine Residency" at the end of the year takes the losers, oops sorry, others out on the town. Chris ribs Joe that maybe he shouldn't even bother to put anything in the pot, since it's doubtful he'll be reinstated. Matt asks Joe to come with him to check out the coffee quality while Julie and Eve tell Chris off (Eve: Your charm is underwelming everybody.) Jake and Danielle arrive and he introduces her to everyone. She wishes them well, telling them she's so excited for them. Chris' reply: Yeah, I'm getting excited too. (smirk-boy strtikes again!) Jake rushes Danielle away and Chris complains that Jake obviously doesn't like to share. Chris, Julie and Eve proceed to dish about Jake and Danielle. Meanwhile, Matt offers to go before the Review Board on Joe's behalf, but Joe doesn't want him to risk his own career. Matt says it's worth the risk. Joe then tells him he has trouble accepting help from others, wants to do things on his own. Matt can empathize with that, so he backs off. Jake is giving Danielle the third degree about leaving so abruptly. She says she had an idea to go out and get a job and acted upon it. He says she doesn't need to work; they can live off what he makes. She replies that they can play off what she makes. They talk more, but to tell you the truth, I haven't been able to get interested in these two and can't remember what else was said. Sorry. Later, the interns are reporting for work and Nurse Grace asks them to pose for a group photo for her collection. Frank appears (his only brief appearance for the day), sees a picture on the bulletin board from the previous year and remarks "They all looked so young." Grace notes: That doesn't last long. Dr. Burgess hands out the assignments and tells Joe to go find the vending machines. Matt goes to deal with his first patient, a burly, unruly drunk with a gash in his head who doesn't want to be treated by a "cripple." Instruments go flying. Joe watches in distress from the door. II. My marriage is on the rocks, it's my first day of my internship, and my mother wants to make me lunch for the first time in her life. Karen has been on the phone for two hours with Jagger. She tearfully agrees with what he's saying, then tries to talk him into coming for the weekend so they can discuss it face to face and hold each other. He says no, it's better this way. She says she wants what is best for him and that she loves him. They say goodbye. It's obvious that he feels it's over. Rhonda was hovering in the doorway to the kitchen and inquires if that was Jagger. Karen obviously doesn't want to discuss it and begins to hurry about getting ready to go to the hospital...she should be there now. Rhonda wants to help, maybe make her a lunch. Karen: It'd be the first time. Then she immediately apologizes. Rhonda acknowledges that she was a rotten mother but is hoping to make up for that now. Does Karen want new curtains in her room? Karen lets Rhonda know she'll probably get a place of her own. Rhonda goes off to iron a blouse for Karen. Later, as Karen rushes off she gives her mother a quick hug, pauses on her way out the door, and returns to put more feeling and honesty into the embrace. She confides, "I feel like a big fake." At what? Her marriage? Being a good doctor? Trying to have a decent relationship with her mother? All of the above? We don't know; she doesn't clarify. III. Pacman's Grand Pére Kevin has been worried about the stress Lucy has been under and its effect on the baby so he convinced her to see a doctor. They have just come from there and have heard the baby's heartbeat for the first time. Lucy, in that Lucy-way of hers, says that the baby sounds like a little Pacman in there, going wacka, wacka, wacka and although she'd heard Serena's heartbeat, this was just so magical and special. Kevin agrees about the magic. It seems they are both blown away by the experience. But now Kevin has to go see his father and he doesn't want Lucy to go with him. She argues that since she's officially his fiancée now and he's Pacman's Daddy, she should come along. He's worried it will cause additional stress. "Stress?" she says, "stress would be meeting my mother-in-law!" (I have to agree with Mel that this was certainly the LOD.) Kev gives in, tho' we knew he would. They go in and Lucy immediately kneels down beside Victor, who is staring at a television. She begins to introduce herself and try to get him remember when he saw her before. Kevin tells her she shouldn't be trying to have a conversation with him, that his mind is there but he has no personality behind it. Suddenly Victor says, "Idiots! They're all idiots!" At first taken aback, Lucy looks at the TV screen. Yes, those are politicians and she'd certain agree with Victor that they're all idiots. Kevin says they should go, but as she's heading towards the door Lucy turns back and announces that Victor is going to be a grandfather. She approaches him again, saying she understands how some people don't particularly enjoy being thought of as a grandparent and they could come up with a suitable name for the baby to call him, finally settling on "Grandpere" because "it's sorta European." Kevin tells Lucy, he doesn't hear you. He's psychologically shut down. We should go. Lucy decides he's right, thanks Dr. Collins for the visit and they begin to leave. Victor then says, "Congratulations...Monk." Lucy and Kevin are stunned. Slowly Kevin approaches his father, lays a hand gently on his shoulder and says, "Thanks." Totally amazed, Kevin and Lucy step outside of the room. Kevin is overcome with gratitude to Lucy. "You got through to him when no one else could. Lucy, you're so amazing." (Yes, doc, she is, but so are you!) But Lucy says maybe its the hormones raging inside of her but she feels that new life makes amazing things happen and she's certain everything is going to be wonderful, Serena will be found and will be so happy about her new little brother or sister, and Lucy will be happy, and Kevin will be happy...everyone will be so happy. (is that a bell of doom I hear not too far off in the distance?) Kevin says, let's go start our happy lives. Respectfully submitted, Linda N. CEO, FGC Jason, Keeper of Jason Morgan's Lust VP, FGC Robin, Keeper of the Cameo Ring Just Another Mouse-Pushing Wacko