Thank You for Listening(36)

From: Brock McNight

To: Westholme, Sarah

Date: January 14, 7:41 PM

Subject: RE: CASANOVA, LLC–and hello!

No, that’s entirely accurate. But please husk your voice when you read, “The main shaft drives the dual condenser into lockdown.”

From: Westholme, Sarah

To: Brock McNight

Date: January 14, 7:44 PM

Subject: RE: CASANOVA, LLC–and hello!

Like this? [voice memo attached]

From: Brock McNight

To: Westholme, Sarah

Date: January 14, 7:46 PM

Subject: RE: CASANOVA, LLC–and hello!

Oh. My. God.

I’m so glad we’re doing this project together. I know this is about the money for both of us, but I can’t help feeling like maybe June knew something about the two of us individually that From: Brock McNight

To: Westholme, Sarah

Date: January 14, 7:49 PM

Subject: RE: CASANOVA, LLC–and hello!

DID NOT MEAN TO SEND THAT MY STUPID FAT FINGER SLIPPED I WAS TRYING TO ERASE ALL THAT DRIVEL UGHHHHHHH

(I have had a few drinks. Sorry. Ignore me. Going to bed now.)

From: Westholme, Sarah

To: Brock McNight

Date: January 14, 7:56 PM

Subject: RE: CASANOVA, LLC–and hello!

Stiffy? No apology necessary.

Quick business question: How are we saying Claire’s company, Visage? VIZ-idge (like the actual word) or vi-ZAWzh?

Be nice if we could ask June.

From: Brock McNight

To: Westholme, Sarah

Date: January 15, 8:17 AM

Subject: RE: CASANOVA, LLC–and hello!

You’re a gem, Westholme. Truly. You’re not only the right voice, you’re the right person for this. (He wrote, completely sober this time) And good question. But I defer to you, Claire’s your domain.

From: Westholme, Sarah

To: Brock McNight

Date: January 15, 12:51 PM

Subject: RE: CASANOVA, LLC–and hello!

So much pressure! I think vi-ZAWzh sounds more like a fake cosmetics company.

And thank you. That’s kind of you to say. I was thinking, but only if you’re completely comfortable with this, that we should exchange phone numbers. Just for texting. Just for that. Just in case another pronunciation question comes up. I don’t check emails when I’m in the booth. But only if you are COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE with this. Please know I would never abuse the privilege. I would of course keep your number confidential.

From: Brock McNight

To: Westholme, Sarah

Date: January 15, 12:51 PM

Subject: RE: CASANOVA, LLC–and hello!

Hey, here’s my phone number, can I have yours? I don’t have email set up in the booth or I’d never get any recording done, but I do respond to texts. Just in case we have questions that require an immediate response. But only if you’re COMFORTABLE with this. Please keep my number confidential and I will, of course, do the same.

From: Westholme, Sarah

To: Brock McNight

Date: January 15, 12:52 PM

Subject: RE: CASANOVA, LLC–and hello!

LOL! Great minds!

From: Brock McNight

To: Westholme, Sarah

Date: January 15, 12:52 PM

Subject: RE: CASANOVA, LLC–and hello!

Whoa did we send those at the exact same time???

From: Westholme, Sarah

To: Brock McNight

Date: January 15, 12:53 PM

Subject: RE: CASANOVA, LLC–and hello!

YES AND NOW THESE LAST ONES, TOO! ACK! STOP! GOODBYE!

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January 19

SEWANEE:

Hi, it’s Sarah. I have questions. Many questions.

BROCK:

Hi Sarah, it’s Brock. I have many answers.

I also happen to have a question.

SEWANEE:

You first.

BROCK:

Are you doing Italian pronunciations for all people/places/things, with R trills, etc?

SEWANEE:

of courrrrrrrrrsuh. We should keep it authentic, no?

BROCK:

Rrrrright, we should, si.

Your turn.

SEWANEE:

So. Speaking of pronunciations, we both have clitoris coming up and we should make sure we give it the same emphasis.

BROCK:

Please. Continue.

SEWANEE:

Well. MW has two acceptable pronunciations: 1st is KLIT-ur-us, 2nd is kli-TOR-us.

BROCK:

Door #1. Number 2 sounds like a dinosaur.

SEWANEE:

Agreed.

Can’t you just see ol’ Merriam and Webster debating this one?

BROCK:

The men who wrote the DICK-shun-airy? Absolutely.

Or is it dick-SHUNNERY?

SEWANEE:

That’s just the tip of the iceberg. What about areole?

BROCK:

Not sure that’s the tip of an *iceberg*.

SEWANEE:

Haha. Are we going with the technically correct pronunciation, even though I’ve never heard it said like that? Ever? Aw-REE-oh-luh?

BROCK:

You’ve obviously been out of the Romance game for a while. MW recently added air-ee-OH-luh as an official alt pronunciation.

SEWANEE:

NO!

BROCK:

Yes.

SEWANEE:

They must be turning over in their graves!

BROCK:

Hope they don’t bruise their air-ee-OH-luhs.