Scenes: 3
Characters: Nikolas Cassadine
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[Classical music playing]
Nikolas: I’m glad you decided to stay for dinner.
Nadine: You could have warned me. I would have worn my tiara.
Nikolas: What’s the matter? A bit much for you?
Nadine: No, I think it’s a great idea, all this extra silverware. That way, if you drop something, you don’t even have to get up from the table. All the extras are right here.
Nikolas: Yeah. That one is for the escargot, mm.
Nadine: Obviously. Talk about awkward.
Nikolas: I know the feeling.
Nadine: I doubt that.
Nikolas: No, no, really. Listen, the first time that I ate chili and French fries at Kelly’s, I could not decide if I wanted to use a spoon or a fork for the chili. Really, and it completely paralyzed me.
Nadine: You’re kidding.
Nikolas: No, I played back every lesson in etiquette that I ever had in my whole life.
Nadine: Over something so –
Nikolas: I know, so unimportant. And then it was a complete waste of energy.
Nadine: Oh, I don’t know about a complete waste. Now anytime I want to smile, all I’ll have to do is look at you and think chili.
[Nadine chuckles]
[Classical music playing]
Nadine: What — did I use the wrong — is there chocolate sauce on my chin? Oh, God!
Nikolas: [Laughing] No. No, no, you just looked like you were enjoying yourself over there.
Nadine: Um, I am.
Nikolas: Good, that’s something that I admire about you.
Nadine: That I can enjoy myself?
Nikolas: That you can live in the moment, appreciate what’s right in front of you.
Nadine: Well, it’s not hard when what’s right in front of you is the most delicious chocolate concoction you’ve had in your entire life.
Nikolas: Well, I don’t mean just this. I mean, the pediatric ward, with the kids and climbing through some innocent guy’s window just to investigate.
Nadine: Mm-hmm. You thought I was an idiot for doing that.
Nikolas: Mm-mmm. I think that the undertaking was a bit misguided.
Nadine: I believe the word you used was “ridiculous.”
Nikolas: My point is that even when your actions are questionable, your motives aren’t. You’re very enthusiastic and open to new experiences, and I hope you never lose that.
Nadine: Oh. What about you? Are you open to new experiences?
Nikolas: Yeah, I was raised a certain way, right? I was taught to honor tradition, and I don’t know, maybe it’s — maybe a little –
Nadine: Rigid?
Nikolas: Not as open and spontaneous as some people.
Nadine: Well, maybe you could work on that. Make yourself open to — to new things.
Nikolas: Got something in mind?
Nadine: Well, we’ve never danced.
Nikolas: No, this is true.
Nadine: So, maybe we could — no, no, no, no. You know what? That is a bad idea.
Nikolas: No, no, no, it’s not. What kind of music do you like?
Nadine: Well, we are at a castle. So maybe we could waltz.
Nikolas: Yeah, yeah. You waltz?
Nadine: Well, I used to stand on my dad’s feet, and he’d dance me around the room. It’s one of my favorite memories, but there wasn’t much call for ballroom dancing where I grew up so –
Nikolas: Right. Well, this will be another good memory. Come on.
Nadine: Oh, I don’t want you to remember me looking like this.
Nikolas: No, that’s — you look beautiful. Come on.
Nadine: Okay.
Nikolas: You ready?
Nadine: Yes.
Nikolas: All right.
Nadine: Okay.
Nikolas: There you go.
Nadine: All right.
Nikolas: You ready?
Nadine: Yeah.
Nikolas: Okay.
Nadine: Okay. Okay.
[Both laugh]
Nadine: It’s harder than it looks.
Nikolas: Just follow me, all right? I’m going to spin you now. You ready?
Nadine: All right.
Nikolas: Ready?
Nadine: Mm-hmm. Ready.
Nikolas: Wow, okay.
Nadine: Good.
Nikolas: This is going to be it.
Nadine: Mm-mmm.
Nikolas: [Laughing] Work it out.
Nadine: That was just the first one. Okay, all right.
Nikolas: Ready?
Nadine: Yeah.
[Nikolas laughs]
Nikolas: There you go.
Nadine: Better, see?
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