Roger: What'd you forget?
(Mimi enters, holding a candle and looking for a match; her electricity is out, too)
Mimi: Got a light?
Roger: I know you? -- You're -- You're shivering
Mimi: It's nothing They turned off my heat And I'm just a little Weak on my feet Would you light my candle? What are you staring at?
Roger: Nothing Your hair in the moonlight You look familiar (He lights her candle. Mimi starts to leave, but stumbles) Can you make it?
Mimi: Just haven't eaten much today At least the room stopped spinning. Anyway. What?
Roger: Nothing Your smile reminded me of --
Mimi: I always remind people of -- who is she?
Roger: She died. Her name was April
(Mimi discreetly blows out the candle)
Mimi: It's out again Sorry about your friend Would you light my candle?
(Roger lights the candle. They linger, awkwardly)
Roger: Well --
Mimi: Yeah. Ow!
Roger: Oh, the wax -- it's --
Mimi: Dripping! I like it -- between my --
Roger: Fingers. I figured...
Oh, well. Goodnight.
(Rogers gestures towards the door. Mimi exits. Roger heads back toward his guitar on the table. There is another knock, which he answers)
It blew out again?
Mimi: No -- I think that I dropped my stash
Roger: I know I've seen you out and about When I used to go out Your candle's out
Mimi: I'm illin' -- I had it when I walked in the door It was pure -- Is it on the floor?
Roger: The floor?
(Mimi gets down on all fours and starts searching the floor for her stash. She looks back at Roger, who is staring at her again)
Mimi: They say I have the best ass below 14th street Is it true?
Roger: What?
Mimi: You're staring again.
Roger: Oh no. I mean you do -- have a nice -- I mean -- You look familiar
Mimi: Like your dead girlfriend?
Roger: Only when you smile. But I'm sure I've seen you somewhere else --
Mimi: Do you go to the Cat Scratch Club? That's where I work - I dance - help me look
Roger: Yes! They used to tie you up --
Mimi: It's a living
(Mimi douses the flame again)
Roger: I didn't recognize you Without the handcuffs
Mimi: We could light the candle Oh won't you light the candle?
(Roger lights it again)
Roger: Why don't you forget that stuff You look like you're sixteen
Mimi: I'm nineteen -- but I'm old for my age I'm just born to be bad
Roger: I once was born to be bad I used to shiver like that
Mimi: I have no heat -- I told you
Roger: I used to sweat
Mimi: I got a cold
Roger: Uh huh I used to be a junkie
Mimi: But now and then I like to --
Roger: Uh huh
Mimi: Feel good
Roger: Here it is -- um --
(Roger stoops and picks up a small object: Mimi's stash)
Mimi: What's that?
Roger: It's a candy bar wrapper
(Roger puts it behind his back and into his pocket)
Mimi: We could light the candle
(Roger gently blows out the candle)
Mimi: What'd you do with my candle?
Roger: That was my last match
Mimi: Our eyes'll adjust, thank God for the moon
Roger: Maybe it's not the moon at all I hear Spike Lee's shooting down the street
Mimi: Bah humbug ... Bah humbug
(Mimi places her hand under his, pretending to do it by accident)
Roger: Cold hands
Mimi: Yours too. Big. Like my father's You wanna dance?
Roger: With you?
Mimi: No -- with my father
Roger: I'm Roger
Mimi: They call me They call me Mimi
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