Act 4, Scene 7: “Daddy of the Year”

TRL is looking to cut costs because he quit his staff job and now money is tight. So finally, after S has been urging him for months, he gets a gmail account so he can cancel his old email which comes attached to a service provider charging a monthly fee. But TRL has been reluctant: the email address fits like an old slipper. But faced with the prospect of needing to save money as he does freelance writing, he makes the move.

“Why give $12 a month to pay for an email address when the money could be going in my pocket for tequila and pills,” he says to his friend G.

He pauses.

“Oh yeah, and milk for the kids,” he adds.

“Father of the Year,” says G. “And you already have a slogan for your campaign.”