we think you're just great. and we're thrilled you're interested. you have a really unique voice. very talented. really. so -- yeah, it is a bit. so, why don't you tell me your thoughts on this crazy little project of ours. laroche is a fun character, isn't he? okay, great, great. i guess i'm not exactly sure what that means. oh. okay. great. so, um, what -- oh, of course. we agree. definitely. see, we thought maybe susan orlean and laroche could fall in love during the course of -- and it's wonderful, by the way. adapting someone else's work is certainly an opportunity to think differently. charlie? it's valerie. sorry to bug you. we were just talking about you, how excited we are. so it's coming along good? beautifully written. a really unique piece. we're big fans. and laroche is such a fun character. it's funny and fresh. and sad in a way. so we were wondering, what's next? and there'll be more of laroche? y'know, we'd really like to option it. laroche is such a fun character. so. hi, charlie. it's valerie. just bugging you again. how's everything going? great. so i spoke to susan yesterday. i told her you were making terrific progress and she's really excited to read the script. and she said she'd love to meet you. that's fair. i'll let her know. okay. good enough.