Ruta Gedmintas: Frankie Alan

Quotes 

• [sitting high above a corridor Frankie spontaneously takes photographs of Cat who is walking along the corridor. Frankie stops taking photos] 

  Cat MacKenzie : [looking up at Frankie, happily]  Oh God.

  Frankie Alan : So you remember.

  Cat MacKenzie : [stops walking]  Of course I remember. Every breaktime you were up there, writing lyrics.

  Frankie Alan : Only cos I knew

  [gestures her head to the right] 

  Frankie Alan : your registration room was down there. I used to get this great view down your shirt.

  Cat MacKenzie : We used to wear skirts too, remember - worked both ways.

• [a melancholy Cat is sitting next to Frankie in a moving taxi] 

  Frankie Alan : You alright?

  Cat MacKenzie : Yeah, it's just Hayley, I feel like if I'd looked out for her a bit more she might still be in a job.

  Frankie Alan : She's a big girl, Cat.

  Cat MacKenzie : Someone gave her the ketamine.

  Frankie Alan : She didn't say who.

  Cat MacKenzie : She wouldn't tell me, she thinks like I'm a teacher or something.

  Frankie Alan : You always were a bit of a girl scout.

  Cat MacKenzie : [ironic]  Thanks.

  Frankie Alan : No, in a good way.

  Cat MacKenzie : How's it good?

  Frankie Alan : You think about stuff. You know... don't just dive in. Maybe a bit too much sometimes but at least it means you make good decisions. You do the right thing. I wish I was a bit more like that sometimes.