Agree to supervise the project — from a distance

I agree to take on the project, but I have every confidence I will be able to supervise it from a distance. It’s not like I’ll have to live in the house as a cast member, or anything, although there could be worse scenarios.

Mom and Dad are unable to join me for lunch, so I go to the cafeteria on my own. I enter and look around for a place to sit. Much to my surprise, I see Tess sitting at a table with Sally. This might be just the right opportunity to offer them a part in the production.

As I walk to their table, Lila Bustier sits down nearby, beginnng a conversation with some people whom I do not know. She looks up and smiles, and pats the seat next to her.