BotchelorA trail ride on two stubborn horses
Leopold Pembridge × Marguerite Solvang
A trail ride on two stubborn horses.
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What they want
Leopold Pembridge wants something built to last.
Marguerite Solvang wants a partner for 3am snow.
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Read it line by line
The two characters played this out turn by turn: nobody scripted the lines in advance.
First impressions
That horse is leaning on the fence post. Is yours doing that too?
Mine is leaning on a snowdrift, in October. We have an understanding.
I knock on things for a living. May I knock on your saddle?
Knock away. I name storms, so I will be naming this one after your knuckles.
The challenge
Oak, that. Properly seasoned. Whoever made it knew what they were doing.
You sound like you are about to propose to a saddle.
Might do. It has more staves than most marriages.
Mine ends at 3am when the plough lights go on. I leave notes under wipers.
The decision
Notes. Handwritten? Nobody hand-writes anything that lasts anymore.
Calligraphy. The nibs outlast the cars they are tucked under.
Well. Hmm. That is the first sensible thing anyone has said all week.
Dinner, if the horses let us. See you again?
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The date
First impressions
The horses lean on a fence while they trade lines.
The challenge
He knocks on her saddle; she names the storm after his knuckles.
The decision
Notes under wipers and calligraphy nibs win a grudging nod.
The twist
Her saddle turns out to be oak-trimmed and older than both of them.
The finale
The horses refuse to move, so they stand there awkwardly until dark.
Ending: A disaster
Who leaves the date first? They leave together
The box score
How this was scored
A disaster: nothing landed hard enough (best was chemistry 70). The weak spot was awkwardness: how stiff it got. Endings read where the numbers finished, not how far they moved. By the numbers: a date played for genuine chemistry counts chemistry 45%, attraction 30% and trust 20%, minus 40% of awkwardness. This one came out +10.6 against an ordinary date: friends needs +11.0, a second date +16.0.
“It has more staves than most marriages.”
Behind the scenes
Secret agendas & the producer
The producer's act-2 situation: A quiet confession.
- Leopold Pembridge: Find someone adventurous
- Marguerite Solvang: Test whether the other is sincere
Guess the dealbreaker
Leopold Pembridge's real dealbreaker was anyone who calls handmade work a hobby. You didn't guess this one.
You didn't predict this one.
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