INT - NYC PROMOTIONAL MERCHANDISE SHOWROOM/COPY STORE, DAY

A bustling Manhattan mid-day. A female EVENTS PLANNER, 30 years old, shoulder-length brown hair, Barney's Label sleeveless blouse and pantsuit, stands at a glass display counter. She shops for silkscreenable trinkets with which to reward attendees for an impending business conference. A mid-30's SALES ASSOCIATE with not-so-recently applied blonde highlights makes smalltalk as she retrieves digital clocks and desk caddies for consideration.

SALES ASSOCIATE
Do you like your job?

EVENTS PLANNER
Wha--? Oh-- sure.

It's been so hectic lately.

SALES ASSOCIATE
What is your exact title?

EVENTS PLANNER
(hesitant, slightly confused) I plan special events.

SALES ASSOCIATE
Ah, so you're not in actual public relations, then.

EVENTS PLANNER
(getting up to speed, but not jumping fully into the conversation) No, I only do special events.

This one's been real tough. To get everything pulled together... And I worked through the weekend...

SALES ASSOCIATE
Oh, I know. I've had a rough few days, too.

I have breast cancer.