Tai-San finds Lex in the Service Area working out on
a punch-bag, and demonstrates her own skill for his approval. She,
however, also guesses that Lex is working out his frustration - that
the punchbag is a sex substitute.
That night, as Lex is about to sleep, Tai-San slips into bed with
him. She believes she is doing what's right, to help Lex be free from
negative energy, "for the good of the tribe." Ryan meanwhile
is on guard duty in the sewers. In the morning as he heads back to
the Boutique (the room he shares with Lex), Tai-San waves to him as
she walks away. The cheery Good morning from Lex can leave
Ryan in no doubt. |
| At breakfast Zandra sits with Lex. Trudy has taken
an overdose of sleeping pills during the night and Amber has
laid the blame squarely on Bray. Lex of course agrees. Zandra
turns every word Lex says against him. |
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| Lex |
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That Bray had
it coming to him. He can't treat a girl like that |
| Tai-San |
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Like what, Lex? |
| Lex |
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You know....messing
her about and all that |
| Zandra |
|
You mean like
going with other women? |
| Lex |
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Well, yeah |
| Zandra |
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Of course you'd
never do a thing like that would you Lex? |
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| Lex |
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I mean there's
the kid and all |
| Zandra |
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It's not his
kid |
| Lex |
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Well no but....
|
| Zandra |
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And he'd never
asked her to marry him had he? |
| Lex |
|
Well, no |
| Zandra |
|
What do you
think Tai-San? What do you think of a man who's promised one
girl, turned out to have had it off with someone else? |
| Tai-San |
|
I think people worry too much, right,
Lex? |
| Lex |
|
Yeah.... yeah...right...that's
right |
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| Zandra |
|
Listen to who's
talking |
| Lex |
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You're the
one that made such a thing of it. Look, if you hadn't been so
uptight |
| Zandra |
|
You wouldn't
have wanted to marry me, if you ever really did |
| Lex |
|
Maybe I've
changed my mind. Maybe I don't need to any more |
| Zandra |
|
No? its the
only way you're going to get what you want |
| Lex |
|
Says who? |
| Zandra |
|
Says me. I
mean...Look at you. Who'd have you? |
|
| Zandra is of course referring to Lex and Ebony in the
cage. She has NO IDEA that Lex slept with Tai-San last night. |
| Zandra
is skeptical about Salene's story |
Salene keeps to her story that when she checked
up on Brady during the night because she was crying, she simply
didn't notice that Trudy was lying unconscious with a pot of
pills beside her. Zandra begins to suspect that Salene actually
left Trudy to die, hoping to get Bray.
Zandra finally challenges Salene in the Café, reconstructing
fairly accurately how it all happened. It's all to much for
Salene, who breaks down in tears. Zandra can't handle Salene
in tears, leaves a single red flower beside her on the table,
then beats a hasty retreat. |
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| The following morning at dawn, Trudy leaves the Mall
with Dal. Seeing them emerge from the sewers, KC goes in the way they
came out. He will become the Mallrats' newest member. |
| Zandra hopes to make Lex jealous by paying attention
to Ryan. He has already given her a pair of earrings as a gift, much
to Lex's annoyance, so now it's time to reciprocate. She gives Ryan
a pair of pants she had intended for Lex. While he changs into them,
she invites him to pass judgment on three types of perfume she is
wearing. |
| At the end of Ep.23 Tai-San once again slips into
bed with Lex. It's what he's been longing for since the first
time. Even though Zandra has seen him hanging round her at the
Pharmacy, she suspects nothing, assuming he's simply trying
to make her jealous. In the morning, Tai-San meditates! |
|
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| Jealousy,
Jealousy, Jealousy |
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Zandra has started to notice just how much time
Lex spends with Tai-San and isn't so sure they are just pretending
any more. Maybe Zandra should do something about it?
Lex notices that Ryan has been getting friendly and flirting
with Zandra and warns him off. |
|
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Lex continues to hang round Tai-San, now helping
her to clean the Mall floor. This really bugs Zandra, and although
she writes it off as "pathetic", she decides to play
her own jealousy game and knows "just the person"
- i.e. Ryan.
Ryan gladly accepts Zandra's offer of a makeover cum scalp massage.
But why does she choose the entrance to the Café at the
top of the stairs where everyone will see her? Lex is not amused. |
|
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Lex's final gift to Tai-San for the day is a can
of creamed rice. Now comes the bottom line, he wants to sleep
with her again tonight. Tai-San sees through his kindness and
generosity as a ploy for getting sex. It's no deal, and she
hands back the rice.
Lex storms off back to his room in a foul mood, passing Zandra
on the way. He totally ignores her.
Ryan at last summons courage to go tell Zandra how he feels
about her, but he can't get a word in. Zandra talks non-stop
about Lex and asks Ryan to let him know she still loves him. |
|
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Lex hasn't totally given up with Tai-San. Maybe
he could get on her wavelength by learning to meditate?
Tai-San is willing to teach Lex, but there's one important rule
he should know: spiritual teachers never get it on with
their students.
Meanwhile, Trudy has returned to the Mall, but without Dal. |
|
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Now that Tai-San has firmly closed the door on
Lex, his only option is to get back with Zandra. Turning on
the charm - flattery, humor, a little honesty about what happened
with Ebony - he begins to win her over.
Later in the day Zandra finds some perfume waiting for her. It's
her favorite. Lex comes out of hiding from the Leather store
and, what do you know - they're back together again. |
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Zandra sits down in the Café and gets chatting
to Tai-San about men. She admits she was becoming really jealous,
and even thought there might have been something going on between
her and Lex. Tai-San is amazed she should have thought that,
and explains they only slept together twice as an aura balancing
exercise.
It takes a few seconds for the words to sink in. Then Zandra
stands up and goes for her. Tai-San is well able to defend herself,
and it takes Amber to come in and call for order. |
|
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Zandra questions Ryan, whether he knew about Lex
and Tai-San. Ryan is hopeless at lying and Zandra is hurt that
he didn't tell her. He assures her that he is the only one who
knows.
Zandra sends Ryan to go find Lex. |
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| Amber is concerned that Zandra is off her food.
Zandra sounds off about the rat (Lex) and the witch (Tai-San)
and Amber soon has a complete picture. |
|
| Ryan finds Lex lying low in the sewers with KC
and orders him to go and face Zandra. |
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After all the accusations and excuses, Zandra
agrees to take Lex back on one condition...
Zandra escorts Lex toward Tai-San's room. Rather reluctantly
he dumps her to her face, with Zandra as witness. Zandra is
quite proud of him, "You see, you could do it." |
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Now that Lex has dealt with Tai-San, Zandra wants
to put their wedding back on the agenda, so long as Tai-San
doesn't do the ceremony this time. She also sets Lex a test
of his love for her, to find a wedding ring.
Of course the looters took anything valuable like wedding rings
long ago. Lex looks around in Jack's workshop for inspiration.
Eureka! Some copper wire. A couple of snips, a few twists round
his own finger, and Lex has made a ring.
Lex drops to one knee in the time-honored tradition. Zandra
is delighted, and agrees to move in with him. This will also
be a test, because there's to be no sex until after the wedding.
There's just one problem: Ryan. He has been sharing Lex's room
from day 1. Zandra volunteers to tell Ryan herself, and promises
him that if Lex can't control himself, she'll marry him instead.
Ryan believes her (poor fool) and gets ready to move out.
The copper wire that Lex stole from Jack's workshop was a vital
part of the wind turbine project. In effect, it now stands no
chance of working, unless Jack happens to spot the damage. |
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