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Chapter Seven: Hello, Cast 
Al was talking outside the snack trailer with Kerr Smith and Meredith Monroe. He felt a quick poke in his stomach as he heard a female voice behind him say, "Hey, Beek!"
"Hello, Katie," Meredith greeted. "James just ate. You shouldn't poke him in the stomach like that."
Katie only shook her head and smiled at her in response.
"Good morning again, Katie," Al said, greeting her for the second time this morning.
"Hey, Katie," Kerr said, still a bit distracted by his own problems.
"You know, Katie, the ineffable joy that you bring to the set is always a blessing," Al joked.
Katie laughed. "'Ineffable'? You don't have to use big words all the time like your character does, James. Otherwise, you might start sounding like you're really someone else."
She knew, Al thought. Somehow, both she and Kevin Williamson knew he was not James Van Der Beek.
Al noticed all three of them were staring at him. Al then realized there had been a long, silent pause after what Katie had said.
Al cleared his throat and started, "Well..."
Katie interrupted. "Well, it isn't like you don't go to Drew U., huh?"
"Drew," Al said, "as in 'Drew Barrymore'?"
That got a laugh from everyone and broke the tension from the long pause.
"Don't you wish," Kerr said, snapping out of his funk. "You and Drew Barrymore..."
"I can totally picture them together," Meredith said with a smile.
"Just because 'E.T.' was the first Spielberg movie you ever saw, James," Katie said, "and just because Drew filmed 'Firestarter' here in Wilmington, and just because Kevin worked with her in 'Scream', you still got a thing for Drew Barrymore, huh?"
Al smiled back. He did not actually remember the fact that Drew Barrymore had filmed a movie here. Her name simply popped into his head.
"Yeah, well," Al said. "Hey, not to change the subject, but I still have to go to make-up and wardrobe, guys. I'll see you all on the set later."
"Later," the three of them said in unison. As they walked away, Katie turned around and added, "Have a good day."
Al nodded in response.
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