Pilot for Dark Comedy Rom-Com, Adult Animated Series.
samcomerford24 for Jeff
Jeff is Claire’s boss. He’s overworked, but cares mostly about himself and his group, rather than their clients and the work. The kind of person who entered the field probably with good intentions, but has long ago started to view everyone he works for and with as the enemy, even the ones he’s supposed to help and protect. Kind of sneaky about it, though, capable of being personable, and at least decently good at manipulation. Not a super deep voice for him, but not annoyingly high. Mostly in vibe I’d just go for exasperated. (White, middle aged)
(Exasperated, but also not giving your entire attention to this. You've just been asked by Claire what kind of parents gives pills as a gift to a child whose older sibling over-dosed)
"Parents of kids with a lot of headaches? --Okay--Okay. I hear you. I’ll look at the report. ...But I need you to drive out to Salem for an appointment at-
(CLAIRE: 'Salem? That should be Clarksville.')
"-They’re understaffed, like everyone. Besides, don’t you want to fill in the cracks in the justice system? Thought you were all about that."
(You're doing something pretty messed up here. A client just committed suicide, and you're pinning it on Claire to have a way out for your company, which means you have to simultaneously convince her she's at fault, /and/ that you're on her side. Persuasive, kind even, despite the nature of the dialogue. Convincing).
"This isn’t just about her, Claire. If you stay, we could all go under. We could lose most of the little pull we already have to act. We have other clients, Claire. You can’t do that to them to ease your own guilt. You know this. ...I know you want a fight. You want a way for it to have not been your fault. You want a way to still fix it. You meant well, Claire. Let that be enough. But you can’t take everyone else down with you. You have a last chance to help the kids here--by leaving. And you’ll be able to keep helping people there, too. It’ll be okay."
