EXT. MORRO STRAND STATE BEACH, CA - SUNRISE
(this scene will change probably considerably from present form.)
Chloe and Barbara walk south along water's edge, toward prominent Morro Rock. OTHER BEACHGOERS and FOUR SURFERS in wetsuits in the water Occasional FAINT SEAGULL SQUAWK
BARBARA: Do we know what your dad is doing today?
CHLOE: Visiting Tom's lifelong best friend and his daughter-in-law and two grandsons outside the town of Medina.
BARBARA: Conjures curiosity regarding best friend's son.
CHLOE: He was a Marine who died in Afghanistan, no details beyond that.
Long pause.
CHLOE (CONT.): Left field.
BARBARA: Alright.
CHLOE: Is it accurate to assume a student deferment kept grampa out of Vietnam?
BARBARA: It is a matter of fact.
CHLOE: You talked about it.
BARBARA: Briefly, when I was your age. What brings this up?
CHLOE: Just curious. Tom was in Vietnam.
BARBARA: He talked about it.
CHLOE: It came up when I asked about his interrupted rodeo career. He had a First Cavalry tattoo on his right shoulder.
BARBARA: Brian's dad has an anchor on his left.
CHLOE: Navy Vietnam?
BARBARA: Affirmative.
CHLOE: Am I ever going to meet him?
BARBARA: I was going to bring that up. He's coming down for Bryce's first two games, to which you are of course invited.
CHLOE: At Cuesta?
BARBARA: At Cuesta.
CHLOE: Sure. When, more or less exactly.
BARBARA: First weekend in February, against Santa Barbara City.
CHLOE: Cool.
They veer away from the water to QUARTER-FULL PARKING LOT
BARBARA: Your dad mentioned you going to Texas when he goes back with Tom's ashes.
CHLOE: I was going to bring that up. I'd fly into Austin, tour of campus and town, then to Ruth's. Looking at coming back the Saturday before school starts. Cool?
BARBARA: Cool. I wonder when we'll get to meet them?
CHLOE: I'm thinking maybe my graduation?
BARBARA: Great idea.
CHLOE: I'll invite them when I'm there. If yes, dad will rent and make a week of it.
BARBARA: Sounds good. By the way, grams and gramps want to send a card.
CHLOE: I'll get the address tonight.
They reach the lot and walk to a Porsche 987-model Boxster.
BARBARA: Breakfast at A-Town?
CHLOE: I'm down.
BARBARA: Down enough to get us there?
Barbara gets keys from pocket, extends them to Chloe.
CHLOE: For real?
Barbara nods, Chloe takes keys, they hug, Chloe gets in behind the wheel, Barb in passenger seat, Chloe starts engine, lowers the convertible top, finds reverse on the manual transmission, backs out of space, finds first gear, drives to road, turns onto it, drives away, finds second gear, turns out of view.