Casting Couch

**Casting Couch** is the four-hundred seventy-sixth video in the lonelygirl15 video series. It is also the sixty-sixth video of season three.

## Transcript

(*A clip of Gina drawing Ben in fast motion plays while Gina speaks.*)

**Gina:** So yesterday a volunteer from the Salinas campaign came to our door. He was harmless, just going door to door passing out campaign materials. (*Cut to Gina drawing a picture of Salinas*.) But it really freaked everyone out. (*Gina draws horns on the Salinas picture. Cut to Gina sitting on her bed, holding the picture up to the camera*.) But it gave us an idea. We really need to get close to Salinas and...well, you'll see.

(*Cut to the hallway in the house. The doorbell rings and Gina answers the door to reveal Jonas in a suit, wearing a Salinas button.*)

**Jonas:** Oh, hi! I'm here to talk to you today about, uh, Edward Salinas. He's running for US Congress and, uh, well he's, um... (*Loosens his tie*.) You know, I- He's got a lot of great policies. (*Laughs*.) Yeah, he sure does. Um... (*Looks through the pages of a notepad*.) He's- He's got a lot of great ideas about, um, you know... School...children; he really wants to let them lead the way, show them all the, you know, the beauty they possess ins-- I suck at this, don't I?

(*Gina nods with the camera. Cut to black. The doorbell rings again, and Sarah answers the door, revealing Daniel*.)

**Daniel:** Hi! Wow, that's a lovely dress, ma'am. Speaking of lovely, have you heard of this lovely fellow? (*Points to notepad reading "EDWARD SALINAS=AWESOME" and "E=EXCELLENT" and "S=SUPER".*) He's running for US Congress and he's here to make some awesome changes for you! Well, I mean, not for you; your community. Because, I mean, why would you want to change who *you* are, right? (*Sarah laughs.*) Right.

**Sarah:** Next!

(*Cut to black. The doorbell rings again, and Gina answers the door, revealing Sarah, wearing a low-cut dress with a Salinas button underneath her cleavage*.)

**Sarah:** Oh! Hey, there. I was wondering if you'd be interested in hearing about a man named Edward Salinas. He's the man with the plan and it's a big one. Oh, it surely is! He wants to build a stronger community. The strongest, firmest, hardest community. (*Gina laughs*.) What?

**Gina:** No!

**Sarah:** Oh, you think you can do better?

(*Cut to black. The doorbell rings again, and Sarah answers the door, revealing Gina wearing a cap and a fake mustache*.)

**Gina:** (*In a Southern accent*.) Well howdy, sir. How are you? (*Sarah laughs*.) Shh! Shh! I need to be serious here for a minute, so... (*Takes a deep breath and then holds up an Anti-Order poster*.) Here are some campaign materials that I think you should take a look at. So, can I interest you in this total psycho who's trying to kill one of us? Hmm, can I? Yep? Hmm? Yeah?

**Sarah:** Um... That would be a "no".

(*Cut to black. The doorbell rings again. Gina looks through the window to see Jenni, and then answers the door, revealing Jennie wearing glasses*.)

**Jennie:** Hi! I'm sorry to bother you. If you have a moment, I'd like to speak with you about Edward Salinas. He's running for Congress and he really wants to improve our community. You know, he's from the area, so his concerns are yours. Most importantly, he's just dedicated to transforming this community block by block. Hmm?

(*Camera turns to Daniel, Sarah, and Jonas, looking stunned. Daniel gives a thumbs-up*)

**Daniel:** Awesome!

**Sarah:** Oh, yeah. That was... yeah.

**Jonas:** Wow, Jennie, That was great!

**Sarah:** You win.

**Jonas:** That was really- that was really good.

**Jennie:** Thanks!

(*Jennie giggles as Jonas hugs her. Cut to Jonas talking to Jennie in her bedroom*.)

**Jonas:** I just- I don't think you should go in there alone.

**Jennie:** How can you say that? You up and went to London without talking to any of us first. I mean, at least we're deciding this together.

**Jonas:** Well, okay- Well, then, you're gonna need protection.

**Jennie:** I'm not taking a loaded gun in there.

**Jonas:** Well, why not?

**Jennie:** Because if I get caught I'm gonna go to prison!

**Jonas:** (*Sighs*.) I-I'm gonna be worried sick about you, okay?

**Jennie:** Oh, that's sweet. That's sweet. And I'm glad you're concerned about me, I really am, but I'm not a helpless little girl, okay? I can take care of myself.

(*Jonas sighs and kisses Jennie's hand*.)

**Jonas:** Okay.

**Jennie:** Okay?

**Jonas:** Okay. (*Hugs Jennie and kisses her on the forehead*.) Well, can I at least buy you some mace?

**Jennie:** Yes, you can buy me some mace.

**Jonas:** Thank you.

(*Jennie giggles and Jonas nuzzles her. Cut to Gina sitting on her bed, drawing a picture of Jennie holding a Salinas sign. Cut to Gina adjusting the camera as she sits on the floor. Her hand reveals a code*.)

**Gina:** So, Jennie's gonna be our volunteer at the Salinas campaign. I know what you guys are thinking; you don't think she can be trusted. So Jennie's gonna answer all your questions directly. But guys, if she's gonna do this, she does not deserve to be second guessed, okay? So, if you'd like to, post a tiny message tonight and she'll post a reply. She wants to put those plantcake rumors to rest.

## Notes

* The code written on Gina's hand refers to a TinyURL which leads to Jennie's SnapVine account.