[ROGER] What'd you forget? [MIMI enters, holding a candle and looking for a match;] [her electricity is down, too.] [MIMI] Got a light? [ROGER] I know you? -- You're -- You're shivering [MIMI] It's nothing They turned off my heat And I'm just a little Weak on my feet Would you light my candle? What are you staring at? [ROGER] Nothing Your hair in the moonlight You look familiar [He lights her candle. MIMI starts to leave, but stumbles.] Can you make it? [MIMI] Just haven't eaten much today At least the room stopped spinning. Anyway. What? [ROGER] Nothing Your smile reminded me of -- [MIMI] I always remind people of -- who is she? [ROGER] She died. Her name was April [MIMI discreetly blows out the candle.] [MIMI] It's out again Sorry about your friend Would you light my candle? [ROGER lights the candle. They linger, awkwardly.] [ROGER] Well -- [MIMI] Yeah. Ow! [ROGER] Oh, the wax -- it's -- [MIMI] Dripping! I like it -- between my -- [ROGER] Fingers. I figured... Oh, well. Goodnight. [MIMI exits. ROGER heads back toward his guitar on the table.] [There is another knock, which he answers.] It blew out again? [MIMI] No -- I think that I dropped my stash [ROGER] I know I've seen you out and about When I used to go out Your candle's out [MIMI] I'm illin' -- I had it when I walked in the door It was pure -- Is it on the floor? [ROGER] The floor? [MIMI gets down on all fours and starts searching] [the floor for her stash. She lookss back at ROGER,] [who is staring at her again.] [MIMI] They say I have the best ass below 14th street Is it true? [ROGER] What? [MIMI] You're staring again. [ROGER] Oh no. I mean you do -- have a nice -- I mean -- You look familiar [MIMI] Like your dead girlfriend? [ROGER] Only when you smile. But I'm sure I've seen you somewhere else -- [MIMI] Do you go to the Cat Scratch Club? That's where I work - I dance - help me look [ROGER] Yes! They used to tie you up -- [MIMI] It's a living [MIMI douses the flame again.] [ROGER] I didn't recognize you Without the handcuffs [MIMI] We could light the candle Oh won't you light the candle? [ROGER lights it again.] [ROGER] Why don't you forget that stuff You look like you're sixteen [MIMI] I'm nineteen -- but I'm old for my age I'm just born to be bad [ROGER] I once was born to be bad I used to shiver like that [MIMI] I have no heat -- I told you [ROGER] I used to sweat [MIMI] I got a cold [ROGER] Uh huh I used to be a junkie [MIMI] But now and then I like to -- [ROGER] Uh huh [MIMI] Feel good [ROGER] Here it -- um -- [ROGER stoops and picks up a small object: MIMI's stash.] [MIMI] What's that? [ROGER] It's a candy bar wrapper [ROGER puts it behind his back and into his pocket.] [MIMI] We could light the candle [ROGER discreetly blows out the candle.] [MIMI] What'd you do with my candle? [ROGER] That was my last match [MIMI] Our eyes'll adjust, thank God for the moon [ROGER] Maybe it's not the moon at all I hear Spike Lee's shooting down the street [MIMI] Bah humbug ... Bah humbug [MIMI places her hand under his, pretending to do it by accident.] [ROGER] Cold hands [MIMI] Yours too. Big. Like my father's You wanna dance? [ROGER] With you? [MIMI] No -- with my father [ROGER] I'm Roger [MIMI] They call me They call me Mimi