Daphne scene from No Ordinary Family, practice script

STEPHANIE

JJ, do you think that’s how we see you?

JJ

Uh... no. I know it. The way you talk to me. The way you look at me.

DAPHNE

He’s right. We all have roles in this family. Dad’s the dreamer, Mom’s the worrier. You’re the dumb ass. And I’m the selfish one. Who care only about herself.

STEPHANIE

Daphne. That’s not how -

DAPHNE

And what’s the point of this meeting anyway? For you two to convince yourselves that you’re special? Because you lift cars. And you can change your face. That you’re not just some suburban couple who checked out on each other years ago?

STEPHANIE

Is that... is that how you see us?

DAPHNE

Well, here’s the good news. For me anyway. What happened to me happened once. And I’m not planning on it happening again. So as far as I’m concerned, I’m in the same boat with JJ here. Just as boring as I was last week.

STEPHANIE

We can’t make any assumptions. As a scientist, I’ve barely scratched

STEPHANIE (cont’d)

the surface in my testing. And as your mother, I’m just plain worried about you.

DAPHNE

Then how about this? Quit your researching and your worrying. Just go back to thinking about me as the selfish girl. At least that you understood.