Supergirl (TV Series)

American Alien (2018)

Nicole Maines: Nia Nal

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• Kara Danvers : Cat says amazing things about you.

  Nia Nal : Really?

  Kara Danvers : Yeah.

  Nia Nal : [handing over a cup]  Oh, the coffee's for you.

  Kara Danvers : Oh, thanks.

  Nia Nal : I'm sorry.

  Kara Danvers : Thank you. But you're a reporter. You don't have to get me coffee.

  Nia Nal : Oh, I know, um, but Ms. Grant mentioned that you liked lattes, so I thought I'd pick one up. She said you were particular about the temperature, so I had it all perfectly planned out, but then my plan went haywire, no thanks to my roommate, and I... it's probably too cold by now. I'm sorry.

  Kara Danvers : Oh, my God. You're me.

  Nia Nal : I am?

  Kara Danvers : Yeah, totally. It's... it's unnerving.

• Kara Danvers : What happened in the meeting with James?

  Nia Nal : Well, um... MacKenzie pitched her take on the article, and she had a good approach.

  Kara Danvers : Yours was better. You were so passionate when you talked to just me about it, but why'd you shut down?

  Nia Nal : It was a scary room. James Olsen is the CEO of this incredible media empire, and MacKenzie has more famous friends than Oprah.

  Kara Danvers : Nia, what really happened when MacKenzie took that article? Why didn't you want to compete?

  Nia Nal : I guess, in the moment, I was afraid to make waves.

  Kara Danvers : Okay, fear. I get that. No matter how much we believe in ourselves, that never goes away. Not fully. Even now, I think that I'm not afraid of anything, and then something new and ugly rears its head and chases me right back down the rabbit hole. But once we catch ourselves, we have to jump right back out there. So, you're afraid to make waves? Okay. Make 'em anyway. Make a tsunami.

  Nia Nal : You're right.

  Kara Danvers : Of course I am. Acknowledge the fear, then kick its ass.

  Nia Nal : Thank you, Kara.

  Kara Danvers : Don't thank me. Just get out there and kick up a storm. Come on, seriously. Time's a-wasting. Tick tock.

• Nia Nal : Oh, I am so late. You know, the crazy thing is I am always punctual. Always. But the the one day it matters, my roommate took the keys to my rental car, accidentally, of course, and I had to take the bus, and I spilled coffee all over my skirt, and all I wanted to do was make a good first impression on Ms...

  [seeing Kara and realizing who it is] 

  Nia Nal : ...Danvers. It's you.

• Nia Nal : You wanted to see me?

  Kara Danvers : Yeah, I was just checking in. I know James asked the new reporters to pitch him a list of story ideas. Did you pick an article?

  Nia Nal : Yes. Uh, the feature on National City's new fashion district.

  Kara Danvers : Really?

  Nia Nal : You don't think it's a good idea?

  Kara Danvers : It's fine. It's just I read on your résumé that you have a degree in international relations from Georgetown. Are you sure you don't want to do something with a little more heft?

  Nia Nal : There's nothing slight about fashion, Kara. It's one of the most visceral forms of art. What we choose to wear tells a story about who we are. Whether you wear black and leather or pastels and silk, you're creating an inner version of yourself whether you realize it or not.

  Kara Danvers : Never really thought about clothes that way.

  Nia Nal : Well, what makes this story so exciting is that the fashion district's setting up shop in the middle of East City. New legislation is allowing designers to live and work in industrial spaces that have been abandoned for decades. An area that's been a hotbed for crime is going to be infused with color and life. I just think of all the kids growing up in that neighborhood, all the new job opportunities that'll be created. The fashion district article I wanna write about isn't about clothes. It's about community and growth. And hope.

  Kara Danvers : You need to pitch the article exactly like that to James. He's gonna love it.