Displaced
November 4th, 2020
Starring: A & B
Early-ish morning. A is in the kitchen, robed, preparing coffee. A newspaper is on the counter, unopened. B enters, also robed:
A
Top of the morning.
You alright?
B
I think
I had that thing happen where I woke up and didn’t know where I was.
A
Where did you think you were?
B
I didn’t think I was anywhere.
A
Freaky.
B
The opposite. It felt kind of good. How many moments do you live in complete uncertainty about everything?
A
I can’t recall the last one.
B
Remembering was like crashing back to Earth.
A
Uncertainty shouldn’t last. It’s powerful because it’s ephemeral.
B
Still
It would be polite to stick around a little longer.
…
B
Did you open the paper?
A
I was going to.
B
When?
A
When you wanted to.
B
I don’t know when I want to.
A
Me either.
B
But we should.
A
And we will.
B
After breakfast.
A
Yes.
Eggs?
B
Of course
A
Fried?
B
Scrambled
Like my brain
A
Coming right up
B sits at the counter as A starts to prepare the eggs. The paper stays in its wrapping, untouched.