Contentless Scenes
Contentless Scenes
A: Hi!
B: Hello.
A: How’s everything?
B: Fine, I guess.
A: Do you know what time it is?
B: No. Not exactly.
A: Don’t you have a watch?
B: Not on me
A: Well?
B: Well, what?
A: What did you do last night?
B: What do you mean?
A: What did you do last night?
B: Nothing
A: Nothing?
B: I said, nothing!
A: I’m sorry I asked
B: That’s all right.
Scene Two
A: Hi!
B: Hello.
A: You all right?
B: Yes.
A: Are you sure?
B: Yes, I’m sure. A little headache, that’s all.
A: Oh, good. You want some aspirin?
B: No. Don’t be so helpful, okay?
A: You’re upset.
B: Good lord!
A: Okay, okay. I thought you might want to talk.
B: About what?
A: About anything.
B. I’m going away
A; What do you mean?
B: I’m going away, that’s all.
A: Where?
B: Not far. Don’t get excited.
A: When?
B: Now.
Scene Three
B: Don’t look.
A: I don’t understand.
B: It makes me sick.
B: Yes, I do.
A: So?
B: I don’t know.
Scene Four
A: So…
B: So…
A: It’s up to you.
B: Never again.
A: O.K.
B: That’s it?
A: That’s it.
A: As you say.
B: Reconsider.
B: Ever?
B: Why not?
B: You’re overreacting.
B: Or maybe never.
A: I doubt that.
A: Oh.
B: Yes.
B: Nothing.
A: Listen…
B: No.
A: So different…
B: Not really.
A: Oh.
B: You’re good.
A: Forget it.
B: What?
A: Go on.
B: I will.