A Sketch by Jean-Pierre Martinez
A rooftop terrace. A man and a woman arrive. They vape silently for a moment.
John – How’s it going?
Sarah – It’s going.
John – Want to go see a movie?
Sarah – Tonight?
John – Sure, tonight.
Sarah – Yeah, what’s on?
John – I don’t know, we’d have to check. I’ll look later.
Sarah – Okay. If you want, after that, we could go out to dinner.
John – Yeah, I don’t know..
Sarah – We could also eat at home. I did the grocery shopping.
John – Fine.
John moves closer to the edge of the stage and looks into the distance.
John – I never noticed that from here you can see the tower where we live.
Sarah – Really?
She moves closer.
John – Yes, look, just across the boulevard.
Sarah – I can’t see it…
He points with his finger.
John – To the right of the power plant. That tower with the roof covered in antennas. That’s where we live!
Sarah – Oh, yes, you’re right. That’s funny.
John – Yes.
They watch the scene in silence for a moment.
John – I’m thinking about changing jobs.
Sarah – Oh, really? Why not…
John – It would break the routine a bit.
Sarah – But when you say changing jobs…
John – Oh no, I’ll stay in the same field, don’t worry.
Sarah – You mean changing companies.
John – A colleague just told me that a computer scientist position opened up at the company he works for.
Sarah – Oh, really? And where is that?
John – On the third floor.
Sarah – Oh, I see…
John – We can still take our breaks together.
Sarah – If you think it’s better.
John – Come on, let’s get back to it.
Sarah – Okay…
They leave.
Black.
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