Excerpt from Felt Like Forever

ACT I SCENE IV

ALLIUM's house; evening

LIGHTS UP

(TAREN and ALLIUM enter wearing spring-y evening jackets. ALLIUM goes into house, comes out with a blanket, TAREN undoes leash; they snuggle together on the loveseat)

TAREN: (Looks around. Finds a chocolate on the coffee table)

Can I eat this chocolate?

ALLIUM: Yeah!

TAREN: Score. (Eats chocolate, ALLIUM pets PENNY) That was so fucking weird.

ALLIUM: The chocolate?

TAREN: No, the art show.

ALLIUM: (Laughs) Yeah...It was kinda cool, though.

TAREN: (Gives her a look) She was doing the dishes.

ALLIUM: It was performance art.

TAREN: She was doing the dishes.

ALLIUM: The dishes were pretty...

TAREN: (Shaking head) She was doing the dishes...And we paid money to see it.

ALLIUM: Support local artists!

TAREN: Support local dishes.