User Agreement Sc10

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THEO: It has to be something! You can't pretend that nothing is wrong, when you've been down all day. I was looking forward to you talking my ear off about your octopus field trip! Was it a disappointment?

SY

No, it was brilliant.

THEO

Did Leif do something?

SY

What? No. Not at all.

THEO

So what's happening? You're barely

responding and -

SY

You tell me.

THEO

What?

SY

Tell me what's happening.

THEO

You know I don't understand what-

SY

What was your big meeting about today?

THEO

I told you, it was just some weird, internal logistics that-

SY

That's so vague.

THEO

It's boring why would I-

SY

Want me to know about your life? Try again. What was your big meeting about?

THEO

Sy! It was- fuck, seriously, it was nothing! It was-

SY

Shit.

THEO

I don' t know what you want me to say!

SY

The truth!

THEO

Look, I don't know what you're imagining is going on, but-

SY

Oh, no you fucking don't.

THEO

Sy-

SY

Big red fucking flag.

THEO

How can you just-

SY

If you think you're going to to stand in my living room and gaslight me, you're out of your damn mind. I've been dealing with this kind of shit my whole life, how fucking dare you.

THEO

What am I-

SY

Bringing that shit in here where we're supposed to be safe. Where my body is supposed to to feel clean and rested and taken care of, what the fuck, Theo?!

THEO

I don't know what's happening.

SY

Tell me about the meeting.

THEO

Baby please-

SY

Don't call me that, just tell me the truth. —

Theo look at me, what are you doing with all of that time?—

Who are you?

Theo!

THEO

I um. I don't know, I just-

SY

You can neither confirm nor deny.

THEO

Sy, stop, please.

SY

Who am I sleeping next to?

THEO

It's not like-

SY

Is it a multi-trillion dollar corporation? Have they finally figured out how to literally fuck their customers?

THEO

It's me!

SY

Me, who?

THEO

Babe, I- please just- Sy you know how much I love you. You know. You've always known, I just want us to be happy and I can't- fuck. I just-

SY

Do you have any recommendations for a

good nausea medication?

THEO

Stop it, you don't mean-

SY

Do you?

THEO

This is ridiculous.

SY

So you don't?

THEO

What are you-?

SY

Do you have a recommendation for a nausea medication?

THEO

(PAUSE) How about Dramamine?

SY

Think they'll deliver it to me, tonight?

THEO

Are you serious?

SY

Just ordered it.

Mm.

THEO

Sy, I can't.

SY

Couch, or bedroom?

THEO

No, we don't do that, we-

SY

We? Like me and Theo, or me and the

Nimbus Corporation?

THEO

It's not like that!

SY

How many-? The couch? The curtains? These shoes?

Who are you?

THEO

Stop asking me that, you know me

better than anyone ever has.

SY

(calm realization) I don't though. You're a stranger. I attached all this meaning to you, but it doesn't mean anything, does it?

THEO

Fuck.

Sy

None of this does. I don't want to

sleep next to a stranger tonight. It

ain't safe.

THEO

Sy, look at me!

SY

You could be anybody. I'm going to bed.

THEO

I-