SCENE TWO

LIGHTS BARELY UP ON THE OCEAN FLOOR, A FEW DAYS AFTER SCENE ONE. THE STAGE IS EMPTY, BUT LIT BLUE TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION OF A COLD OCEAN. THE SCENE COULD BE PLAYED IN FRONT OF THE CURTAIN WHILE SET CHANGE HAPPENS. FROM OFFSTAGE, WE HEAR JOHN AND KOVACS.

KOVACS
(off stage)
No! I told you, I don’t care.

JOHN
(off stage)
Oh come on! What is one little guess going to do?

KOVACS AND JOHN ENTER.

KOVACS

One little guess? You’ve wanted to play 20 questions since we left! What happened to “wanting this time to think?”

JOHN

We got plenty of time out here to think. At least months,–

KOVACS
(aside)
Don’t remind me.

JOHN
–so we might as well have at least some fun. Now guess!

KOVACS

Fine. Is it a fish?

JOHN

No.

KOVACS

Is it water?

JOHN

Yea!

KOVACS

Good. Then we’re done. Can I get back to figuring out this death thing now?

KOVACS WALKS OFF IN A HUFF, LOOKING AT HIS PHOTO AS HE DOES SO. JOHN NOTICES THIS AND WATCHES HIM FOR A MOMENT BEFORE LEAVING TO CATCH UP.

JOHN

Hey! Wait up!

END SCENE