A MAN and a WOMAN sit gazing at an unplugged TV.

MAN

Green.

WOMAN

Gray-green.

MAN

Like the sky before a tornado.

WOMAN

Like the sea.

(Pause.)

MAN

Window’s reflected in it.

WOMAN

You can see the fire escape.

MAN

The willow.

WOMAN

The building next door.

MAN

The windows of the building next door.

WOMAN

The sun’s shining on them.

MAN

It’s beautiful.

(Pause.)

WOMAN

So quiet.

MAN

Just our voices.

WOMAN

Shh.

(Pause.)

The breeze.

MAN

Traffic.  Far away.  Traffic.

WOMAN

There’s a siren somewhere.

(Pause.  The man points the remote.)

MAN

Let’s pretend I’m changing the channel.

WOMAN

Okay.

MAN

What do you see?

WOMAN

What do I want to see?

MAN

Yes.  What do you want to see?

(Pause.)

WOMAN

You.  Me.  Two shapes.  On a sofa.  Looking straight ahead.  Not at each other.  It’s like they’re watching TV.

MAN

They’re watching TV.

WOMAN

And now they’re getting tired of it.

MAN

They want to look at each other.

WOMAN

So they turn it...

MAN

Off.

(MAN presses remote.

LIGHTS OUT.)