Different Scenes

Sydney enters, surprising Watson. Both are awkward.

WATSON

Yo, Syd. What’s up?

SYDNEY

“What’s up?” Do you realize how long it’s been since I’ve seen you?

WATSON

Been a minute, but I didn’t want to make a big thing of it. You know...

SYDNEY

No, I don’t know.

WATSON

Things change. People change. Move on and all that.

SYDNEY

I’m the same. How have you changed?

WATSON

Maybe not me so much. We’re just into... different scenesnow. You know...

SYDNEY

No, I don’t know. What’s your scene now?

WATSON

What’s with all the questions? What is this?

SYDNEY

I care about you. You know that, right?

Watson shrugs.

SYDNEY

Then we can talk, right? You can tell me what’s going on, right?

WATSON

Sure, but everything’s good, real good.

SYDNEY

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