Question #42

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Setting: The end of time

(2 is siting staring out. 1 approaches)

1: What are we waiting for?

2: Why do you ask?

1: What else am I supposed to do?

2: Were you not content before?

1: Isn’t there more to life?

2: Why change what’s been set forth?

1: Shouldn’t we strive for more?

2: What is your reasoning?

1: Do I have to have a reason?

2: (testy) What else do you want to know?

1: What is it all about?

2: How should I know?

1: Don’t you know the answer?

2: Do I look any different than you?

1: Where are we?

2: Will you quit asking me?

1: How else will I find the answer?

2: Why should I care?

1: What?

2: Why?

1: Why what?

2: Why are you asking so many questions?

1: How else will I learn?

2: What would you gain?

1: What else is there?

2: Why do you care?

1: (angry) Why won’t you tell me?

2: (loud) What is the point?

1: (desperate) WHAT IS THE ANSWER?

2: (roar) I DON’T KNOW!

(Gasp. Both are shocked. There is a long moment of uncertainty.)

2: (quiet) What did I just do?

1: Is this the end?

2: Or is it the beginning?

1: Is this reversible?

2: Or is it permanent?

1: How do we go on?

1: Where should we go?

2: What can we do?

(pause)

1: How will we survive?

2: Where is the end?

1: What is the answer?

2: What is the question?

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