(When the lights return, Grace is on the floor, and the last notes of the song are playing. She is clearly struggling not to cough.)

VOICE: If you need to cough, you must cough.

(Grace continues to take deep breaths, tensing her body as if willing it to not cough through sheer spite.)

VOICE: You must cough.

(She continues to struggle.)

VOICE: Cough. Grace. Cough.

(The fight is too much. She doubles over into a harder coughing fit.)

VOICE: We have not accounted for your human frailties. We apologise. Please, sanitize your hands, and then we will take a break.

GRACE: No.

VOICE: No?

GRACE: You wanted the authentic experience. That’s what the point of all of this is. I never took a break when I did this professionally. I rehearsed and performed until we were done. Are we done?

VOICE: No.