ISABEL Let’s role-play our first encounter.

MANUEL I don’t want to.

ISABEL Follow your muse.

Isabel sits. Manuel walks up to her.

ISABEL And you are?

MANUEL A painter.

ISABEL Oh, great, another artist.

MANUEL Can I ask you something?

ISABEL You don’t need my permission.

MANUEL Could you move out of the way because I’m trying to sketch the tree?

ISABEL Do you know who I am?

MANUEL You’re Isabel Ybarra. (Interrupts the reenactment) I don’t want to do this.

ISABEL Pretend you have an audience.

MANUEL (Returns) You’re Isabel Ybarra. The famous muse. And to save you from the embarrassment of pretending to know who I am, I’m-

ISABEL Manuel Marquez. The painter of the shades of red. I’ve seen you at the Magnífico. We have a mutual friend.

MANUEL You can sit underneath the