Overview
- Female: 1
- Male: 1
Context
Piper and Joey are both astronauts. They have completed their mission and are on their return journey home. Up in space they have been having an affair, but Joey knows it cannot continue when they are back on earth. Piper is excited to get home and Joey initially seems to share her excitement. However, his concerns about returning begin to emerge.
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Joey: 6 more days.
Piper: I know. I know that.
Joey: I can’t wait.
Piper: Yeah me neither.
Joey: We’ll get a real Christmas this year. That’ll be nice.
Piper: Hanukkah, yeah.
Joey: Right! Hanukkah!
Piper: Yeah though.
Joey: Remember food? And gravity?
Piper: Barely. Are you going to miss me?
Joey: Well yeah, of course. I mean yeah.
Piper: My nephews are going to be so excited to see me. I am going to tell them so many awesome lies.
Joey: Yeah.
Piper: We’re going to be heroes. Celebrities.
Joey: Yeah!
Piper: For about 5 minutes.
Joey: Yeah.
Pause.
Joey: I’m a little scared.
Piper: No, it’ll be fine.
Joey: I know.
Piper: Joey, are we a thing on Earth?
Joey: Oh, uh.
Piper: It’s ok. I get it.
Joey: Piper, I’m sorry.
Piper: Are you even going to tell her?
Joey: No. I’m not. I think I can’t.
Piper: Oh, ok.
Joey: Are you going to? Tell?
Piper: What? No. As tempting as it’ll be to brag about floating sex.
Joey: Piper.
Piper: Don’t worry. I got you.
Joey: Thank you, Piper.
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