IRIS:
are you going to take your clothes?
FREDDY:
they need to dry
IRIS:
could you take them out the machine and hang them up?
FREDDY:
I thought you were going to do it
IRIS:
only if you weren’t here
FREDDY:
you said you’d do it
while I was at work
IRIS:
but you’re not at work
FREDDY:
I got off early
IRIS:
yes
beat
I’m not spelling it out
I shouldn’t have to
it’s a washing machine
there is no need to be afraid
are you worried you’ll get it wrong?
FREDDY:
don’t be ridiculous
IRIS:
do you know how it works?
did you forget
do you want me to go over it
how each individual part functions
what makes it choke
on soap
and detergent
how it shakes
and agitates
do you understand
how much water tumbles through
every drum
every load
read through several microcontrollers
a small computer on a single integrated circuit
containing
processor core
memory
programmable input/output peripherals
do you want me to go on?
FREDDY:
You think you’re clever
IRIS:
it’s better to hang it up
that’s the clever thing to do
FREDDY:
I don’t like you today, Iris
IRIS:
I love you too
IRIS kisses FREDDY
IRIS:
I forget
FREDDY hangs up laundry.
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