FIVE MINUTES

STAGE MANAGER sets a timer for FOUR MINUTES THIRTY SECONDS. We hear an explosion, then:

Fade in on two people, RAMI and ELLE, sit in a dimly-lit living room. There are cans of beer scattered over the coffee table. Some of them are still full.

ELLE is reading a pamphlet. RAMI reaches for one of the beers.

RAMI

What's it say again? Ten minutes?

ELLE scans the pamphlet, flipping it this way and that. She finds what she's looking for and taps it (read: smacks it).

ELLE

Five.

RAMI

Really?

ELLE

Yes.

RAMI

It just says fi-

ELLE reads from the pamphlet:

ELLE

"If detonation should occur, immediately seek shelter by any means necessary. Take stock of surroundings and gauge distance from detonation. See table below to determine which Distance Zone you may be in."

She pauses and scans the pamphlet again.

ELLE

We're zone two.

She continues reading.

ELLE

"If in zone two, approximate-

RAMI

We aren't zone one?

ELLE

What?

RAMI

It seemed pretty close. You're sure we aren't zone one?

ELLE

We aren't zone one.

RAMI

How do you know?

ELLE taps the parchment again.

ELLE

"If in zone one, likelihood of survival on impact is negligible. Reevaluate distance and see article 'Zone Two'."

RAMI

Oh. And detonation occurred?

ELLE looks at him, hard.

RAMI

Gotcha.

He picks up a beer.

ELLE

Can I continue?

RAMI is chugging a beer. He gestures with his hand for ELLE to keep reading.

ELLE

"If in zone two, approximate time until shockwave impact is 5-10 minutes. Likelihood of survival on impact is..."

She trails off

RAMI

Yeah. I know the next part.

ELLE nods and folds the pamphlet.

RAMI

So that's it, I guess.

ELLE

That's it.

Beat.

RAMI

Sorry.

ELLE

What?

RAMI

I'm sorry.

ELLE

For what?

RAMI

That you gotta be here. For this. Just feels like there are nicer places you could be in. For this. Y'know?

ELLE

Yeah, probably.

RAMI

(rambling)

Could've at least got some nicer beer. Don't know what I was saving my money for. Could have gone for the local st-

RAMI continues to ramble along this thread until the STAGE MANAGER'S TIMER goes off.

ELLE cuts him off by smacking him on the arm. She's looking out the window at something.

RAMI

Ow!

He follows her eyes to where she's looking.

RAMI

Oh!

ELLE nods. She reaches a hand out. RAMI takes it.

RAMI

Oh.

ELLE leans her head on RAMI's shoulder.

The shockwave hits.

FADE TO BLACK