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Unit 4B

A two-person comedy scene, written for Sides. About 1 min.

A neighbor knocks about the wifi.

Priya
20s to 30s. Across the hall
Marcus
20s to 30s. New neighbor, guilty
You read
  1. Priya knocks on Marcus’s door.

  2. Marcus

    Hi. Hello. Are you... with the building?

  3. Priya

    I’m with 4A. Across the hall. Your wifi network is called “Priya Please Upgrade Your Password.”

  4. Marcus

    That’s... a coincidence.

  5. Priya

    My name is Priya.

  6. Marcus

    Common name. Beautiful name.

  7. Priya

    I changed my password on Sunday. On Monday your network changed its name to that.

  8. Marcus

    Okay. In fairness, your old password was “password4A.”

  9. Priya

    Were you using my internet?

  10. Marcus

    “Using” is strong. I was... visiting it.

  11. Priya

    For how long?

  12. Marcus

    Define long.

  13. Priya

    Since you moved in.

  14. Marcus

    Since slightly before I moved in. I came to see the place and the signal was very strong and I took it as a sign.

  15. Priya

    I’ve been paying for faster internet because it kept slowing down at night.

  16. Marcus

    That was me. I’m so sorry. I watch a lot of cooking shows. I don’t even cook. I just find it calming.

  17. Priya

    That’s the saddest thing I’ve ever heard.

  18. Marcus

    I’ll pay you back. Half. All of it. I’ll cook for you. Badly.

  19. Priya

    What’s the new password?

  20. Marcus

    To yours?

  21. Priya

    To yours.

  22. Marcus

    ...It’s “password4B.”

Written for Sides.