Andrews House Plays 2018 - Smells Like Impulse (1)

DWEEZIL

I just started at school this week.

LONI

... Oh, right! You’re the new square bloke.

DWEEZIL

I guess so.

Awkward silence.

DWEEZIL

Umm ... What kind of music are you into?

LONI

Nirvana, silverchair — that kind of thing.

DWEEZIL

(too eagerly) Yeah, me too.

LONI

(continuing) ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’.

DWEEZIL

(sniffing his armpits) Oh, yeah, sorry about that. I haven’t had a shower since this morning.

Another awkward pause.

So, what are you doing hanging out here by yourself?

LONI

I like spending time by myself.

DWEEZIL

Oh.

After a little while.

LONI

I said ‘I-like-spending-time-by-myself.’

DWEEZIL

Oh, right. I get it. Okay. Well — it was nice meeting you.

LONI

Yep.

DWEEZIL

I’ll see you at school.

LONI

I guess you will.

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