THE OTHER
Kind of
THE ONE
You don’t think it’s beautiful
THE OTHER
Its mostly frightening
short pause
but we don’t need to go too far out do we
THE ONE
No
quite short pause
a bit further than this though
we’ll have to venture a bit further out
THE OTHER
A little bit further
THE ONE
Yes
Long pause
THE OTHER
You’re heading straight out to sea
THE ONE
I know
Pause
THE OTHER
Why
THE ONE
You may as well get out on the ocean
really
now that you’re in the boat with me
now you’re out on the water
THE OTHER
What if the wind picks up
With that fog out there
THE ONE
But the sea’s really calm
The sky’s so clear
Quite short pause
It’s a good wind
THE OTHER
But it changes really quickly
on the ocean
THE ONE
It can do
quite short pause
yes
THE OTHER
Why don’t we turn back
THE ONE
Not yet
quite short pause
a little bit further
quite short pause
we’ve got to go a bit further out
A little bit further
Long pause
THE OTHER
Can we turn back
please
Long pause
I’m getting a bit frightened
THE ONE
Right
Pause
I’ll turn back
Long pause
THE OTHER
You’re still heading straight out
you’re steering
straight out to the ocean
Long pause
I’m getting frightened
quite short pause
I’m frightened
THE ONE
Not seriously
THE OTHER
I am
THE ONE
You’re not
quite short pause
this boat’s so solid
she’s safe
quite short pause
the weather’s perfect
quite short pause
there’s a good wind
quite short pause
everything’s fine
THE OTHER
But I’m very frightened
THE ONE
Me too
THE OTHER
You too
THE ONE
Yes
Pause
THE OTHER
Then why don’t you turn back
quite short pause
why don’t you
THE ONE
Well
THE ONE keeps heading straight for the open ocean. Long pause
THE OTHER
Don’t go any further
THE ONE
I won’t
THE OTHER
Turn back then
Long pause
We’ve gone far enough now
quite short pause
stop messing around
quite short pause
turn back
please
THE ONE
Well
quite short pause
soon
I’ll turn back soon
THE OTHER
Tell me what it was you wanted to say
you said you wanted to say something to me
what was it
THE ONE
I didn’t want to say anything
I’ve not got anything to tell you
Long pause
THE OTHER
Tell me why you did it
THE ONE
No I
Short pause
I
breaks off. Pause
THE OTHER
You
THE ONE
I
breaks off
THE OTHER
Yes
quite short pause
say it
THE ONE
I
breaks off
no it’s nothing
THE OTHER
Say it
Pause
THE ONE
I was always afraid that it was going to happen
I thought it would happen
I was terrified it would
THE OTHER
Right
THE ONE
And then it did
THE OTHER
Yes
THE ONE
It just happened
THE OTHER
Yes
Short pause
THE ONE
There’s nothing anybody can say about it
Quite short pause
And now I’ve gone
THE OTHER
Short pause
Why though
quite short pause
why did it happen
THE ONE
There’s no reason
I knew it was going to happen
And then it happened
Pause
THE OTHER
Right
Short pause
Why don’t you turn back
THE ONE
Well
quite short pause
Alright I’ll turn back soon
Pause
THE OTHER
What happened
THE ONE
I
breaks off
THE OTHER
No
Quite short pause
No don’t say anything
Short pause
You
quite short pause
yes
quite short pause
yes when we’d come right out onto the ocean
when we could only just make out the lighthouse
way back there
then
quite short pause
you remember
you
THE ONE
Interrupts
Yes
Long pause
This is a good wind
THE OTHER
Yes we’re making good ground
Short pause
THE ONE
Why don’t you take the tiller
you
THE OTHER
No I daren’t
THE ONE
Go on
take it
THE OTHER takes the tiller
Just hold it steady
hold this course
THE ONE goes out on the deck
THE OTHER
No don’t stand there
Not out here
In the middle of the ocean
Why are you doing that
Why are you standing there
Come on
Sit back down
Quite short pause
The wind’s picking up
The waves are getting big
I daren’t do this
We’re closing in on the fog
Take the tiller
please
I’m frightened
Come on
Don’t stand there
It’s dangerous
THE ONE
It’s not
quite short pause
it’s fine
this
THE OTHER
Don’t stand there
Come on
No don’t do that
Come back
The waves are getting really big
Come back
I’m scared
Quite short pause
I don’t want to steer the boat
You
take the boat
Quite short pause
Come back
Be careful
Please come back
THE ONE
I will be careful
Very long pause
THE OTHER
And then he stood there on the deck
He stood there and looked
quite short pause
and then
quite short pause
right then
then he sort of stumbled
quite short pause
and then he lay there in the sea
quite short pause
and I grabbed a life jacket
and I threw it to him
and the waves were huge
quite short pause
but he didn’t reach for it
quite short pause
and the waves rolled over him
quite short pause
he was above the waves
quite short pause
he was under the waves
quite short pause
he lay there in the water
and the waves were getting bigger
quite short pause
I grabbed the boathook
I tried to reach him
I tried to get hold of him
but he pushed the boathook away
quite short pause
he was above the waves
quite short pause
he was under the waves
quite short pause
and then I saw him drift away behind the boat
quite short pause
and I
quite short pause
I had never sailed a boat before
I didn’t know anything
In the middle of the ocean
the boat just drifts
the sails flapping
what am I meant to do
I pushed the tiller
nothing happened
the boat just kept drifting
and then
suddenly
the boat drifts forwards
but where is he
I look for him
I shout
where are you
he’s nowhere to be seen
I’ve got to find him
I’ve got to get hold of him
the boat drifts forwards
I push the tiller
the boat stops
the sails flap
the boat lies there
and then it drifts backwards
and I look for him
I shout out
Where are you
the boat calms down
the sails flutter
I push the tiller
the boat drifts forwards
I look for him and look for him
I shout
Where are you
I shout again
Where are you
I look
The boat drifts forwards
I look and look
I push the tiller
the boat drifts forwards
I look and look
But I can’t see him
THE ONE
I’ve gone
THE OTHER
I shout out
Where are you
The boat drifts forwards
I shout out
Where are you
The boat drifts forwards
I wait
I shout out
Where are you
THE ONE
I’ve gone
THE OTHER
I wait
The boat drifts forwards
I push the tiller
The boat drifts forwards
I’ve got to do something
Long pause
I look out over the water
quite short pause
and all I can see
is the open ocean
Everything’s empty
Just ocean
Just sky
Just empty
just black
just white
and the waves
so big now the waves are
quite short pause
I look towards shore
quite short pause
and way back in there
quite short pause
way back in there I think I see the lighthouse
quite short pause
and now the waves smash against the boat
And I can’t stay out here any more
I wait
I shout out
Where are you
The boat drifts forwards
I wait
I push the tiller
I hold the tiller steady
and the waves
the waves have become huge
black and white waves
and the sky is turning black
The ocean is black
I shout out
Where are you
I shout out
I don’t know what to do
I look towards the lighthouse
I head towards the lighthouse
I look back
I shout out
Where are you
All I can see is the black sky
And the black ocean
And the black and white waves
And the boat dives down and climbs up
And the boat’s up
then it’s down
I see the lighthouse
I head towards the lighthouse
I hold the tiller steady
And the boat goes up and down
THE ONE
I’ve gone
THE OTHER
I shout out
Where are you
THE ONE
I’m not frightened anymore
I’m not heavy anymore
I’m only weight
and I’m not weight
I’m motion
I left with the wind
I am the wind
THE OTHER
I look towards the lighthouse
I shout out
Where are you
THE ONE
I’ve gone
THE OTHER
I shout
Where are you
THE ONE
I’ve gone now
THE OTHER
And the boat moves up
and down
up
and down
and the waves
the black waves
the white waves
quite short pause
and then the rain
And then it rains
And the wind fills the sails
And the boat rises up and up
even higher
and then falls down and down
all the way down
and then up
quite short pause
and I look towards the lighthouse
I hold the tiller
Long pause
THE ONE
I’ve gone away now
Long pause
THE OTHER
But why did you do it
THE ONE
I just did it
THE OTHER
But you were so scared of doing it
THE ONE
I was terrified of it
And that’s why I did it
I knew I would
Short pause
I was too heavy
quite short pause
and the sea was too light
And the wind moved so fast
THE OTHER
I thought it was just something you thought about
something you were afraid of
THE ONE
I did too
I thought it was like that too
THE OTHER
But then you did it
THE ONE
I know
THE OTHER
Why did you do it
THE ONE
I just did
Quite short pause
We were in the boat
And I just did it
Quite short pause
I did it because I was so heavy
THE OTHER
You did it
THE ONE
I’ve left
THE OTHER
You did it
THE ONE
I did it
THE OTHER
And you did it
right
because
breaks off
THE ONE
I’ve gone now
I left with the wind
THE OTHER
You’ve gone now
THE ONE
I’ve gone
I left with the wind
I am the wind