Ships in the night

FADE IN:

INT. SAUNA AT THE GYM – NIGHT

Two naked men, JANNE and TOMAS, sit high up on the sauna bench. They stare ahead. Both are silent.

JANNE
Do you like pesto?

TOMAS
Pest?

JANNE
No, pest-oh, pesto.

TOMAS
Pesto?

JANNE
Yeah, it’s olive oil and basil. I think.

TOMAS
I dunno.

JANNE
Well … do you like olive oil and basil?

TOMAS
‘guess.

JANNE
Then you like pesto.

The men sit silent and stare ahead. Tomas shuffles his feet and gets ready to leave the sauna. He stands up and climbs down from the rafters. Tomas opens the door.

JANNE
(getting up)
And pine nuts.

FADE OUT.

1 thought on “Ships in the night

  1. Is "rafters" a sauna-specific term? If not, I think you want another word there.

    And that this can be a true story demonstrates … something about the world and I can’t put my finger on exactly what.

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