You Know What They Always Say?

TWO HEADS ARE Superior to ONE

TIME: Early morning.

SETTING: Transient restoration and long haul residency focus.

SCENE: Sway moves his wheelchair down the Drawn out Corridor. As he moves toward the attendant's station, Sway wheels to the work area, gets the brakes on his wheelchair, then reclines.

Bounce. Top o' the morning to ya, Danny! Shocked you're still here. Shouldn't you have returned home an hour prior?

DANIEL. Ha. Couldn't so be great, leaving when I'm planned to? What are you doing earlier today, Bobby?

Weave. No decent! (Smacks his knee and chuckles.) Simply joking … joking … Making a beeline for get the mornin' paper and thinkin' about getting myself a cup o' Joe. Need one?

DANIEL. Not this time, Bobby. I just have a couple of additional notes to diagram, then, at that point, I'm gone!

Sway. You're an obsessive worker!

DANIEL. Gracious, I know it. Take a stab at telling that to my chief and get me a raise!

Sway. The main raise you see around here is the finish of somebody's foot! (They chuckle. Weave opens his wheelchair brakes and drops down the lobby, hollering behind him.) You understand what they say, it's desolate at the top, Danny!

(MAE enters the Drawn out Foyer, rearranging out of the Parlor as Sway wheels past.)

Sway CON'T. Top o' the morning, Mae!

(MAE grins.)

Sway CON'T. It's a decent day for the ducks out there.

(MAE gestures.)

Sway CON'T. Ok, however you understand what they say, they're every one of the a buncha quacks at any rate! (Smacks his leg and giggles.) Off to get myself a cup o' Joe. Need anything?

(MAE holds up her full cup and shakes her head.)

Sway CON'T. Okay, something else for me! Have an extraordinary day, Mae.

(MAE rearranges away then goes into HER ROOM and closes the entryway. Sway proceeds with farther down the corridor as Cart leaves HER ROOM gradually behind her walker, holding a heart formed pad to her chest. As Weave keeps wheeling past, they almost impact.)

Cart.

Bounce. Don't sweat it, no issue! (Dialing back to meet Cart's speed.) Your name's Cart, isn't that so? (Cart gestures. Bounce sings-) Hi, Cart! Indeed, hi, Cart!

Cart. What a beautiful hello. Please accept my apologies, however you'll need to remind me your name!

Sway. It's Sway, with one O! (Smacks his knee and snickers.)

Cart. Indeed, Sway with one O, where are you going toward the beginning of today?

Bounce. Insane! Simply joking, joking … I'm getting' the news and a cup o' Joe. Need one?

Cart. Indeed, thank you, Robert. I was really set out down the stairs toward the paper myself.

Weave. Need a little organization?

Cart. I'd like that. I've been here a month as of now, yet since they moved me higher up, I've experienced some difficulty exploring down to the secretary.

Bounce. Indeed, you've come to the perfect individual! I've just been here a couple of days, yet I make this excursion each day.

(They proceed, Sway haggling strolling with her walker, one next to the other down the Passage towards the Lift.)

Bounce CON'T. Been here a month you say? I never see you out at the exercises.

Cart. (Moving.) I should be released soon, so I won't require the exercises or social open doors for a really long time.

Weave. No kidding? Gettin' out soon? Ah, back home again!

Cart. Nearly. I'm really going to remain with my just a tad. Or on the other hand so she tells me.

Weave. Well. Can't help thinking about why they have ya on our drawn out passage then? Ahh, regardless. Essentially you have a girl to return home with. Me? I have no children. Suppose I'm what they call a solitary individual, however here they call me a long-termer.

Cart. An enchanting man like you never had any kids?

Sway. Probably not! Couldn't bear them! (He snickers and raises a ruckus around town for the Lift. The entryways open, and they enter.)

Cart. You are by all accounts managing everything well. Here a couple of days and right now appear to know a bigger number of individuals than I do.

Sway. All things considered, I'm certain it's difficult to be humble however perfect as you seem to be … Surmise I simply carve out our opportunity here has more worth when you enjoy it with others. Could get outrageously forlorn without them, don't 'cha think?

Cart. (Gesturing.) Indeed, I guess you're correct …

(The lift entryways open, and the two head to the Hall. SANDRA, the assistant, sits at the front work area.)

SANDRA. Indeed, great morning, Sway. Cart. You parcel here for your morning papers?

Weave. No, only here to express welcome to a delightful lady! (He winks, then, at that point, locks the breaks on his wheelchair and reclines.)

SANDRA. Gracious, Weave, you are a tease!

Bounce. You found me in the act! Mail come at this point?

SANDRA. Not yet. Simply the papers.

Sway. Darn! Still waitin' on a triumphant lottery check. In the event that you find it, let me know! Ought to be addressed to Weave, with one O!

SANDRA. (Becoming flushed.) You are something, right? Here is your paper. Furthermore, Ms. Cart, here's yours. Both of you be great at this point.

Weave. Or on the other hand don't get found out!

(Weave opens his wheelchair and turns around to the Lift, yet Cart battles to shuffle the paper with her heart cushion and walker.)

Sway. Need a hand?

Cart. Goodness, if it's all the same to you.

Bounce. Not by any stretch. (Bounce applauds, then slaps his leg and snickers) Simply joking ... (He connects with hold Cart's paper and cushion, adjusting them on his lap and they proceed to the Lift, press the button, and enter.)

Weave CON'T. You know, I used to be in the lift business.

Cart. No, I didn't have a clue about that.

Sway. That's right, it had its high points and low points!

Cart. (Snickering.) I ought to have been normal that!

Weave. You understand what they say, you can run, however you can't stow away!

(The entryways open, and Bounce and Cart leave the Lift then enter the Parlor. Cart finds a seat at a table and flips through the paper. Bounce gets two espresso cups and moves to the espresso creator.)

Sway CON'T. What number of creams 'n sugars, Cart?

Cart. Goodness, no espresso for me, much obliged. (Cart squeezes two fingers to her chest and takes a full breath, then, at that point, recovers a pen from her sweater pocket and opens the paper to deal with the crossword puzzle.)

Weave. Something else for me!

(Bounce fills some espresso and drops it off at the table, then fills a glass of water, places it before Cart, then pulls himself up to the table, locks his wheelchair breaks, and reclines with the paper.)

Cart. Gracious, how smart! (She takes a taste of water and gets back to the crossword.)

Weave. Like the riddles, do ya? (He opens his paper to the riddles page and looks at the crosswords intently, as though they were written in another dialect.) No doubt … Never been so great at them myself, except if they have a few games or motion pictures questions, then, at that point, I'm your man.

Cart. Indeed, those are the most hard for me, so I might have to enroll your assistance.

Sway. Last time my assistance was enrolled I got delivered off for a considerable length of time. Hawaii, Japan, Okinawa, Borneo, Taiwan, Australia, China, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippians, Hong Kong, New Guinea. (Happily.) And for nothing! (Shakes his head.) Yet for my new companion, I'll chip in!

Cart. Seems like the excursion my better half was on.

Bounce. You don't say? Is it safe to say that you were two hitched when he was around there?

Cart. Indeed, we were hitched almost two months before his lottery number was called.

Sway. What's your better half's name?

Cart. William. He spent a long time back from a stroke. He was consistently the person who could complete these darn riddles. We used to do them together at the kitchen table, however, he finished up a greater part of the responses and left the simple ones for me, continuously allowing me to complete the riddle. Said he could never have done it without me. Two heads are superior to one, what not ... (She presses a finger to her chest, returns a full breath and focuses on the crossword.) Without him, I'm fortunate in the event that I might in fact get five or six, however I actually attempt. Get it's more without really thinking than anything, however it helps sit back in here.

Bounce. Please accept my apologies for your misfortune.

(Cart grins then, at that point, resumes dealing with her riddle. Weave jumps to the comics of his paper, snickering as he peruses. Following a few minutes, Cart makes a sound as if to speak and sneezes.)

Weave. Didn't track down your name in the eulogies, did ya? (Smacks his knee and giggles.) Simply joking … joking … What's at the forefront of your thoughts?

Cart. Goodness nothing, I was contemplating something you said before.

(Bounce causes a stir and flickers, signaling for Cart to proceed.)

Cart CON'T. You referenced something about our time having more worth here when we enjoy it with others. (Destroying.) It's simply, I didn't understand how forlorn I'd-

(Cart stops, shakes her, takes a tissue from her sweater pocket, and wipes her nose. Sway remains still, his eyes never floundering from Cart.)

Cart CON'T. You know, non-intrusive treatment endures 60 minutes, word related treatment's a half hour on the off chance that you're fortunate, and three feasts a day take up a couple of something else. In the start of my visit, my little girl visited consistently after work. I got blossoms from companions and get well before long cards from neighbors. In any case, life happens beyond these walls, and time moves gradually inside. Truth be told, I'm stressed that with their moving me higher up, I'm not as near returning home as I'd trusted. In this way, I think about the thing I'm attempting to say is, thank you, Weave, with one O. Your organization could never have come at a superior time.

Sway. The joy's all mine. Furthermore, perhaps, in the event that you're keeping a tad, you could evaluate one of the exercises? They have something for everybody - bingo, games, makes, cooking, music, and so on. Heaps of good people, and it's an incredible method for relaxing. Furthermore, presently you'll constantly know somebody there, so you don't need to attempt it single-handedly.

Cart. (Wheezing and cleaning her nose.) I'll need to consider it.

Bounce. Furthermore until you're prepared for all that, I get the paper and a cup o' Joe each day close to this time. I'd view myself as fortunate in the event that you might want to go along with me again at some point.

(Cart grins and gets back to her riddle. Bounce takes cues from her, flips a couple of pages, and runs a f