Play 67: I’ll Take It

CHARACTERS
IVAN, 17
JONATHAN, 17

(They’re sitting at a table eating lunch.)

IVAN
You ever though of how weird moods are?

JONATHAN
What do you mean?

IVAN
Just how easily they can change.

JONATHAN
yeah, I guess.

IVAN
The slightest thing and you’re mood can change.

JONATHAN
I get what you mean. Like one bad thing can ruin a good day.

IVAN
Yeah.

JONATHAN
That seems to happen more than the opposite.

IVAN
Maybe, but sometimes one good thing can put you in a good mood even when the rest of the day’s sucked.

JONATHAN
True.

IVAN
Or, sometimes nothing even happens.

JONATHAN
What do you mean?

IVAN
Like, you just suddenly feel miserable or ecstatic and you have no idea why.

JONATHAN
Yeah.

IVAN
It’s just weird, makes you wonder how much emotions are based in what happens and how much is random.

JONATHAN
I dunno, I think there’s usually a reason.

IVAN
But, the brains just a giant bundle of wires pretty much. I mean, there’s trillions of neurons and all those things and you have to wonder if sometimes they just misfired and suddenly you’re depressed or something.

JONATHAN
I guess.

(beat.)

And you suddenly brought this up (beat) why?

IVAN
I don’t know, I just find it interesting,

JONATHAN
Do you randomly feel shitty or something?

IVAN
Actually the opposite.

JONATHAN
That’s surprising.

IVAN
Yeah. I have no idea why but I’m suddenly in a good mood.

JONATHAN
Who knows though, maybe one of those neurons is just going crazy.

IVAN
Whatever it is, I’ll take it.

JONATHAN
Yup.

(They go back to eating their lunches.)

(Blackout.)