[GODSFORRENT Special] Seven-Minute Semblance in Quarantine

Quarantine #35

At the mall where Futhark and Joyeuse are publicly displaying their stupidity and gay panic...

Futhark: (on his phone) (is begging) Jo... Bakit hindi tayo magkasamang umupo? Pwede naman tayo sa iisang lamesa...

Joyeuse: (is sitting three tables away from Futhark) (also on his phone) No. Stay away from me.

Futhark: Bakit kahapon lang ang bait-bait mo sa 'kin tapos ngayon ayaw mo na akong pansinin?

Joyeuse: You said be mean to you again.

Futhark: Yeah pero iba 'yong iniiwasan mo na ako!

Joyeuse: This is me being mean to you.

Futhark: Paano tayo kakain?

Joyeuse: With our mouths, Futhark.

Futhark: Nagmana ka talaga kay Sir Lance, ano? (sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose) Anong order mo?

Joyeuse: Doesn't matter.

Futhark: Chicken?

Joyeuse: Eh.

Futhark: (shows up in front of Joyeuse) (glares down at him)

Joyeuse: (stares at Futhark) (looks away) (talks through the phone) I kinda like sushi for today.

Futhark: (snatches Joyeuse's phone) Ano bang problema mo?

Joyeuse: (squints eyes at Futhark as if he's an eyesore) I want to talk to a lawyer.

Futhark: May ginawa ba akong masama? Ayaw mo ba na hinila kita? Nasilip mo siguro 'yong pinamili kong regalo, ano?

Joyeuse: I invoke my right against self-incrimina-

Futhark: (slaps the back of Joyeuse's head) (sits beside him) Jo. Ilang taon na tayong magkaibigan?

Joyeuse: I really don't consider you as a friend, frankly.

Futhark: Ilang taon na tayong magkakilala?

Joyeuse: Six, but there's a huge gap between one and five.

Futhark: Sa anim na taon na 'yon, ngayon mo pa ako hindi papansinin?

Joyeuse: Wrong, I ignore you every morning when you try to wake me up. I'm not actually asleep, I just ignore you.

Futhark: ...

Futhark: (sighs) Sige, sasabihin ko kay Sir Lance na magsosolo na lang ako. Kung gusto mong umuwi, umuwi ka na. Kung kakain ka pa, kumain ka. Sa bahay na lang tayo magkita. (leaves)

Joyeuse: (watches Futhark until he's out of sight)

Joyeuse: (groans and buries his head under his arms) Of all people, why that idiot...

[Futhark alone:]

Futhark: (thinking) Why is he acting weird? Hindi ba balak n'yang paniwalain sina Sir Henry na boyfriend n'ya ako kaya biglang bait n'ya?

Futhark: Dapat ba sinakyan ko 'yung trip n'ya? Ano bang gusto n'ya sa buhay?

Alice: (approaches and bumps Futhark's shoulder on purpose) Kuya Kiel!

Futhark: Oh, hi Alice.

Alice: Namimili ka po ng regalo?

Futhark: Yeah, pero ngayon ay naghahanap pa ako ng kakainan, tinotopak na naman kasi si Joyeuse.

Alice: Ano pong nangyari?

Futhark: May masamang balak, pinapaisip sa mga kasama namin sa bahay na jowa n'ya ako. Ngayon ayaw na akong kausapin, ayaw rin lumapit sa 'kin.