This scene was in response to a challenge in which a balcony scene, or at least the end of one, had to be written using the word "sperm whale."
This was my response, hope you like it:
Denny: "So she wants to get married?"
Alan: "Eventually."
Denny: "Do you?"
Alan: "I suppose I could someday, but marriage entails many things. A lifelong commitment, everything shared..."
Denny: "The end of our sleepovers."
Alan: "I can't imagine life without them. You see, I'm clearly not prepared."
(pause)
Denny: "Sperm whales."
Alan: "Sorry?"
Denny: "Sperm whales are one of the largest and most powerful creatures on this planet. They can have many sexual partners throughout their life and not stop to get married. Why can't we?"
Alan: (takes a sip of scotch) "Sperm whales also swim in other fishes urine."
Denny: "What freedom."
Alan: "Still. I see some married couples greet each other at the door of their home, embracing each other as though they had been away for a few months instead of a few hours. Others, well, it just seems that when you live with someone for so long, sometimes the passion burns out. That frightens me."
Denny: "Alan, the passion should never burn out. Take us. We've known each other for years and not one night goes by without a glass of scotch or a sleepover. We are always happy to see each other because what we have is true."
Alan: "Unlike whales."
Denny: (raises glass) "To sperm whales. Also they're name."
Alan: "And all that that implies." (toasts)