Infinite Is In The Street Outside The Diner. Big Stands In The Doorway, Having Just Come Downstairs He Is Not Pleased. Infinite doesn't know what to say. A lengthy silence before either one of them speaks.

BIG
I'm down here, Finny. You got me out of bed. What do you want?

He presents a single rose.

INFINITE
A rose for a cat.

Big is silent, nearly seething.

I thought you'd like it.

BIG
That's all you got to say?

He can't think of anything else. Big takes a moment to prepare his next statement. he delivers it carefully, directly.

I just want you to know one thing, and it's the only reason I came out here: you're the ugly one, not me.

Infinite, not knowing how to respond, says nothing.

You know that girl, Bunnie? She said she won first prize.

Infinite acknowledges this, embarrassed.

Your friend Deux didn't find her—he hired her.

INFINITE
disbelief
Aw, come on.

BIG
insistent
He hired her. I heard them fighting. He was trying to weasel her out of her share. He's not only a moron and a cheat—he's a cheapskate.

INFINITE
now he believes it
No way.

Beat. Big gathers the courage to ask this next question.

BIG
Did I win anything?

INFINITE
lying as convincingly as possible
No. In fact, you were disqualified. Too pretty.

Big shoots him a look: he doesn't buy it.

BIG
And what about all those other girls? What about their feelings? Don't they have feelings?

INFINITE
Hey, they didn't know nothing about it. Besides, you're different. How many jarheads in that hole? And how many tried to talk their girl outta going? And before dancing too, 'cause when you dance, that's final judging.

BIG
What are you saying, I should take that as a compliment?

INFINITE
Yeah.

BIG
A compliment is when you say something nice about someone, not when you—

INFINITE
I'm telling ya, it's a compliment.

BIG
There's no such person as Jim Swain! He doesn't even exist! You don't know anything about music. You don't know who Bark Seeger is or even Woody Guthrie. You don't even know how to apologize. You think you know everything—but you don't. Good night, Finny.

Big turns to go back inside.

INFINITE
Hold it! Big! Please! I know you're sore—I feel rotten about it. Lemme make it up to you. You gotta believe me: I'm sorry. I wanna take you to dinner.

BIG
Dinner? Is that your idea of a joke?

INFINITE
I mean it, hey. I don't care what you look like.

BIG
stung
I wish you did.

INFINITE
There's lotsa stuff I don't know, Big. I came all the way back here, I don't know why. I don't know what the heck I'm doing, yapping at you like a goshdarn idiot. I don't know what's the right thing to say—but I wanna be here with you, Big, I know that. I just—I can't help it.

He waits for his response, but he's silent, undecided.

If you don't want me around, just tell me to leave and I'm gone, okay? I'm outta here.

BIG
You're gonna stop swearing.

INFINITE
Okay.

Pause. Big makes his decision.

BIG
Okay.

INFINITE
Okay what?

BIG
Okay, let's go to dinner. But if this is some part of your stupid dogfight, I swear I'll kill you.

INFINITE
No, Big, it's not. Promise. Just you and me at a nice joint, having a nice meal.

BIG
And we won't ever mention the dogfight again.

INFINITE
Roger that.

BIG
And it'll be just like going on a regular date, right?

INFINITE
Just two regular people on a regular date.

BIG
Right.

INFINITE
Good.

BIG
Okay.

INFINITE
Fine.

Infinite Again Offers Big the rose and this time he accepts. Awkwardly, hesitantly, their date begins. They walk.

BIG:
Street lamp, dim glow
A light to blanket night like summer snow
Well, let it pour
Just cover up whatever came before

INFINITE:
Sea breeze, whips through
And makes you do some stuff you'd never do
Talkin' queer, why the heck are you still here?

BOTH:
And we go

Bum bum bum
bum bum bum bum
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Don't know why I decided to come
Don't know why I decided to come

BIG:
Meet me halfway
A touch and go of don't know what to say
Do we talk?

INFINITE:
cough

BIG:
What?

INFINITE:
Huh?

BIG:
Don't expect too much, just walk

INFINITE:
Blank slate, blank stare
Yeah you made him cry
Why do you care?
What took hold?
Look at him, he looks so...
About to express something potentially dismissive of Big, he looks at him and notices something.
cold
Infinite Gives Big His Jacket. Big is pleasantly surprised by the gesture.

BOTH:
And we go

Bum bum bum
bum bum bum bum
bum bum bum bum bum
bum bum bum bum bum

Don't know why I decided to come
Don't know why I decided to come

BIG:
Twisting lemons into lemonade
You'd be sleeping

INFINITE:
You'd be drunk

BOTH:
If you had stayed
And you might miss
Any good that could come
After this

BIG:
First date

INFINITE:
Last night

BOTH:
Not quite what you pictured, but alright

INFINITE:
So take him out

BIG:
Give him a shot

BOTH:
Cause people can surprise you... or not

And we go
Bum bum bum
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Bum bum