Scene: A bar in Manhattan, time approx. 7 PM. Ryan has been drinking since 6 and is slightly inebriated. He approaches a tall brunette and smiles. She turns away from him in irritation. He speaks:
Ryan: Can I buy you a drink?
Jeanne: No.
Ryan: No? You don’t even…
Jeanne: Are you from Oklahoma?
Ryan: Excuse me?
Jeanne: You seem like you’re from Oklahoma.
Ryan: I’m not from Oklahoma.
Jeanne: You’re not from New York either.
Ryan: You don’t know that.
Jeanne: Yes. I do.
Ryan: What’s your name?
Jeanne: What’s yours?
Ryan: Ryan.
Jeanne: Ryan?
Ryan: Yeah, what? Is there something wrong with that?
Jeanne: You’re definitely from Oklahoma.
Ryan: I am not.
Jeanne: Ok then where are you from?
Ryan: I live here.
Jeanne: I didn’t ask you that. I asked where you’re from.
Ryan: I’m from Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Jeanne: Wow.
Ryan: Yeah, I usually don’t tell people that.
Jeanne: I can see why. That’s worse than being from Oklahoma.
Ryan: It's not worse than being from Oklahoma.
Jeanne: Whatever you say, Ryan.
Ryan: What’s your name?
Jeanne: Jeanne.
Ryan: Jeans?
Jeanne: Jeanne.
Ryan: Singular.
Jeanne: Yeah, what? Is there something wrong with that?
Ryan: Yes. It’s weird.
Jeanne: You’re weird, and I don’t like you.
Ryan: You’ve been talking to me for like ten minutes.
Jeanne: I know, I don’t know why or how that happened.
Ryan: It’s because I’m charming.
Jeanne: No you’re not.
Ryan: (pause) Everyone at work calls me a wunderkind.
Jeanne: Don’t tell people that, you sound like an ass.
Ryan: Whatever.
Jeanne: Yeah.
Ryan: (long awkward pause) So where are you from?
Jeanne: You ask a lot of questions.
Ryan: I just keep asking the same questions over and over because you aren’t giving me any answers.
Jeanne: You’re boring.
Ryan: You’re bitchy.
Jeanne: Don’t say that to girls. That’s not ok.
Ryan: Don’t give me advice, you aren’t good at it, Jeans.
Jeanne: Ok, well, I’ll just be over there on the other side of the room.
Ryan: Really?
Jeanne: Yes, I will.
Ryan: Cause it seems like you’re staying right where you are.
Jeanne: What is with your beard?
Ryan: It’s sophisticated. Where are you from?
Jeanne: No it isn’t.
Ryan: That is not a place.
Jeanne: Your beard. It isn’t sophisticated. It’s like walk of shame meets homeless person.
Ryan: Hey, Jeanne?
Jeanne: Yeah?
Ryan: Where are you from?
Jeanne: (silence)
Ryan: You’re from Oklahoma, aren’t you?
Jeanne: (lengthy pause) Ok yes. But that has nothing to do with anything.
Ryan: Uh huh. Can I buy you a drink?
Jeanne: (pause) No.