KAIA It ’ s strange , it ’ s like when I look at this leaf , that tire swing competition replays in my mind so perfectly . I don ’ t know if this is even possible , but could you … maybe , I don ’ t know … make that memory come alive for me one more time ? Is that something you do ?
I … I could try .
ARBOR
( ARBOR looks around , notices the ring he is standing in , then hesitantly picks it up and holds it vertically in front of his face like a picture frame .)
Is this —?
Dad ? Mom ?
KAIA ( ecstatic )
( ARBOR nods to RIO , who picks up her ring and holds it vertically in front of her face . This is a memory . Lighting can suggest this . ARBOR is KAIA ’ s dad and RIO is KAIA ’ s mom . Their voices and body language change to fit these characters . KAIA looks out toward the audience .)
ARBOR / DAD Alright , Kaia . Do you think you can beat your mother ’ s record of fifteen spins in a row ?
RIO / MOM Honey , don ’ t make her do it . She ’ s going to be sick .
KAIA ( laughs ) Mom , it ’ s okay . I am a big girl . I can handle it .
RIO / MOM I know , but you don ’ t have to do something just because your dad challenges you to it . I only did four .
KAIA I know . But I like a challenge . ( pause ) I accept . Let ’ s do it ! Spin me , dad !
I can ’ t look .
RIO / MOM
( RIO / MOM closes her eyes . KAIA spins slowly around herself , laughing , shouting , etc . while ARBOR / DAD and RIO / MOM count .)
ARBOR / DAD & RIO / MOM One , two , three , four , five , six , seven , eight , nine , ten , eleven , twelve , thirteen , fourteen , fifteen , sixteen !
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