Teenage boy Orlando thinks teenage girl Rosalind is a boy named Ganymede who's only pretending to be Rosalind. He thinks she's helping him practice talking to a girl, but really she's found a way to say things to him she can't say in reality.

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(After Rosalind types a message to Orlando, he appears on the screen. He never appears on stage in this scene. Instead, Rosalind talks with his image on her phone. She deepens her voice and pretends to be Ganymede throughout the scene.)

ORLANDO: Hey, man.

ROSALIND: My camera's not working.

ORLANDO: No problem.

ROSALIND: But you can hear me?

ORLANDO: Sure can.

ROSALIND: You're late.

ORLANDO: Sorry. I messaged as soon as I got a chance.

ROSALIND: Not soon enough. Not soon enough for Rosalind.

ORLANDO: So she doesn't like it when people are late?

ROSALIND: Can't stand it.

ORLANDO: Look, Ganymede. I don't know about this.

ROSALIND: No. No. No. Pretend I'm Rosalind. If I were her, what would you say?

ORLANDO: I would probably be too afraid to talk to her.

ROSALIND: That's why we're practicing.

ORLANDO: Okay. Well, I would probably tell her that it was nice to meet her the other day.

ROSALIND: You can do better than that.

ORLANDO: Okay. I would say that she has pretty eyes, and I could smell her shampoo and liked it.

ROSALIND: So sweet.

ORLANDO: That sounds ridiculous.

ROSALIND: It sounds honest. She doesn't care about you being smooth.

ORLANDO: And I would say that when I saw her, I could barely breathe, and I haven't been able to think of anything since then. I check my phone over and over to see if maybe she came home from the camping trip early.

ROSALIND: I feel the same way.

ORLANDO: Ganymede, I didn't know that you—

ROSALIND: No, I'm pretending to be Rosalind.

ORLANDO: Oh, I forgot. This is confusing.

ROSALIND: Since I saw you, I haven't been able to think of anything else. When I try to sit still, I feel like my body won't let me. I want to get up and run and try to find you. And when I do, I want to kiss you on the lips, like I've never kissed anyone before. I want you to kiss me back.

ORLANDO: I want to kiss you back.

ROSALIND: And then you'll put your arms around my waist.

ORLANDO: And you'll put your arms around my neck.

ROSALIND: And we'll stay like that for as long as we want.

ORLANDO: (Beat.) Umm... Ganymede. This is a little awkward.

ROSALIND: Sorry.

ORLANDO: Will you see her today?

ROSALIND: I see her every day.

ORLANDO: Do you think she'd meet up tonight?

ROSALIND: That's not a good idea.

ORLANDO: She doesn't want to hang out?

ROSALIND: She does, just not now. She has to find her dad first.

ORLANDO: Her dad?

ROSALIND: He's living in the forest somewhere. She's worried about him. Worried that he may have had a breakdown. He's in the woods somewhere. She has to find him.

ORLANDO: Maybe I could help.

ROSALIND: She'll take any help she can get.

ORLANDO: When you see her, tell her to message me on your phone, and I'll help her find her dad.

(Orlando exits.)