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Characters: Me, Work, Today, and One Week from Today
Setting: Brightly-lit office at a cramped desk.

Today: I suck. (Sighs and pauses.) I mean, I am a really bad day.
Me: No. Stop being so hard on yourself. You don’t suck.
Today: Stop lying to me.
Me: I’m not lying. I’ve had much worse days than this, Today.
Today: Do you promise?
Me: Yes, I promise. (Pats Today on shoulder.) And you’re very pretty, too.
Today: Thanks.
Me: Work sucks a lot more than you, Today.
(Enter Work.)
Work: Hey! Come on. (Takes a swing at my face.)
Me: (Moves to avoid getting hit.) Whoa there. I’m not fighting you today. Right, Today?
Today: Yeah, he’s not.
Work: (To Today.) Maybe tomorrow?
Today: That’ll be up to him.
Me: I don’t want to fight you anymore, Work.
Work: Finally. (Flexes arms at me.) I’ve won.
(Enter One Week from Today.)
One Week from Today: You’re gonna fight Work when I’m around.
Me: Really?
One Week from Today: Yeah. (Opens my planner and reads to himself.) You and work are going to have at it.
Me: At least I know now. (Sighs. Looks out window and puts head in hands.) Thanks, One Week from Today.
One Week from Today: No problem. See you.
(Exits.)
Work: You just can’t beat me, huh? (Laughs and flexes again.) See you pansy.
(Exits.)
Today: (Watches Work leave then approaches slowly, places hand on my shoulder.) Well, at least I don’t suck, right?
Me: Yeah. (Looks up at Today then puts head back in hands.) But you’re not totally amazing either.
Today: I know. (Pulls hand away from my shoulder.) I’m sorry.
Me: You’re trying.
Today: I hope I’m doing a good job.
Me: You are. (Looks up at Today.) Everything’s OK, Today.

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