Echoes In The Marble 3a by Boneco Biruta

[Opening Impact]
[A single, massive low gong strike detonates through the hall.]
[The sound hits, blooms, then collapses into echo and silence.]

[Silence hangs too long.]

M:
Did you hear that?
That… final kind of shut
Like a judge closing a book
On a case that never started

F:
Don’t say that
It’s just a door
Just wood and iron and—
…why does the air feel crowded?

M:
Look at these walls
Too high to touch
Too smooth for stories
But they’re staring back

F:
I see our shapes
Bent on the marble
Stretched wrong
Like the room
Is trying us on for size

M & F:
Hello?
(hello… hello…)
Is anyone there?
(there… there…)
We’re two small voices
Trapped in too much space
A hall that remembers
Every word we taste

M:
If this is a test
Then say so

F:
If this is a joke
Then show your face

M & F:
Hello?
(hello… hello…)
The echoes answer
But not this place

F:
You dragged us in
With your grand idea
“Let’s see what’s past the curtain”
You said it like a promise

M:
And you followed fast
Didn’t you?
Eyes shining
Like the dark was a gift

F:
I thought you knew the way
You always know the way
You speak like maps
Folded under your tongue

M:
I speak like I’m sure
So I don’t fall apart
That door slammed
And took the floor from under me

F:
So you’re afraid?

M:
I’m… working on it

F:
That’s new

M & F:
Hello?
(hello… hello…)
Is anyone there?
(there… there…)
We’re two sharp questions
Thrown at stone and air
Our shadows bloom
Then thin in glare

M:
If this is a maze
Reveal it

F:
If this is a stage
Then raise the lights

M & F:
Hello?
(hello… hello…)
The room just breathes
Between our fights

[Footsteps circle.]
[Distant shifting choral swell.]

F:
Listen—
The echoes don’t match us

M:
What do you mean?

F:
Hear that?
I said “listen”
But it answered… “stay”

M:
Coincidence

F:
Say “left”

M:
Left

[Beat. Echo returns. Warped.]
Echo:
Stay

M:
…Okay
That’s not funny

F:
Maybe it wants us here

M:
Maybe it only knows one word
Because that’s what it’s built from
People
Who stayed too long

F:
Then don’t give it ours

M:
What?

F:
Our fear
Our blame
Our old arguments
We feed it
It grows

M & F:
Hello
(hello…)
We’re still right here
(right here…)
Two stubborn hearts
In a borrowed sphere
If every sound
Becomes these walls
Then let it keep
Our better calls

F:
If this is a trial
I’ll hold you

M:
If this is the end
I’ll stand close

M & F:
Hello
(hello…)
We’re not leaving
Each other
(stay…)

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[Opening Impact] [A single, massive low gong strike detonates through the hall.] [The sound hits, blooms, then collapses into echo and silence.] [Silence hangs too long.] M: Did you hear that? That… final kind of shut Like a judge closing a book On a case that never started F: Don’t say that It’s just a door Just wood and iron and— …why does the air feel crowded? M: Look at these walls Too high to touch Too smooth for stories But they’re staring back F: I see our shapes Bent on the marble Stretched wrong Like the room Is trying us on for size M & F: Hello? (hello… hello…) Is anyone there? (there… there…) We’re two small voices Trapped in too much space A hall that remembers Every word we taste M: If this is a test Then say so F: If this is a joke Then show your face M & F: Hello? (hello… hello…) The echoes answer But not this place F: You dragged us in With your grand idea “Let’s see what’s past the curtain” You said it like a promise M: And you followed fast Didn’t you? Eyes shining Like the dark was a gift F: I thought you knew the way You always know the way You speak like maps Folded under your tongue M: I speak like I’m sure So I don’t fall apart That door slammed And took the floor from under me F: So you’re afraid? M: I’m… working on it F: That’s new M & F: Hello? (hello… hello…) Is anyone there? (there… there…) We’re two sharp questions Thrown at stone and air Our shadows bloom Then thin in glare M: If this is a maze Reveal it F: If this is a stage Then raise the lights M & F: Hello? (hello… hello…) The room just breathes Between our fights [Footsteps circle.] [Distant shifting choral swell.] F: Listen— The echoes don’t match us M: What do you mean? F: Hear that? I said “listen” But it answered… “stay” M: Coincidence F: Say “left” M: Left [Beat. Echo returns. Warped.] Echo: Stay M: …Okay That’s not funny F: Maybe it wants us here M: Maybe it only knows one word Because that’s what it’s built from People Who stayed too long F: Then don’t give it ours M: What? F: Our fear Our blame Our old arguments We feed it It grows M & F: Hello (hello…) We’re still right here (right here…) Two stubborn hearts In a borrowed sphere If every sound Becomes these walls Then let it keep Our better calls F: If this is a trial I’ll hold you M: If this is the end I’ll stand close M & F: Hello (hello…) We’re not leaving Each other (stay…)

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