[INTRO — LOW CELLO, DISTANT WAREHOUSE HUM] [Twin 1 — deep, gravelly carnival-barker voice, theatrical] We work nights. [Twin 2 — lighter, clear male voice, calm and dry] Both of us. [Twin 1] Same shift. [Twin 2] Same department. [Twin 1] Same mother. [Twin 2] Obviously. [Brief pause] [Twin 1] We're twins. [FOOTSTEPS — TWO SETS, PERFECTLY SYNCHRONIZED] [Twin 2] We've been here a while. [Twin 1] Long enough to know how things work. [Twin 2] Especially pallets. [Twin 1] Stacking. [Twin 2] Restacking. [Twin 1] And restacking again. [PALLET WOOD — METALLIC CLANK] [Twin 2] Sometimes something gets knocked over. [Twin 1] So we put it back. [Twin 2] Don't strain yourself. [Twin 1] I can't. [Twin 2] Neither can I. [THEY LAUGH QUIETLY] [Twin 1] That's one advantage. [Twin 2] No muscles. [Twin 1] No pulled muscles. [Twin 2] No torn tendons. [Twin 1] No back problems. [Twin 2] Management actually put us in charge of stack-off. [Twin 1] They said we were perfect for it. [Twin 2] Because we can't strain ourselves. [Twin 1] Technically... [Twin 2] They're right. [SUBTLE MUSICAL ACCENT] [Twin 1] Our bodies work a little differently. [Twin 2] There isn't much inside us. [Twin 1] Nothing that should be moving, anyway. [Twin 2] But we move. [Twin 1] Metaphysically. [Twin 2] That's the word we use. [Twin 1] It sounds better than “we don't know.” [PAUSE] [Twin 2] We've had a few injuries over the years. [Twin 1] Fractures mostly. [Twin 2] This one happened lifting a pallet. [Twin 1] That one happened falling off a dock. [Twin 2] And this one... [Twin 1] Forklift. [PAUSE] [Twin 2] They healed nicely. [Twin 1] You can still see the scars. [Twin 2] Bone heals differently. [Twin 1] Leaves a little extra growth around the break. [Twin 2] Pretty interesting, really. [Twin 1] You can actually see yours healing. [Twin 2] I know. [Twin 1] Very convenient. [QUIET LAUGH] [FOOTSTEPS] [Twin 2] We don't complain much. [Twin 1] We're pretty durable. [Twin 2] Mostly. [Twin 1] Management likes that. [Twin 2] Safety doesn't. [PAUSE] [Twin 1] Safety asked us about our helmets once. [Twin 2] We were wearing our trucker hats. [TRUCKER HATS REMOVED] [Twin 1] He said we needed proper head protection. [Twin 2] So we explained. [PAUSE] [Twin 1] We already have a hard head. [Twin 2] Two, actually. [BRIEF SILENCE] [Twin 1] He didn't laugh. [Twin 2] We did. [TRUCKER HATS PUT BACK ON] [Twin 1] He eventually walked away. [Twin 2] He still writes things down. [Twin 1] We don't know what. [Twin 2] Probably important. [PAUSE] [Twin 1] We wear our boots. [Twin 2] High-vis vests. [Twin 1] Our hats. [Twin 2] We follow the rules. [Twin 1] Mostly. [Twin 2] We're good employees. [PAUSE] [Twin 1] Although... [Twin 2] We've had some interesting conversations with authority. [Twin 1] Security. [Twin 2] Management. [Twin 1] Safety. [Twin 2] Anyone who thinks they can tell us what to do. [PAUSE] [Twin 1] We listen. [Twin 2] Sometimes. [Twin 1] Then we keep working. [Twin 2] What are they going to do? [Twin 1] Fire us? [LONG PAUSE] [Twin 2] We've already been dead for years. [LONG PAUSE] [Twin 1] That one always makes us laugh. [Twin 2] It's a good joke. [Twin 1] We use it a lot. [PALLET MOVEMENT] [Twin 2] Anyway... [Twin 1] There's another pallet. [Twin 2] Looks like it needs restacking. [Twin 1] Don't strain yourself. [Twin 2] I won't. [Twin 1] Good. [THEY BEGIN MOVING THE PALLET] [Twin 2] Oh. [Twin 1] What? [Twin 2] There goes that arm again. [Twin 1] You pulled an arm? [Twin 2] No. [Twin 1] Good. [Twin 2] I've got a hand. [Twin 1] You've got two. [Twin 2] Show-off. [THEY LAUGH] [PAUSE] [Twin 1] You know... [Twin 2] What? [Twin 1] I think the pumpkin guy was watching us earlier. [Twin 2] The forklift driver? [Twin 1] Yeah. [Twin 2] He asked how we did our makeup. [Twin 1] I told him we didn't. [Twin 2] What did he say? [Twin 1] He said it was very convincing. [THEY BOTH LAUGH] [LOW GOTHIC MUSIC BUILDS] [Twin 2] People are funny. [Twin 1] They see what they expect to see. [Twin 2] We're just here to work. [Twin 1] And stack. [Twin 2] And restack. [Twin 1] And avoid safety meetings. [QUIET LAUGH] [WAREHOUSE HUM — MUSIC FADES] [Twin 1] We're the twins. [Twin 2] Night crew. [Twin 1] See you around. [Twin 2] If you recognize us. [LOW GOTHIC STING]
