ten points in time.

1.

"..."
"You're unusually quiet."
"Ever had one of those days where you have nothing to say?"
"No?"
"Well, today's one of them.. and now I'm all scared that I've never had something to say."
"At least you've been saying it."
"Saying what?"
"Nothing."
"Thanks."
"It was a John Cage reference."
[fingers signalling quotations in the air]
"I've got nothing to say, and I'm saying it."
"Was that a compliment?"
"It was an insult carefully disguised as a compliment."
"I'm not sure what to say."
"That's never stopped you before."
"Thanks, Rosencrantz."
"No problem, Guildenstein."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Let's just pretend this sorry episode never happened."
"It didn't."
"Deep."