Cleo goes for a walk. She passes a street musician playing a song she doesn’t recognize. She starts crying. She cannot explain why. The cello note swells.
The music cuts. Cleo whispers: “But what if the thorns were the only things that felt real?” act 1 eternal sunshine
Cleo tries to hold The Ghost’s hand, but it passes through. She laughs. She cries. She attempts to reenact a happy memory (a beach picnic) but the props (a wicker basket, a bottle of wine) melt into black sludge. The lighting shifts from gold to a sickly green. Cleo goes for a walk
“You were a dopamine ghost / A chemical kiss on a chemical coast / I chased the high ’til the high chased me out / Now you’re just a red light I talk about.” She cannot explain why
A high-frequency sine wave. Then a door slamming underwater. SCENE 4: “LACUNA (THE BUTTON)” Setting: The procedure room. A dentist’s chair. A VR headset shaped like a laurel wreath. A large red button on an armrest. The stage goes dark except for a single red spotlight on the button.