[LUCAS and KEITH are playing that game where you travel around a board pretending to be a little dog or a boot or a top hat buying parts of London.]

LUCAS: If you were a wrestler, what would you call yourself?

KEITH: What kind of wrestler?

LUCAS: You know, the kind on TV. Big muscly types, oiled up, long hair, brightly coloured outfits, elaborate entrances, spectacular moves, deep voices, dramatic storylines, intimidating names like The Finisher.

[Four days pass.]

KEITH: The Keith

LUCAS: What’s that, Dad?

[Curtain]

Carl Burkitt 2024