Lunch.

A glass encased counter. An Asian, possibly Chinese, woman stands behind in a clean looking fast-food uniform. She is not an import, has no accent, merely looks "ORIENTAL." She looks kind of plain, but not unattractive.

More directly, it's like Subway, but not. At all. Subway. She smiles as a man enters the scene.

Ana : Hi sweetie.
Nick : Hi.
Ana : How are ya' today?
Nick : Oh. I'm great. How are you?
Ana : What can I get for you?
Nick : Uh. A sandwich. Made of - chicken.

Ana laughs, politely, but sincerely. She smiles.

Ana : What kind of bread?
Nick : Italian?

Ana looks.

Ana : Ohh, we're out of Italian.
Nick : Then how about....-
Ana : White?
Nick : Sounds good.

As she combines food, she smiles. Always pleasant and sincere.

Ana : Toasted?

She holds up the bread.

Nick : No, that's ok. I'm sure it's annoying to have to toast the bread.
Ana : What kind of cheese?
Nick : American.
Ana : Vegetables?
Nick : Uh - Tomatoes, onions, lettuce.
Ana : Tomatoes... onions... lettuce. Anything else?
Nick : No - well - what do you think? What do you like on yours?
Ana : I usually have mayonnaise.
Nick : I'll have that, then. Please.

She squirts mayonnaise from a tube onto the bread.

Ana : Anything else?
Nick : Just these chips.
Ana : The meal?
Nick : Yes, please.
Ana : I'm giving you the larger cup today, at no charge.
Nick : Oh! Ok, thanks.
Ana : Seven dollars, six cents, please.
Nick : Here's ten.
Ana : Out of ten - do you a dime or a quarter?

Nick searches around.

Nick : No.. I have another ten.
Ana : That's ok.

She hands him his change. He begins to grab his separate items, chips, cup, and sandwich. She stops him and puts it all in a bag.

Nick : Thank you.

She moves on to the next person and smiles. For the next two minutes, Nick imagines what it would be like to date Ana. Wondering about her parents, her lifestyle, how old she is. He then decides that they lead lives that are too different and forgets about it. Of course, the audience doesn't really know this. Maybe they should read the play instead.