LET'S JUST GRAB A QUICK DINNER...

Sasha, Amy and Mara convene on a street corner.
SASHA
Hi, hi, hi! Air hugs!
MARA
Pretend kiss!
AMY
Smiling under my mask!
SASHA
Look at you! Cute coat...
MARA
This? It’s not even real down!
SASHA
Really? It looks plush…
MARA
Swear! I got it online. I'm buying all my clothes at Ikea now.
AMY
Love it. But the gloves are real leather?
MARA
These? I assembled them myself!
SASHA
But you’re warm…
MARA
Soooo warm... And stain resistant.
AMY
I mean, it’s not even that cold out!
SASHA
It's downright pleasant. OMG -- Is that Simone eating inside???
AMY
I would never be caught dead eating inside.
SASHA
It would have to be hailing.
AMY
Or, like, much windier.
MARA
Or maybe, like, a light drizzle, because, I mean, your hair does look ah-mazing lately.
They pause.
AMY (whispers)
Should we??
SASHA
No! It’s so liberating to eat outside! Like, can we keep this going forever?!
MARA
Think we can get that table by the heater?
AMY
Which one? In the tent or next to the tent?
MARA
It’s definitely warmer in the tent, but outside the tent has better air flow.
AMY
True, but inside the tent, they have the plexi.
SASHA
Oh, I love the plexi.
MARA
Really?! It always feels very prison-phone-chic to me…
AMY
Well should we wait to get a bubble table?
MARA
You mean the yurt?
SASHA
The yurts freak me out.
MARA
Doesn’t matter, the yurts go quickly – you need to book them, like, weeks in advance.
AMY
Ok, whatever – now I’m starting to get cold – should we just take a table in the spillover tent?
SASHA
The back tent? Aren’t we front tent people?
AMY
It’s Covid – you’re wearing running sneakers to dinner, Mara is in a Home Depot puffer – can't we just adapt?
SASHA
But it’s depressing over there. I prefer the main sanctuary.
MARA
You’re less likely to get hit by a speeding car on a side street.
SASHA
But it’s dark - we’re more likely to get mugged.
MARA
Good point. Ok, so ix-nay on the accessory tent. Grand ballroom it is, as long as we don’t sit near that flapping tarp.
SASHA
And far away from those errant propane tanks.
AMY
Ok, guys, now I’m legit starving – we need to sit… it’s getting colder by the minute.
SASHA
Think they have soup? I could go for something warm and rich, but without any dairy.
MARA
Me too. This coat is soup-retardant.
AMY
We should check the menu.
They whip out their phones.
SASHA
Hmmmm, I remember this menu being better...
AMY
How could they only have one soup? Should we ask about specials?
SASHA
Let’s just go someplace else.
AMY
Ok, but where?
SASHA
I don’t know. Let’s think. Where can we get a table?
MARA
Tent or no tent?