In free time from life

FADEY

(Freaking out)

Damn, that noob finally managed to get CHARLI.

ANDRON

He played the sympathy card. She just felt sorry for him. Steve is not a dude. And her friendship with him is the same as with Masha and Valya.

FADEY

Do you think so?

ANDRON

And what, isn't it evident?

FADEY

Let's still try to stir things up between them. Let's see what they have planned?

FADEY and Andron stealthily follow Steve and CHARLIe.

14. INT./EXT. CHELYABINSK/PRIVATE SECTOR/GARAGE/CABIN/DESERT – DAY

CHARLI, STEVE

CHARLIe and Steve enter the garage and see a streamlined drop-shaped capsule in the middle.

CHARLI

What a mess here. Did you mention her?

STEVE

Yes.

CHARLI

It doesn't look like much. It's sleek and stylish. I thought there would be a Zaporozhets here, instead of a capsule.

STEVE

Shall we sit in the cabin? It's really cozy in there.

STEVE и CHARLI садятся в капсулу. Закрывают дверь.

CHARLI

(admiringly)

Everything here is so convenient and modern. Your neighbor has excellent taste. How old is he?

STEVE

The same age as Palyich.

CHARLI

Really? Then your neighbor is a romantic. But he can't be compared to the physicist.

STEVE

Oh, he is quite the romantic. If you talk to him with your eyes closed, he could easily pass for our contemporary.

CHARLIe absentmindedly spins the indicator knob. Steve quickly removes her hand.

STEVE (continuing)

Stop. You can't touch anything here.

CHARLI

Why not?

STEVE

Well, the final test hasn't been conducted yet. Who knows where it might take us?

CHARLI

Do you believe that this capsule will travel through time?

STEVE

And in space too.

CHARLI

(with a smile)

I beg you.

CHARLIe playfully presses the red button and their cheeks instantly suck in and return to their original position. Steve and CHARLIe laugh.

CHARLI

Wow! What was that?

STEVE

CHARLIe, you are so beautiful.

CHARLI

Wait, Steve. Did you feel that? It's like flying off a trapeze.

STEVE

I felt love for you. I… Ah…

Steve begins to get excited and emboldened, but CHARLI stops him.

CHARLI

Well, Steve. Not now. It's still too early. It's better if you walk me home.

Steve stops and sits down properly.

CHARLI (continuing)

But after all, what was that? Did you feel anything besides desire for me?

STEVE

Perhaps this is what free time from life is when you move in it. So you are not dependent on it.

CHARLI