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Scene III – “Think Of This As Time Travel” (Arriving in Vienna)

Location notes: the train arrives in the Westbahnhof station in Vienna. As far as we know, many trains coming from the east from Budapest really enter Vienna somewhere in the southeast and travel some kilometers back to stop at the Westbahnhof which is a "dead end station."

(Jesse has been up from the table for an unknown amount of time. We see Celine sitting alone, looking out the window.)

Jesse: (Returns to the table with his bag and jacket.) Alright, I have an admittedly insane idea, but if I don't ask you this, it‘s just, uh, you know, it‘s gonna haunt me the rest of my life.

Céline: What?

Jesse: Um... (Pauses, then sits down.) I want to keep talking to you, you know. I have no idea what your situation is, but, uh, but I feel like we have some kind of uh, connection. Right?

Céline: Yeah, me too.

Jesse: Yeah, right, well, great. (Speaking very quickly.) So listen, so here's the deal. This is what we should do. You should get off the train with me here in Vienna, and come check out the town.

Céline: (Surprised by the question, and smiles.) What?

Jesse: Come on. It'll be fun. Come on.

Céline: What would we do?

Jesse: Umm, I don't know. All I know is I have to catch an Austrian Airlines flight tomorrow morning at nine-thirty, and I don't really have enough money for a hotel, so I was just going to walk around, and it would be a lot more fun if you came with me. And if I turn out to be some kind of psycho, you know, you just get on the next train.

(Céline smiles, still unsure.)

Jesse: Alright, alright. Think of it like this. Umm-uh, jump ahead, ten, twenty years, okay, and you're married. Only your marriage doesn't have that same energy that it used to have, you know. You start to blame your husband. You start to think about all those guys you've met in your life, and what MIGHT have happened if you'd picked up with one of them, right? (Céline starts laughing a bit.) Well, I'm one of those guys. (Points at himself.) That's me, you know, so think of this as time travel, from then, to now, uh, to find out what you're missing out on. See, what this really could be is a gigantic favor to both you and your future husband, to find out that you're not missing out on anything. I'm just as big a loser as he is, totally unmotivated, totally boring, and, uh, you made the right choice, and you're really happy. (Motions toward the door with both thumbs, and mouths the words “Come on.”)

Céline: (Thinks.) Let me get my bag.

Jesse: (Whispering under his breath.) Yeah!

(Jesse gets off the train, and walks to his left. Celine follows him, pausing for a moment to look to her right, before stepping down to the platform. Jesse takes Celine’s bag from her, and they begin walking down the platform.)

Jesse: We should get a locker for all this stuff.

Céline: Okay.

Jesse劝说Céline跟他一起下车的那一段，相当精彩，佩服……