KENT Ok, then. I tapped him—probably even a bit less than what I just did to you—and he turns and gives me a look, like, this “hey bro, I’m talking here … ” and I’m, like, you know … “Fuck this.”

KENT touches his band-aid for a minute. GREG is silent.

GREG What’d you do, Kent? (Beat.) What?

KENT What do you think I did? I smacked him. I was gonna let it go at that, I really was, but then he said some shit—and his forehead is sorta gashed by this time—and he starts in about Carly and you and, you know, a few other comments that just—and so I beat the living shit outta that guy. Like, bad. (Beat.) The cops came and everything. I’m pretty sure I’d stopped hitting him about that point … I must’ve stopped, ’cause that took a little while, for them to arrive … but I’m not sure, I was just so fucking … fueled up by that stage … and then they took him off to the hospital. (Beat.) I spent the night locked up—motherfucker’s pressing charges over what’s happened—I’ve gotta go in Monday and meet with the, you know … the fucking owners and shit.

GREG Jesus. That’s …

KENT Yeah.

GREG He got in a few punches, though, I guess. (Pointing.) Or was that the cops?

KENT Actually, that I got from Crystal during the fight. She hit me on the head with her purse … some little metal part got me right here. A zipper, maybe, or—(He yells toward the boys.) Come on Brandon! Dig deep! (Points at his eye.) I didn’t even feel it at the time but some guy, one of our delivery guys … he sent me a photo on his phone that he took of my whole face and, you know, shirt and everything was totally covered in blood. (Gets out his phone and finds it.) Here. Look. Huh?

GREG considers this for a moment. Taking it all in.

GREG Holy shit … I don’t know what to say.

KENT I don’t need you to say anything. I just wanted to tell somebody …

GREG … and so … did Crystal get all …? I’m just asking because you said she hit you so that doesn’t sound too good.

KENT Ha! No, not great … (Beat.) She moved her shit out last night. To her friend’s.

GREG … no …

KENT Yep. She’s gone. Left me this nasty note and called me a bunch of fucking … just some mean shit … she has this terrible fucking temper on her! Un-real some of the shit that came outta her … such a pretty face but, like, when she got mad you couldn’t even believe it was the same person! Like one of those ladies with all the what-do-you-callems … you see in the movies … with, like, snakes in her hair? I mean, just, totally fucking psycho …

GREG Medusa?/ Sounds like it./ Wow.

KENT Is that who I mean?/ Then I guess so./ Yeah. It’s just … you can never really tell with chicks.