Nadia Yeah. It’s what’s inside that counts isn’t it? And I only have people in my life who’ve got really beautiful insides. Because I’m a nice person, you attract nice people, you know?

Nick Really?

Nadia Which is why you’re here now.

Nick Simon didn’t seem like a very nice person.

Nadia Simon’s alright.

Nick He was hitting you. And I think he would have gone on hitting you …

Nadia It was good that it happened. Really. Because if Simon hadn’t got frightened …

Nick Frightened?

Nadia Yeah. If Simon hadn’t got frightened then I wouldn’t have met you.

Nick I don’t think Simon was frightened.

Nadia Oh he was.

Nick I think Simon is a person who hates women. I think Simon is the sort of bastard who likes to beat up / women.

Nadia But if you look inside … Simon is frightened and Simon was expressing his fear in the only way he knows how.

Nick He cut your lip.

Nadia I don’t remember.

Nick You must remember.

Nadia That’s in the past.

Nick There was blood.

Nadia Was there?

Nick Of course there was. There was a lot of blood.

Nadia I’m not holding on to that.

Nick No?

Nadia I’m letting that go. I’m not going to hurt myself by holding on to those feelings. That would be hurting me.

Nick Maybe I’ll do something. Maybe I’ll kick the shit out of Simon.

Nadia And that would hurt you.

Nick I’m gonna do it.

Where does the bastard live?

Where the fuck is he?

Nadia Hey. Hey. Hey. Easy.

Nick You’ve gotta fight back.

Nadia No.

Nick You can’t let them, walk all over you.

Nadia Them?

Nick Men. You can’t let them … you’ve got to make a stand.

Nadia Hey. Don’t generalise. Don’t label people like that. ’Men’. What does that mean? ‘Men’. Simon is a person.

Nick Simon is a sexist bastard.

Nadia He is a child inside. And we’re all children inside.

Nick I’m not. / I’m not.

Nadia Oh, you are.

Nick I’m a great big fucking angry adult, that’s what I am. I’m someone who doesn’t let the bastards get at me.

Nadia I don’t think Simon / was getting at you.

Nick Someone who gets the bastards before they can get me,

Nadia No-one’s getting at you … you’re projecting …

Nick Oh come on, come on. There’s loads of them. Yeah … The police, the … multinationals …. The arms dealers …. the dictators. / They’re out there and you and me, we’ve got to stand up and ….

Nadia laughs.

Nick What? What?

Nadia You’re funny.

Nick Funny? Funny am I?

Nadia Yeah. All that anger. It’s …