Phil & Monique Grab a Coffee

Setting: Regional museum conference

Characters: Monique, exhibition developer at her second museum. Wise beyond her years. Phil, veteran independent museum consultant. Anxiety-prone.

Our characters hit it off at the conference last year and pledged to grab coffee this time. Our scene opens at the hotel grab-and-go.

Phil: My client is crazy!

Monique: Your donut looks good.

Phil: They have an awful touchscreen idea!

Monique: Mm. Worse than some I’ve heard?

Phil: Way worse, I know it!

Monique: No way. It can’t be worse than “Touch the screen to see the content that didn’t make it into the movie”.

Phil: Worse.

Monique: Huh. OK, it can’t be worse than “Touch the screen to give us exhibition ideas”.

Phil: Worse.

Monique: Damn. OK, worse than “Touch the screen to try the professional database our curators use”?

Phil: Whoa. That’s … crazy. But mine's still worse.

Monique: Pfft. I give up. What is it?

Phil: “Touch the screen to select a video message from each donor.”

Monique: …

Phil: …

Monique: Yeah, you win.

Phil: I told you!

Monique: You eating that donut?