frog and toad talk about love
frog?
yeah toad?
i think this is a fantasy
why do you say that?
well, how do I put it... do you know what love is, frog?
i know what it means to breathe easy around you
well yes, but... is that love, frog? or is that comfort?
why shouldn't love be comfortable?
no I mean.... what would love look like without comfort?
are you doing ok, toad?
stop.. no.. please.... what could love look like if it were pure and true and terrible and beautiful... stripped of comfort and joy and even sorrow...
toad. do you wish for a sort of love like that? i could start burning the cookies I make you if you don't want any joy
FROG!
im sorry..
(toad is teary eyed) I just...
(frog waits attentively)
once I wished for a love like a warm cookie. like being a cat in a lap. and I feel that way with you frog.
(frog looks worried)
and I WANT to be comfortable... but what if love is more than that
toad, do you want me to be horrible to you?
yes..! no..! I don't know! I just... I'm scared. And sometimes your kindness terrifies me the most. And life is beautiful with you, and I am happy.
toad..?
(toad finally notices the fear in frog's eyes) I will never leave you frog. I just... sometimes I feel I'm no good at all. If love to me means something different than it means to you... could you forgive me? could you try to understand me?
toad. between us there is no need for such things as forgiveness.