https://first-folio.demo.lobb.ie/tags/drama/Recent content in Drama on first-folio.demo.lobb.ieHugoen-GB-oed© 2023-2026 Taḋg Paul — Apache License 2.0Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://first-folio.demo.lobb.ie/stories/the-waiting-room/Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://first-folio.demo.lobb.ie/stories/the-waiting-room/<p>A short scene demonstrating the theme&rsquo;s theatrical shortcodes.</p> <p class="stage-direction">A waiting room. Two plastic chairs. A water cooler that gurgles intermittently. FIONA sits reading a magazine. DECLAN enters, looks around, sits.</p> <div class="dialogue"> <p class="dialogue-name">DECLAN</p> <p class="dialogue-text">Is this the right place?</p> </div> <div class="dialogue"> <p class="dialogue-name">FIONA</p> <p class="dialogue-text">Depends what you&rsquo;re waiting for.</p> </div> <div class="dialogue"> <p class="dialogue-name">DECLAN <span class="dialogue-parenthetical">(hesitantly)</span></p> <p class="dialogue-text">The&hellip; results?</p> </div> <div class="dialogue"> <p class="dialogue-name">FIONA</p> <p class="dialogue-text">Everyone&rsquo;s waiting for results. Sit down.</p> </div> <p class="stage-direction">DECLAN sits. The water cooler gurgles. A long silence.</p> <div class="dialogue"> <p class="dialogue-name">DECLAN</p> <p class="dialogue-text">How long have you been here?</p> </div> <div class="dialogue"> <p class="dialogue-name">FIONA <span class="dialogue-parenthetical">(not looking up)</span></p> <p class="dialogue-text">Hard to say. The clock stopped working on Tuesday.</p> </div> <div class="dialogue"> <p class="dialogue-name">DECLAN</p> <p class="dialogue-text">What day is it now?</p>