Навіщо. What For - Марія Старожицька

— But I’ve a problem with my leg ...

Slon

— So, you won’t hurry.

Scene 3

Tetyana, Veles

Tetyana leaves the house to the garden, goes to the wooden lavatory, opens the door.

Tetyana

— Dima ?!

Veles

— Tanya... why the hell are you here?

Tetyana

— And you what?! You went to the punishers ... That's my grandmother’s hut, and our house in the town was shelled from Grad, well, not our apartment, but it became dangerous.

Veles

— Is Ponchyk in the house?

Tetyana

— No more Ponchyk.

Veles

— Killed?! ..

Tetyana

— Pip your tongue, I kicked him. Fights somewhere with such as you. He is now Chervonets, not Ponchyk . My little son is sleeping in the hut. Let me go, where I went, I’ll cope with you.

Veles

— Go. I'll be in the hut.

Scene 4

Teseus is near the newsfeed

— “Cauldron appeared after the direct invasion of the Russian army. It looks like it came, as artillery bombardment in June at the border, a surprise for Ukrainian generals. The timely order for retreat didn’t come. Therefore the Ukrainian soldiers, as if by the consent of Russia’s president Volodymyr Putin, were promised to be given an open corridor and let go out, saving their lives. Russians gave “the word of a Russian officer”, that they wouldn’t shoot. But when the Ukrainian soldiers approached the “Putin’s corridor”, they started shelling from all types of weapons. The Ukrainian military men and volunteers had to break through in small groups by storm and with heavy casualties.

— I know all of it already, I know…What about these groups?...Oho…

"The local citizens have been ordered by the militia to deliver up the punishers under the threat of military tribunal"…

Scene 5

The basement of Tetyana’s house. The entire group has assembled. Tetyana opens up some very old canning jars, dismisses something, treats the fighters with something.

Tetyana

— And there’s nothing to give you for a trip. Neighbours will go for food to the town only tomorrow.

Slon

— Such is the fate. I cannot meet classmates by any means and Velez — as if on purpose.

Tetyana

— So he is Veles ... beautiful. Dmitry, why Veles?

Veles

— There was such God. He sang songs to all who fight, to get fraternized. I'll soon sing myself... Strelka, hey Strelka, look, what’s wrong with my foot.

Strilka comes, raises trousers to the knee, opens the wound.

Strilka

— Do you have some medications? It is festered, so much...

Tetyana comes, looks too.

Veles

— Tanya, get away, you make me shy — I am naked

Tetyana

— You're a fool, Dima, as you always were, how I hate you!

Veles

— You love me, Tanya, but got married to Chervonets.

Tetyana

— Leave him here, guys, leave this wounded idiot on my hands, it could really be destiny.

Poet

— It's actually very dangerous, I think we are being searched, maybe with dogs ... Both you and your son could get into trouble.

Slon

— Well, where do they get the dogs — who knew that we could get away? A large basement is here, he’ll recover a bit, we have connection, when we get out, we’ll send for him.

Laurel

— Veles, how are you? Do you agree? ..

Veles

— There’s no escape from fate.

Poet

— Well, then let’s go quickly until neighbours are still asleep. For who knows who they are…

Tetyana

— That's right, now no son responsible for father, neither sister responsible for brother, nor for their neighbours. Wait, here's some water, food, and for you, girl, I’ve found a gown, — not much clothes here, — We’ ve got what on us, in fact.

Strilka

— Oh, no, don’t do it, what for…

Tetyana

You’ll change your clothes and look like a local girl

Scene 6

Field of sunflowers. All sit squatting. Explosions.

Slon

— Vasylek (cornflower)...

Laurel

— Cornflower ...

Strilka