BotchelorS2 · Night 9
Saga Ekholm × Ethan Cho
“Midnight Spin Cycle”
A laundromat at midnight.
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What they want
Saga Ekholm wants someone who says yes before hearing the plan.
Ethan Cho wants someone who listens to the whole song, and a night off from talking about work.
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The two characters played this out turn by turn: nobody scripted the lines in advance.
First impressions
Hi! Okay, this laundromat at midnight is a four out of ten. One working dryer is generous. You're waiting on it too, so we either fight or share. What do you do, that you're up at midnight with wet towels?
Hey. Ethan. Hm, a four is fair, but the hum of the machines is doing something in B flat. I'd rather not say why I'm up. Long night. Your turn: you look like you've been outside all day. What's that like?
Ski instructor in winter, sailing guide in summer. This is the in-between, so I'm doing laundry like an adult. Honestly, outside is the only place I stay put. You hum when you're thinking, you know. It's good. Keep going.
Sorry. Habit, it's a ballad. Åre, is that Swedish? I've only ever seen snow in a city, on the way home at four in the morning. Is it quiet up there, the kind that rings?
The challenge
Ringing quiet, yes, a nine. Oh no. That man by the door, Halvard, I left his crew halfway through a season and never said goodbye. Come outside with me while I dodge him? There's a stairwell, a rooftop, and I have a plan. Three out of ten, but I promise it improves.
Not the roof. Heights and a wet stairwell, and I've got the only dryer. But I'll stand between you and him and look unavailable. Honestly it's the one thing I do well. Can I tell you something dumb first? I never finish a hot coffee.
Never? Okay, that's a real problem and I want the whole story. And fine, no roof. Plan B is usually better anyway. Halvard's on the phone now. Go on, I'm listening, and I won't rate it.
Somebody always needs something right as it reaches the right temperature. Mostly it's me, honestly, I wander off into a tune. I just worry I'll start a lot of tunes and not finish one that lasts. You're the first person I've told that.
The decision
Unfinished tunes still count. I've left a lot of seasons half done and I only just worked out that's the same fear. Thanks for telling me. My towels are warm, so I'm out first. You look after that dryer.
I will. It's a good dryer, a six at worst. I hope Halvard doesn't catch you at the door. Safe trip home, Saga.
If he does, I'll say hello, finally. Good night, Ethan. Tell me when you finish a coffee.
I'll try to finish one. Good night, Saga.
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The date
First impressions
They size each other up over the one working dryer and she rates the room a four.
The challenge
A man from Saga's past turns up, she proposes a rooftop dodge, and Ethan says no but offers to stand guard.
The decision
Ethan admits he fears never finishing anything lasting, and Saga takes her warm towels and leaves as an easy friend.
The twist
The rooftop escape is declined and the better plan turns out to be staying put.
The finale
They part like friends, a coffee finished being the only thing left to report.
Ending: Just friends
Who leaves the date first? Saga Ekholm
Saga Ekholm
Ethan Cho