An earthquake shakes the theatre I'm in. Beckett is with me, Michael too. We are watching something about lions when the ground shakes and pillars crumble. The lights go out and everyone assesses what's happened. I'm worried about my friend across town. I'm supposed to meet him and I don't know how I can get to him. People bring in bags of food from the concessions and start eating loudly around me. An announcer says we should not drive, the roads are dangerous, there might be another earthquake coming. Everyone checks the news on their phone. Michael, who is now a blend of himself and my former boyfriend decides to go grab more food from his mom's house in Oregon city. There is a giant trunk filled with provisions for two weeks. I worry about him going alone, I don't want our family apart if another earthquake comes. Still he leaves. Beckett and I head downstairs to see some friends. They are all distraught and quiet. A homeless man eats what's been left in the fridge in a lazy boy chair. He's unfazed by the earthquake, thinks we are now all on the same level. He chews raw pork sausages from styrofoam. I wince.
