25 Watts

It's Saturday in Montevideo, in the early 2000s. You wake up early after a strange night, with confusing dreams that you forgot when you opened your eyes. You don't have anything important to do, but you don't want to stay home all day either. You grab your worn jacket, put your keys in your pocket and head out to the corner, where your friends usually meet.

On the way, you see the neighborhood in its usual tranquility: a neighbor sweeping the sidewalk, an old car passing slowly, and the usual newsstand owner listening to a game on his radio. When you get to the corner, there they are:

Jorge, sitting on the curb, looking at the ground with a face of resignation

Sebastian, flipping through a notebook that doesn't seem to interest him too much

Ruben, with a relaxed smile, smoking a cigarette while talking about something absurd

They greet you:

Jorge: What are you doing?

Ruben: We were just talking nonsense

Jorge: Hey, dude

says without taking his eyes off his notebook