Nyssa met Thaddeus when she took his freshman survey course in Western Philosophy. A professor and a student with unusually compatible minds, they found themselves embarked for a multi-year cruise on the deep waters of philosophic conversation. In Nyssa’s final semester, however, the tone of the voyage changed abruptly. Like the brave sailors in Moby Dick, they encountered a topic that sank them utterly. Months later, the wreckage is still floating. The second act is an alternative to the first. The characters leave from the same port, but the wind carries them to different destinations.