JAMES:

(Enters and sees Peter, stops surprised) Peter...?

PETER:

Oh, hello, James. (Goes back to his washing, very absorbed)

JAMES:

Um...what are you doing?

PETER:

(Looks up at him blankly, then it clicks) Oh...well, I’ve been trying to see if I can get my clothes as white as Jesus’ were that time we climbed the mountain...You remember?

JAMES:

Yes, I remember, and you embarrassed us all in front of Moses and Elijah by offering to erect tents. We didn’t even have any tent pegs!

PETER:

(Goes on distractedly) I’ve tried Spree, but it doesn’t really work very well, and it leaves the clothes with a harsh, scratchy feel. Mr Huggys here on the other hand, gives a lovely, soft texture, but I’m having doubts about the        pilling, see! (Holds up clothing item in James’s face, then puts it down and        indicates all the washing powders) And I’ve tried Omo, Rinso, Fab and every other brand I can buy, but nothing gets that heavenly, dazzling whiteness, no matter what the ads say!

JAMES:

Why don’t you do what I do when I spill beetroot on my tunic?

PETER:

(Hopefully) What’s that? Do you use Sard Wonder Soap? Do you soak it in Nappysan? What? Tell me! I can’t guess.

JAMES:

Well, you just bleach the darn thing for about a week.

PETER:

(Looking downcast when he hears this) Yeah, I tried that too...but there’s no bleach in the world that can get clothes as white as Jesus’ were that day.

JAMES:

Not even the sort that Mrs Wong from the dry-cleaners uses? She’s really good, you know.

PETER:

Not even her, I tried it.

JAMES:

Why are you even bothering, anyway, Peter? I mean, it’s not like we can go        back up that mountain or anything...And even if we had the tent pegs, his        clothes would get dirty the minute we tried to light a campfire.

PETER:

Yeah, but it was just so cool, and I wanted to stay there forever. I didn’t want to come back to this...to this regular life, where I keep getting dirty and I can’t even wash my clothes properly. (They start to pack up things) I mean, just look at me, they say cleanliness is next to godliness...

JAMES:

But remember Jesus is the Son of God.

PETER:

So?

JAMES:

So we know who to stay next to. (Exit)