The council has decreed that you should be an active agent in New Haven, Connecticut. Yes, you will be functioning as a monitor and you are also slated for intervention. Make use of all your available resources. Your disaster relief training may be useful. If I never see the business end of a skil-saw again, it'll be too soon.
Stairs run from SL to near center upstage.
It is raining outside. Buckets are placed to catch dripping water next to couch SL, off center stage, and downstage from the dining room table. Larry's sleeping bag and backpack lie, well rummaged, on and next to the couch. Ellis sits at kitchen table, reading a textbook and taking copious notes. Papers are strewn across the table.