Bartek comes back home in a vile mood, again another day passed on his fruitless job search. Anita is waiting for him with a festive dinner (on the occasion of their first wedding anniversary). Bartek is frustrated and discouraged, projecting his frustrations on his partner. They communicate in short, crippled, emotional sentences. Anita tries to comfort Bartek in various ways and suggest new solutions. However, this does not bring positive results; on the contrary, Bartek is increasingly irritated. He tries to place an advertisement in the newspaper by phone: "Unimaginative, antisocial and non-creative talentless person is looking for a very well-paid job, preferably right away", but the phone operator does not take him seriously. Anita loses her enthusiasm and positive attitude and offers Bartek a joint suicide. Bartek dismisses her and resents that she is not looking for a job, but sitting at home. Anita reminds him that this was the deal between them - the man goes hunting, and the woman spins the yarn. Bartek is increasingly resigned and helpless. Anita would like everything to be like it was before. She reminds him of the moments of old happiness, she tries to involve Bartek in the game. She throws the dice, announces "The game is about to begin. I'm not Anita anymore." She delivers a long monologue in which she describes in detail the world and the situation in which they find themselves - Anita and Bartek, becoming heroes of the game. Bartek initially covers his ears, but with each word spoken by Anita he listens to her more and more carefully. However, he is still afraid. He says: "We won't be able to go back! Don't you remember what they told us in therapy?" Anita doesn't want to give up, she persuades Bartek to start playing the game, to play the fictional characters of Horgen and Siri. She gives him his character card. Bartek finally gets involved in the fiction, starts acting like a trance: "I'm ready. We can go." Anita, however, holds him back for a while, wants to change the game scenario. This creates more anxiety in Bartek. Anita wants Horgen and Siri to have a baby. Bartek gives up. They start the game. They lie down and embrace each other. The old tenderness and closeness returns. It is only thanks to the game and their fictional characters that Anita and Bartek are able to resurrect the old feelings, which were forgotten in the fervour of their ordinary life.
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