Freshly out of the box. Put together. Brand new. No dogs allowed. It is a replacement. Big and grey, with a corner and some recliners. A cupholder or two. A young man and woman come to sit. They each have water cups and put them in place. A tiny spill happened in the middle of the movie they were watching. Everyone made a fuss trying to clean their new couch. It's was spotless. At first.

Two months go by and papers are stuffed in the catty. Sticky gum is stuck in the cupholders. The dog has secretly gone on the "new" couch twice, in one day. The young man and woman come to sit again, to finish their work. They have laptops, and place there special coffee drinks in the cup holders. The precipitation gets on it. One of them brings dinner to eat while they work. They spill multiple times. It has many spots. At last.