INT. STUDENT HOUSING – JOEL'S ROOM – DAY
Joel and his roommate MORGAN are at their desks, getting ready for "CALL OF DUTY."
Morgan is Joel's age, but while Joel looks like an Average Joe, Morgan is dressed as the most immaculate gentleman modern gaming has ever seen. And yeah, I forgot. He's in a wheelchair.
JOEL: And this girl came in – she was super hot – with the weirdest phone ever.
MORGAN: How hot? And how weird?
JOEL: Really hot, like don't know which words to use – hot.
EXT. ELECTRONICS STORE – SIMULTANEOUS
Lin arrives on her HONDA ALL-TERRAIN MOTORBIKE, looking awesome.
She parks it and strides inside.
INT. JOEL'S ROOM – CONTINUOUS
JOEL: Anyway, the firewall just kept kicking her phone off the grid, pushing security warnings. I spent like fifteen minutes fixing a workaround that would stick!
MORGAN: And you're sure her phone wasn't really a security threat?
Joel gazes at Morgan. He stares back.
JOEL: No, Morgan, it was not a security threat! I checked it! You think I'm stupid or something?
INT. ELECTRONICS STORE – CONTINUOUS
Lin marches down the aisles, locked on target.
INT. JOEL'S ROOM – CONTINUOUS
MORGAN: All I'm saying is that hot chicks are dangerous. For any number of reasons. Who knows what she's up to? She could be CIA, NSA, KGB. Ever watched "The Americans"?
Joel looks at his roomie again.
JOEL: Are you kidding me?
INT. ELECTRONICS STORE – CONTINUOUS
Lin pays the sales clerk. GPS-based tracking devices on the counter between them. She grabs the gadgets and slips outside.
INT. JOEL'S ROOM – CONTINUOUS
MORGAN: There's nothing new under the sun, bro. Women have been playing us for centuries. Study history, and you would know.
JOEL: OK, mister smarty-pants, will you get started or what?
MORGAN: Just sayin'...
They put on their gaming headphones and dive in.
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Love/Survival
RomanceOn paper, 20-year-old twins Cathy and Matt have everything going for them. Their mom is a Brazilian supermodel, and their dad is a decorated Navy SEAL. In reality, though, Mark, their dad, is retired with PTSD, and their mom, Sabrina, split long ago...
