INT. CAMPUS IT SUPPORT – DAY
Cathy is standing at the IT support reception desk.
Joel hands her the freshly restored laptop.
JOEL: Uhm... I don't know quite how to say this – (leans in and whispers) – but you have a lot of porn sites in your browser history...
CATHY (not lowering her voice): Yeah, I know.
JOEL: And that's really not a good thing.
CATHY: I know, it's not like I watch it all the time; I just, you know, use it to pick up techniques whenever I get horny.
Joel doesn't know exactly how to respond.
JOEL: Uh... it's really not good for your computer -
CATHY: Oh!
JOEL: – because porn sites often link to other sites that are more predatory and which is –
CATHY: – probably where I got the virus. Gotcha. I'll try to be more careful in the future.
JOEL: Yeah...
CATHY: OK, thanks then!
She grabs her laptop and walks away like nothing happened.
LIN
is standing further into the room.
She walks up to Joel.
LIN: What was that?
JOEL: Ah, nothing. Just this girl again. Needed help with her laptop.
LIN: That is not "just a girl"; that is a man-eater. She didn't invite you home or anything? You better –
JOEL: No! Of course not!
LIN: Good. You wanna tie me in after we're done here, then?
JOEL (chuckles): Yeah, sure, I'd love to.
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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...
