secret soulmates // phan

nine.

Dan

Welcome to the iPhone
Swipe to set up

Time to do this. I've been looking forward to this all day, finally something what's actually bringing joy to my life.

Arghh, For god's sake.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm just writing an essay. Studying English language at university wasn't a great idea.

You can do it, okay?

I hope so, thank you.

I fill in the details to make an Apple ID. Then, I change some standard settings. When I'm done doing all that, I decide to download some apps. I've wanted social media for a while, though I wouldn't know who to follow, and I don't want to get addicted.

If you get social media, you will get addicted. It's just a fact. You will. But it's worth it!

But I don't want to waste my life on the internet screaming about two people because they're making eye contact?

*cough*

Trust me, that's what I thought too. You know what? I can maybe recommend some things.

Really? What should I download?

Well, I personally really like Instagram. You can upload pictures, like other people's pictures and comment on them. Twitter is one of my faves as well, you can post little messages called 'tweets' and follow people. Then, I like Tumblr a lot. You will be spending half of your life on there though, but it's worth it.

Wow, thank you! That's a lot.

I quickly type everything Sun says in my notes.

I'm not done yet! The one app I personally enjoy the most is YouTube. People upload videos on there, and you can watch them and comment on them. You could make a YouTube channel yourself but that's a lot of work. I've actually.. no, I can't tell you that. I don't think that's allowed.
Now I'm done, I think.

Thank you so much! Too bad I can't follow you on any social media.. who even made up those rules? It's stupid, I just want to meet you without having to wait three years.

I know Moon, me too.. but I guess we should just stick with it. Let's not tell each other what we get up to on social media, in case we find each other, and who knows what might happen then.

Okay, yeah. Well, I'm going to download those apps you recommended now, speak to you later!

Bye!

Okay. So.. Instagram. I click on the 'App Store' icon and search for the app. Found it straight away. Let's make an account.

Now, what should my username be? Something cool. Maybe not DanHowell, that would be to standard. DanTheMan? Dear god, no, that is the worst name I have ever heard. I want something cool, something to do with.. an animal? No.. a season? No..

Maybe something with flames? FlameBoy? Nah, that sounds a bit lame as well. FlameDan? Fire.. FireDan? DanIsOnFire? Well, I mean, I'm not literally on fire. I'm not on fire.

DanIsNotOnFire?

That sounds funny, actually. It sounds nice as well.

Username: danisnotonfire
Password: **********

Done!

I sign up to Twitter, Tumblr and eventually YouTube. I use the name danisnotonfire for every account, I like it.