STUART
I’ve bought a smart watch.
ARTHUR
Cool. What do you use it for?
STUART
Not much. It measures my heart rate though.
STUART (CONT’D)
It’s slightly elevated when I talk about the watch.
ARTHUR
Are you in the fat burn zone?
STUART
I’ve bought a smart watch.
ARTHUR
Cool. What do you use it for?
STUART
Not much. It measures my heart rate though.
STUART (CONT’D)
It’s slightly elevated when I talk about the watch.
ARTHUR
Are you in the fat burn zone?
FREDERIQUE
I want to talk to Mark Zuckerberg
STUART
Good luck with that
FREDERIQUE
No need: I wrote an AI that learns his habits and tells me where to accidentally bump into him
STUART
Could I use that to pick up girls?
FREDERIQUE
Man, that’s a bit desperate
FREDERIQUE
I’ve finished an app but no one uses it
ARTHUR
Oh, I wish I were an unappreciated artist too
FREDERIQUE
That’s not the same thing
FREDERIQUE
(A beat.) Wait, that is the same thing!
ARTHUR
Does it feel as good as they say?
FREDERIQUE
I was up all night but it’s totally worth it: I’ve 3D printed my own tooth aligners.
STUART
Doesn’t it bother you while kissing?
FREDERIQUE
(Turns sad) No.
STUART
Sorry man, I wasn’t thinking
FREDERIQUE
It’s ok, I could have a girlfriend.
STUART
Of course you could
STUART
I need a website. Could you help me?
FREDERIQUE
Why don’t you hire an offshore development team?
STUART
They never do what I ask them to, and then run away with their first pay check.
That’s just a waste of good cortisol.
FREDERIQUE
Since we can’t pay the bills we are forced to have another flatmate
STUART
Who is a safe bet with this economy?
ARTHUR
Where will they stay?
(Blob, the autonomous car arrives.)
FREDERIQUE
Guys meet Blob, the autonomous car
STUART
Sounds like a safe job
ARTHUR
Dibs on the garage
STUART
I’m living the dream!
ARTHUR
Your dream is that underage girls are watching you do pull-ups?
STUART
It’s a fucked dream!
Then what, I’m still totally living it.
STUART
Arthur, you don’t look great. Is everything alright?
ARTHUR
Yeah… I get good grades, work is great, I’m seeing a girl…
ARTHUR (CONT’D)
But then, when things go well, I get anxious, because it all doesn’t seem to be sustainable.
Stuart
I decided to go for the deaf-mute girls for a while.
Stuart (cont’d)
I tend to click better with people who let me speak. And I need a new workout for my hands.
Fred
Was I asking?