PASSWORDS
THAT’S NOT COOL
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TWO TEENAGED GIRL PHONES ARE HANGING OUT IN A CONVENIENCE STORE PARKING LOT. WHILE DRINKING SLURPIES AND EATING CHIPS, ONE OF THE GIRLS SCREEN CHANGES TO HER SOCIAL MEDIA WALL.

KAREN: Hey sweetie, helloooooo? Your real-life social life is sitting right here.

BRENDA: My bad. I was just checking out something on my wall.

KAREN: Really? Now? How about less wall-time and more face time with me?

BRENDA: You do have a point. (On Brenda’s screen we see “You do have a point” on her status update and a “like” thumb gets clicked). 

KAREN: So…I’ve been thinking…


KAREN: I should know your profile password. It’s not a big deal. We’ve been together for a long time now. 

BRENDA: My what?  Seriously? We’re not married!  

KAREN: I think you’re getting cold buttons and being a commitment-phobe??

BRENDA: We’re totally serious. I even changed my status to “in a relationship.”

KAREN: I don’t know, Brenda. If we’re for real, then you should be okay with sharing things like passwords and text messages. 

THE SET FADES TO BLACK, AND A SPOTLIGHT SHINES ON BRENDA. SHE TURNS TO THE CAMERA. 

BRENDA: I’m not comfortable with the idea of sharing my password with Karen…or anybody. But we are together…and I do trust her. What should I do?