NEW MESSAGE !

FROM LUCAS . . .

LUCAS
you up?

SIENNA its 2 PM

LUCAS
sooooo is that a yes or a no?

SIENNA
a no, because i just woke up

LUCAS
ur literally a menace to society

SIENNA
let me live. i was out late.

LUCAS
doing what??
being mysterious and hot again??

SIENNA
i was being mysterious and hot, yes, but also aggressively
inhaling tacos at 1 AM
balance.

LUCAS
so what I'm hearing is that
i was not invited to this extremely important event.

SIENNA
correct

LUCAS
im filing a formal complaint
best friend rights have
been violated

SIENNA
u were on a date, Lucas.
A DATE.
with a real person.

LUCAS
oh yeah. that happened

SIENNA ???

LUCAS
it was okay..

SIENNA
...thats it???
"it was okay"???
what kind of half-assed
review is that?

LUCAS
idk dude, she was just... fine?
she said i "give off golden retriever energy" and i feel like thats code for "she wasn't attracted to me at all"

SIENNA
imean, you do give golden retriever energy
ur sweet. ur loyal.
u get weirdly excited over the smallest things

LUCAS
so what, im out here being some unsexy pet??

SIENNA
no...no.
ur like... a golden retriever
in a leather jacket

LUCAS
i have never worn a leather jacket

SIENNA
yea... but in my mind,
you have

LUCAS
idk if I should be offended or flattered...

SIENNA
always assume flattered

LUCAS
anyway.
enough about my tragic
dating life..
whats new with you?

SIENNA
not much.
just living, thriving, waiting for something exciting to happen

LUCAS
ur literally in college.
isnt that supposed to be exciting?

SIENNA
theoretically, yes.
in reality, im drowning in assignments and questioning
all my life choices

LUCAS
that's the true college experience whats stressing you out this time?

SIENNA
my professor is making us do this ridiculous short film project, and my group is a disaster

LUCAS
oh no. are we talking mild chaos or full blown dumpster fire?

SIENNA
picture the Titanic, but instead of an iceberg we hit a bunch of film students who think they're the next Tarantino

LUCAS
yikes

SIENNA
one guy pitched a silent horror movie. another girl wants it to be a musical. and then there's this dude who keeps saying "vibes over plot" like that means anything

LUCAS
so basically
ur directing a fever dream

SIENNA
pretty much ig

LUCAS
i mean... this is what you
signed up for as a film
major...right?

SIENNA
first of all, screenwriting major
which means i should be WRITING not babysitting a bunch of film bros with artistic egos bigger than the entire UCLA campus

LUCAS
my bad.
i forgot ur a serious writer

SIENNA
damn right
i suffer for my art.

LUCAS
u suffer bc you procrastinate
and then complain
about suffering

SIENNA
y are you attacking me??

LUCAS
bc its my job

SIENNA
rude. anyway, what's ur plan for today?

LUCAS
work, gym, and then probably watching a movie alone because SOMEONE abandoned me for tacos last night

SIENNA
let it go, dude.

LUCAS
NEVER.
but if u make it up to me by helping me pick a movie
i might forgive you.

SIENNA
fine but if u pick something depressing again im blocking you