In part five of the Facebook Couple, the two lovers are now retired and extremely bored. Boredom usually leads to nothing interesting, nothing of note to share. But that doesn't usually stop people on Facebook sharing what's going on in their lives, and the Facebook Couple are the leaders of the pack.
Int. A living room. The Facebook couple are sitting down in separate armchairs, now visibly aged and grey haired. The room is silent with the exception of the faint chatter of a talk radio station coming out of the radio. The couple just stare ahead into the space ahead of them. The guy picks up his phone and motions to type, but has to think first.
Guy: is...erm...question mark confused face.
The guy puts his phone down and lets out a heavy sigh. The girl picks up her phone and starts to visibly think heavily. She starts to type.
Girl: is...dot...dot...dot
The girl puts her phone down and sighs heavily. They both continue to sit in near silence. The guy looks around the room with indifference.
Guy: When did we retire again?
Girl: Fifteen years ago.
Guy: Huh.
The guy drums his fingers on the arm of the chair before picking up his phone again. He wants to type but is evidently drawing a blank.
Guy: I just don’t know what to say. I can’t think of anything to update with.
Girl: Same.
Guy: Well I guess we don’t have to update our status? Maybe people don’t care that much about every little thing we think of, or the tedious details of our lives? I mean, it can get pretty boring. No one likes boring.
Girl ponders this comment, as does the guy. Girl picks up her phone and starts typing.
Girl: is bored.
The guy hurriedly picks up his phone and presses the screen a few times.
Guy: Like!
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