INT. CROWDED SUBWAY CAR – DAY

Darrell Rogers, young and grungy. squeezes onto the packed car. He is pressed right up against Vinton Cerf, older and distinguished. Darrell is staring at Vinton, who is trying to read the paper.

VINTON

Can I help you?

DARRELL

Huh?

VINTON

You’re staring.

DARRELL

Sorry.

Darrell looks away. Vinton goes back to reading.

DARRELL

It’s just that. Well, I think I know you.

Vinton looks at him.

VINTON

I don’t think so.

DARRELL

No. I’m pretty sure I know you from somewhere.

VINTON

What’s your name?

DARRELL

Darrell Rogers.

Vinton thinks for a moment.

VINTON

No. Sorry. I’m pretty good with names. I don’t think we’ve ever met.

DARRELL

I know, I know you from somewhere. Did you go to Ohio State?

VINTON

Stanford. Then UCLA.

DARRELL

Ever work at Borders?

VINTON

Ah, no.

DARRELL

Weird. You look so familiar to me.

VINTON

Must have one of those faces.

DARRELL

That’s it!

VINTON

What’s that?

DARRELL

Facebook. We’re friends on Facebook.

VINTON

We are?

DARRELL

Yeah, I work with Jenny Barr, who’s friends with Perry Silverman who’s friends Maggie Thornburg who’s friends with Fred Burns who’s friends with Larry Page who, as you well know, is friends with you. I friended you through the “Friends You May Know” feature.

VINTON

Ah.

DARRELL

Man, how are you? I can’t believe I’m actually meeting you face to face. (beat) From Facebook.

Darrell laughs at his own joke. Vinton does not. The train stops.

VINTON

This is me.

Vinton steps off the train.

DARRELL

Dude, we should get drinks some time. Catch up.

VINTON

Um.

DARRELL

I’ll poke you later to remind you.

VINTON

Please don’t.

Darrell is grinning and waving to Vinton. The doors slide closed and the train glides off. Vinton takes a small Moleskine notepad out of his breast pocket and opens it up. We see that there is a list on the page. At the top of the page it reads:

1) Finish time machine.

2) Go back and stop Hitler from being born.

3) Buy milk.

Vinton scratches out #2 and pencils in:

STOP SELF FROM INVENTING INTERNET!

He underlines it twice, replaces the notebook and walks off.

FADE OUT: