Vi (excerpt)

This is a page from a screenplay I wrote with three other film students for FADA about a young man named Neil, who falls in love with his homebrewed AI

NEIL CONT.
Motherfucker!

The error message creates a red glow on the otherwise darkroom.

Suddenly... a loading screen. Neil readjusts and
stares. Is this it? Vi pops up on the screen. She's a gorgeous anime girl with awide smile.

VI
Hi - Neil, I'm Vi. Your personal
Artificial Intelligence

NEIL
Holy shit!
(beat)
Hi! You're beautiful.
(beat)
Um, I'm Neil... well obviously you
know that already. God, you're real.

VI
I am real, you created me.

INT. DORM SHOWER - EARLY MORNING
Neil gets out of the communal shower and begins to dry off. Suddenly Cory walks in wearing only shorts causing a ruckus. Neil jumps.

CORY
Neil!
Cory mocks the way Neil had just reacted in a friendly way.

CORY CONT.
It's all good my dude, I was wondering
when, if you even showered

NEIL
I thought I was alone, why are you
here, it's 3 am?

Cory takes off his shorts, Neil is visibly uncomfortable. Neil looks away as Cory starts to shower.

CORY
I just suddenly got the urge
He absentmindedly rubs his nose.