Virtually Friends

Added: 2026-05-11

[00:00:00]Ladies and gentlemen, out.

[00:00:46]My hand web access.

[00:02:04]I hate this.

[00:02:08]>> Do you want it?

[00:02:09]>> No.

[00:02:09]>> Do you want it?

[00:02:10]>> No, I don't.

[00:02:15]>> What are you doing?

[00:02:31]to Did you want one?

[00:02:33]>> Yeah. Yeah, that'd be great.

[00:02:35]>> Chocolate vanilla.

[00:02:37]>> Vanilla.

[00:02:40]Thanks.

[00:03:08]I'm going to get back to work.

[00:03:13]His father, my grandfather raise a duck until it was full ground.

[00:05:02]Game.

[00:05:03]>> Whoa. Hey, >> how's it going, man?

[00:05:05]>> Oh, dude, we got to fill this out.

[00:05:06]>> Whoa.

[00:05:07]>> You good?

[00:05:10]>> Yeah. I just You look so real.

[00:05:20]>> It's Blake. Gabe, right?

[00:05:23]>> Yeah.

[00:05:25]>> You just going to keep hiding behind the counter or what?

[00:05:27]>> I'm sorry.

[00:05:27]>> No, you're good. You want to sit down?

[00:05:31]>> Yeah.

[00:05:33]I got the couch. So, >> cool.

[00:05:36]>> Great.

[00:05:37]>> Yeah, >> it it's it's weird having somebody over there. It's usually just me watching TV.

[00:05:52]>> Uh, we could watch something if you want.

[00:05:54]>> Yeah. Yeah. Um, you like sports?

[00:05:58]>> Yeah, absolutely. I'm a big Stallions fan. Uh um Bobcats all the way.

[00:06:04]>> Oh, okay. Okay, I see how this is going to be. No. Yeah, let's uh put the game on.

[00:06:09]>> Okay.

[00:06:09]>> Yeah.

[00:06:27]It's called type M for learner. I don't know if you have heard of it. This could Oh, here he is. Gabe. Gabe, what's up, man? Good to see you. Gabe, this is my friend Shira. This is Gabe. Shar's actually working on her page.

[00:06:44]>> Hey, what are you doing this weekend?

[00:06:45]>> Sorry, I got to get going. I'm meeting up with some friends.

[00:07:05]You didn't see anything. That was that was I think anyone watch >> Thanks. No problem.

[00:07:52]>> Oh, hey Gabe. Yeah.

[00:07:53]>> Um, a couple of us were going to hang out at my place this weekend, probably barbecue, if you wanted to join.

[00:07:59]>> Cool. Um, I'm sorry. I got plans this weekend.

[00:08:02]>> Oh, yeah, that's fun. What you What are you doing?

[00:08:05]>> I think Chloe is going to bring over some board games and then on Saturday we're going to go to the beach.

[00:08:12]>> Okay. You know that the people that those thing that thing creates, they're not real.

[00:08:18]>> I'm sorry. The glasses. Those are the friends you have plans with. They're just simulations.

[00:08:25]>> Really?

[00:08:28]>> Look, I'm actually >> I don't even worry about my own life.

[00:08:31]This isn't cool.

[00:08:33]>> No, this isn't cool. And honestly, I hadn't said anything before because I didn't want to overstep, >> which is what you're doing right now.

[00:08:40]>> When was the last time you interacted with a real human? Do you ever take those things off outside of work?

[00:08:45]>> I have work to do. You know, the user manual says not to use them more than 4 hours a day.

[00:08:50]>> Drop it.

[00:08:51]>> I'm trying to reach out and you keep brushing me off because you have plans with a hologram. It's like an addiction.

[00:08:56]>> Shut up. You don't get to tell me who I should and shouldn't spend time with. We work at the same company and that's it.

[00:09:03]If it bothered you this much, maybe you should have reached out a little earlier.

[00:10:02]Your dad will be here in 10 minutes.

[00:10:04]>> You're not going to wait and see him.

[00:10:07]I just think it's too soon.

[00:10:10]We both need time to resettle.

[00:10:15]I know this is hard.

[00:10:17]You know, we love you very much, right?

[00:10:23]Okay. Well, I will see you Monday after school.

[00:10:31]Don't eat too much junk.

[00:11:13]Thanks for staying, Mom.

[00:11:16]I love you guys.

[00:11:20]Wait, really?

[00:11:23]That's so weird. Why would it say that?

[00:11:52]Heat. Heat.

[00:14:28]Hey, um I'm sorry about the other day, but no. Uh pushing, shoving, uh, screwing on a cap.

[00:14:39]Um, like sliding.

[00:14:41]>> Oh, that's it. Time >> grocery shopping.

[00:14:44]>> Let's go, bro.

[00:14:46]>> How was that? Grocery shopping. Scanning an item at the checkout.

[00:14:59]>> Okay. Ready?

[00:15:01]>> Wait, >> go.

[00:15:08]Valentina fight.

[00:15:32]Oh my god.

[00:15:46]This is so funny.

[00:16:20]gone when the lights turn on and I'm all alone with my thoughts again. And I'm wondering how I got to be like this.

[00:16:40]Now it's 4 a.m. Turn the TV on. Try to quiet the noises in my head.

[00:16:52]But it says connection lost.

[00:17:03]But it's eas to be alone.

[00:17:11]again and maybe I'll meet else in this place I've created in front of me But I can't see the world in front of me.

[00:17:53]and see.