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[Scene One]

Int. Dave's apartment
[Dave is sitting at his computer, surrounded by empty cola cans, furiously typing]

Dave: Come on, you stupid Rabbitsheet! Why won't you compile?

[Dave takes a swig of cola and continues typing]
Dave: Maybe if I add another loop... No, that's not it.

[Dave glances at the clock]
Dave: Blimey, is that the time? I've been at this for hours!

[Dave stretches and looks around the room]
Dave: Hang on... I haven't seen Greenie all morning. That's odd.

[Dave gets up and walks to the window]
Dave: Usually he's here by now, criticising my coding skills or raiding my fridge for grapes.

[Dave's computer suddenly beeps loudly]
Dave: Oh no, not again! Please don't tell me it's going to start shooting lasers across the room.

[Dave cautiously approaches the computer]
Dave: Well, at least it's not trying to kill me like Andy did.

[Dave looks at his phone]
Dave: Maybe I should check on Greenie.

[Scene Two]
Int. Corridor outside Green's apartment - Afternoon

[Dave is knocking on Green's door, looking worried]
Dave: Green! Are you in there?

[No response. Dave takes out a can of cola and drinks nervously]
Dave: I hope you're alright in there.

[Dave continues knocking, getting more frantic]
Dave: Green! If you don't answer, I'm going to assume your computer has become sentient and taken you hostage!

[Suddenly, the door creaks open. Green appears, looking disheveled and exhausted]
Green: What? What time is it?
Dave: It's half past three in the afternoon! I was worried you'd disappeared.
Green: Don't be ridiculous, Dave. I was just... rebooting.
Dave: You were doing that yesterday.
Green: And all night. I think I got to sleep about 6am.
Dave: Good grief! We really need to get you a new mainframe.
Green: What can I say. Sometimes it takes a while.

[Scene Three]
Int. Green's apartment

[Green stumbles to his couch and collapses. Dave follows, looking around at the mess of punched cards and empty coffee cups]
Dave: Greenie, this is insane. You look worse than when you were drinking for thirteen hours straight.
Green: It's not that bad. I just need some sleep... and maybe some grapes.
Dave: Look, I'm staging an intervention. We're getting you a new computer today.
Green: Not today, Dave. Not today. Anyway, the mainframe's fine. Look, even the blue light is blue for a change.
Dave: It kept you up until 6am! That's not fine, that's torture!
Green: At least it didn't try to kill me with lasers.
Dave: Don't knock it 'til you've tried it.
Green: [yawning] Fine, we can look at new computers. But if the new one doesn't have a slot for punch cards, I'm keeping this one.
Dave: Deal. Now get some sleep. I'll go find some grapes and maybe a can of coke to cure your... whatever this is.

[As Dave leaves, Green falls asleep on the couch, hugging a box of punched cards]