FADE IN.
Act 1
INT. BEDROOM - 12:30
Peter is listening to stereo guitar music.
PETER (V.O.): Today is Saturday. My wife has just got up.
Ringtones. Peter takes the call.
PETER (To phone): The spare parts have arrived and my Nokia has been fixed?
Peter looks and sounds very happy.
PETER (Cont'd) (To phone): I'll come to pick it up later.
INT. DINING ROOM - 13:30
Beside a vase holding Sakura blossoms, Peter and his WIFE are having some Chinese New Year cakes.
PETER: I'll go to a nearby mall to collect my Nokia later.
His wife doesn't care.
Act 2
INT. PETER'S STUDY - 14:00
Peter is resting in a sofa corner with three smartphones beside him.
PETER (V.O.): I've been trying to assimilate this cosy corner as a 1st class aircraft cabin.
Peter uses a Sony smartphone to turn on Bluetooth speakers. After a Beep sound, we hear: Left... Right.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Due to connectivity, smartphones can function like remote controls.
As lights flash from the speakers, we hear loud-and-clear bass sounds.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): With extra-bass, every bass note sounds full and beautiful.
Non-stop background oldies.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Real sensuous comfort. I feel it.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When Quorans asked me if tiny living spaces would affect our well-beings, I recommended them to turn tiny spaces into cosy little corners.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.): I'm anxious to get back my Nokia. I want to use it to play a video idiom game only on Android.
Peter takes a look of another messy corner.
PETER (V.O.): Let me turn it into another cosy little corner.
Ringtones. Peter answers the call.
PETER (To phone): Have I taken away the sim-card holder? No, I haven't.
Listening to phone.
PETER (To phone): You've to order it and I'll have to wait for a few more days...
Ending the call, Peter looks frustrated.
PETER (V.O.): Let me double check if I had taken it out inadvertently.
Checking his stuff very carefully, Peter finds a booklet featuring the Beatles.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): John was murdered in 1980 at age 40 and George died of lung cancer in at age 58 in 2001.
As he cleans up a side table, Peter notes a Quora notification with web links.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, the Quoran has actually mined my stories about Kaji, my pet.
Reading a text.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The Quoran herself knows about wolves and suggests certain links.
Clicking a link with an iPhone, Peter sees a clip on A Wolf Called Romeo.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Romeo engaged with humans and dogs, and lived on the edges of their community.
Peter turns on the TV between his cosy little corners.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Regarding Romeo's traits, the author of the book A Wolf Called Romeo thought that Romeo had to adapt to survive.
Then, a clip on TV gets Peter's attention.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Charles Darwin was born on Feb 12, 1809.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): HIs discovery of natural selection has great impact on humanity.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): His theory of evolution has high explanatory power. Only beings most suited to their environment survive.
Then, Peter hears something from his iPhone.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In the end, Romeo was killed by poachers.
Act 3
INT. BEDROOM - 23:30
Peter turns on a mini hifi system.
PETER (V.O.): There're no radio oldies on Saturday night.
Background oldies.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Time to rest in my cosy corner here.
Peter goes to bed.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My wife enjoys her cosy corner in the sitting room.
FADE OUT
THE END
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