The Den

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Hi..

Hey, I'm Elizabeth.

What's your name?

Billy.

Well, it's nice to meet you.

What's up?

Nothing much.

I'm, uh, I'm actually just

trying to meet some new friends.

I'll be your friend.

Oh, cool.

Okay, yeah.

Let's be friends.

Can I tell you a secret?

Yeah.

There's a monster in my closet

Uh, you know what?

It's probably nothing.

It's probably just your imagination.

No, it's real.

I'll show you.

See? It's nothing.

There's nothing there.

Little sh*t.

Hi.

Just..just a second.

Can everyone see her okay?

Mm-hmm.

All right, Elizabeth.

The floor's yours.

Thank you, professor.

Good morning, everyone.

And, uh, well, thank you for

letting me present in this way.

With the popularisation of sites

like this one, people who would

have never interacted before

are now able to connect

easily and quickly

I can chat with a random

stranger in Japan

and the next second catch up

with my cousin in New york.

While video-chatting sites put a

face to the anonymous nature of

the internet, the question

still remains.

Who's really out there?

I want to find out.

For the next few months,

I will be logged in to this site 24/7,

and my computer will record

everything I see.

My mission is to interact with

as many people as possible, from

all over the world.

With the complete absence of

social barriers, this

webcam-based community is unlike any

population this school

has ever researched.

Using this site, we have an

opportunity to study a unique

aspect of human behaviour as it

is seen in its most transparent form.

I think we're good here.

Hi...

Uh, no

They're calling again in a half-hour.

So, what's the verdict?

Well....You got it!

The grant is yours!

Oh, my God!

..are you serious?

It took a bit of pushing on my part.

As you could see, they're not

exactly the hippest group

of people,

but they see the value,

and they think it'll be a good

direction for the program.

Thank you so much.

This.. it.. I can't even tell you

It means so much to me.

I promise I won't let you down.

That's exactly

what I want to hear.

Good luck, Miss Benton.

Hey.

I got the grant.

Seriously?

Yeah...

That's great.

I'm, uh, I'm so happy for you.

Sorry. One sec.

This is Damien.

Hey.

Um, hold on.

Let me, uh, take a look at it.

All right.

Uh, no, it's in San Diego.

Yeah, that's fine.

Just bcc me.

All right.

Later.

Sorry about that.

So, are you coming over tonight?

Uh.., probably not.

I really got to get into this.

Aw, come on.

You'd rather spend your evening

chatting with a bunch of

strangers than

hanging out with me?

Hey, this is my job.

I know.

I just... Want to see you.

Well, you're seeing me now.

Yeah, but I want the real thing

Todd! God d..

Hi

Bye.

Hello!

Hi.

Uh, you are very beautiful.

Thanks.

So, what are you guys up to?

Uh, my friend wants to know,

uh, will you tell us how to

satisfy a woman?

Uh, excuse me?

Uh, excuse me?

He's marrying next month, and

he'll have to satisfy the bride.

Uh, you know, I..I think maybe

you guys should just download

some porn.

Oh, it's..it's not that easy.

Please, you must show us.

Just, uh, show us where he needs

to touch her.

Nice try, guys.

Oh, my god. You're on your bike.

Hey!.

I'm on my bike.

Yeah.

That's awesome.

Is that New york?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Check this out.

Oh, my God.

That is so cool.

How are you doing that?

That's 4G, baby.

Do you.. wow.

Do you do that all the time?

Are you okay?

Hello?

Delivery.

Uh, one sec.

Want to chat for somebody?

Hey.

Why aren't you answering your phone.

Sorry.

I've been working.

What's up?

Am I supposed to get beer?

Uh, y..yeah.

Whatever you want.

I..I think I have some wine.

No. It's a beer night.

Maybe whiskey.

All right.

I'll see you later.

Okay. Cool.

See you soon.

That's so funny!

God!

Oh, that's amazing!

Okay. Okay.

You're recording all of these, right?

Mm-hmm.

I want a copy of that one.

No! Oh, that cute.

I hate cats.

Please.

Oh!

Do you want another beer?

Thank you.

Mm-hmm.

Oh, wow. Thank you so much.

Hmm.

Crazy.

What is happening here?

Don't. Don't.

I'm just.. give it a minute.

Someone might come.

It's like totally creeping me out.

Hey!

She was boring.

Where are you going?

Bathroom.

Find us someone really interesting

Who was that?

Mnh-mnh. Mnh-mnh.

No. I'm done.

These people are terrible.

Can we just watch the

cute cat videos?

Uh, that is a negative.

Oh, my God.

That's weird.

Did you leave it on?

No. no.

I am almost positive that I didn't.

Can computers just turn on by themselves?

Not likely.

Maybe it was a ghost.

Okay. Come on.

Be honest.

Were you hacking me?

Was I hacking.. you wish I

was hacking you.

You wish a guy like this would hack you?

By the way, question.. are you

ever planning on leaving your

apartment again?

I mean, it's really nice out.

It's called the sun, water.

Okay, I get it.

I'll, uh, stalk you later.

Bye.

One medium latte for Liz.

Thanks.

Hello? Hey, is, uh, is

your webcam broken?

Hello?

Are you there?

Uh, no.

Um, but who

..who am I talking to?

Thank you.

Um, well, so are you, at least

from what I can see.

Uh, coffee shop.

Sure.

But how do I know

you're not a robot?

would you mind if

I plug in here?

Oh, no. Go ahead.

Sorry.

Yee-haw!

Go! Go, bony!

Whoo!

Mama loves her..

I've always wanted to visit L.A.

Oh, you should do it.

I mean, we definitely have

superior weather.

You're right about that.

Wow.

Your boyfriend's got

some great moves.

You're such an idiot.

You love it

So do you, random girl.

Sorry about that.

That is his way of telling

me to get a move on.

It was very nice chatting

to you, Elizabeth.

And good luck with the whole

Jane Goodall thing.

Oh, thank you.

Well, good night, guys.

Or good morning.

How did I know I'd

find you on here?

Hey.

Hey.

I cleaned up the place.

Huh?

Oh, it looks really good.

Yeah, I know.

You should come over here and

help me finish this bottle of wine.

I'm sorry.

I'm still working.

Do that later.

This can't be good for us.

Babes.

Don't be so needy.

Plenty of couples video chat.

Yeah.

They live, like, 3,000 miles

from each other.

We're 10 miles apart.

Yeah, but, you know, with

traffic, it's...Far.

Are we okay?

Oh, uh, hang on one sec.

What was that?

Delivery guy.

I ordered some takeout.

One minute!

Sorry. What were you saying?

Nothing.

I just.. I'm just tired.

Tomorrow's gonna be a long one, so..

I forgot.

You leave tomorrow.

Hey, why don't

you come with me?

You can work from the hotel room.

We'll do something special

when you get back.

I promise.

All right.

Enjoy your dinner.

Damien, what the hell

are you doing?!

I didn't mean to

scare you that bad.

I saw it on.

I couldn't help myself.

What are you doing here?

You wouldn't come over to me.

No.

I thought I'd come over to you.

Come on.

Let me turn it off.

No.

Just leave it on.

No.

Very funny.

Creep.

Oh, keep going.

Oh, don't stop.

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