INT. TRENDY BAR - NIGHT
A WOMAN sits at the bar. A MAN approaches her with confidence.
MAN
Excuse me, hi, I don't normally do this, but I saw you across the room and I just had to ask you: How do you like your eggs in the morning?
WOMAN
Excuse me?
MAN
Come on, you know what I mean, hmm? How do you like your eggs in the morning?
WOMAN
Ugh, right, I see. I'm a single woman, on her own, in a bar, so like every other creepy bloke in here, you thought you'd come and try it on with me?
MAN
Oh, I--Um, no, that's not--
WOMAN
See, this is the problem with men, y'know? I just wanted was a bit of peace and quiet, a quick drink after work, and instead I get leering twats like you slobbering over me with your half-arsed chat-up lines and your--
MAN
No, sorry, madam, you've misunderstood. I'm doing market research?
WOMAN
What?
The Man produces a clipboard and smiles apologetically.
MAN
For the British Egg Industry Council? We're just trying to get an accurate nationwide picture of how people like their eggs in the morning.
WOMAN
Oh. So when you asked me how I like my eggs in the morning, that was actually just a completely innocent enquiry designed to gauge my preferred method of preparing a plate of eggs for breakfast?
MAN
Exactly. I would also have accepted 'I don't eat eggs for breakfast because I don't really understand how cholesterol works'.
WOMAN
Oh, I see. I'm sorry I--
MAN
Well, you know what? You should be sorry! I mean, this is the problem with women! Every time a man so much as looks at you, your defences are up, and you're already preparing to assume the worst about any sort of social interaction--
WOMAN
Um, no, this is a bit weird, but all that anger and outrage just then...I was actually doing a bit for a hidden camera show.
MAN
What?
WOMAN
Yeah, there's a cameraman over there filming us.
She gestures over to a CAMERAMAN hidden behind a large pot plant.
MAN
Oh, I see.
WOMAN
Yeah, y'know, it's one of those funny TV shows where someone goes crazy in front of a member of the public and then we all laugh at their bemused reaction.
MAN
Is that actually funny?
WOMAN
I mean, it was in 1987, and if it ain't broke...?
MAN
Right. I think I need a drink. Barman?
A BARMAN walks over to them, slightly uncertainly.
BARMAN
Oh, right. Um, actually, this is kinda embarrassing, but this isn't a real bar.
WOMAN
What?
BARMAN
Yeah, this whole place was purpose-built as a location for a new structured-reality TV series following the crazy and occasionally factual exploits of a group of sexy twentysomething social media stars.
They look around to see the bar is filled with SEXY TWENTYSOMETHING SOCIAL MEDIA STARS, busy with their phones.
MAN
Oh, ok, that explains a lot.
BARMAN
Yeah, the producers found that actually paying to film in a proper bar was costing too much, so they built their own. I'm just an extra, I've got no barman experience. At all.
(then, surreptitiously)
Although, if you're interested, I might have something better than alcohol for you...
He quietly pulls a small bag of white powder from his shirt sleeve and offers it to them.
Suddenly, the social media stars stand up and pull off their clothes, revealing POLICE UNIFORMS underneath. They draw guns and point them at the BARMAN. One OFFICER steps forward.
OFFICER
Ok, nobody move! This is the police!
The Man and Woman cower as the Officer cuffs the Barman.
MAN
What the hell?!
OFFICER
Sorry, bit awkward. This entire social media meta-reality TV series concept was all an elaborate sting operation against the country's biggest cocaine ring.
WOMAN
What?!
OFFICER
Yeah, we knew this guy was involved somehow, all we needed was evidence. And fortunately, we also knew that he had a weakness for wanting to appear in derivative structured-reality television shows revolving around the partly fictional goings on of a group of physically attractive but mentally vacant wannabe celebrities.
BARMAN
(bitterly)
It's my one vice. Apart from the cocaine.
The Man and Woman gingerly get back to their feet as the Barman is led away by the officers.
WOMAN
Ugh, great! Anyone else?!
GOD(O.S)
Um, well, if we're all admitting stuff...
MAN
Is that...God?
GOD(O.S)
If you like. So, um, this is a bit embarrassing, but actually the entire human race was a bit of a prank I was playing on one of my friends. And to tell you the truth, I'm a bit bored of it now.
WOMAN
Bored of it?!
GOD(O.S)
Yeah, it's not really funny any more. So, I mean, I know technically I'm supposed to do this in a big fire and brimstone way, but that's a lot of effort, so if it's all the same with you I'm just going to erase humanity from existence. Everything else can stay, the cats, the dogs, the whales, they're all supposed to be there.
MAN
But...wait...you can't...!
GOD(O.S)
Ugh, fine. I'll give you one chance to save yourselves. One question to the almighty. Go.
The Man and Woman look at each other in a panic, their minds blank. Eventually:
MAN
Um...so, God? How do you like your eggs in the morning?
GOD(O.S)
Pervert.
The human race VANISHES from existence.
THE END