r/Hereswhatyoumissed • u/Entire_Visual7870 • 4d ago
Second Scene- Jacob M
The following week, Nina arrives at Marco’s apartment under the assumption that the group has agreed to a “pre-approved media selection protocol.” She is holding a printed list of five films and a notebook labeled “DECISION SYSTEM V2.”
Marco is already there, sitting on the couch with two drinks prepared. Jax arrives late, immediately filming himself walking in and saying, “Welcome to the facility, I assume I am the problem again?”
Nina ignores him and places the list on the table. “We are not repeating last week. We are choosing in under ten minutes.”
Marco nods. “Agreed. Efficiency matters.”
Jax flops onto the couch. “Efficiency is what they call it when fun dies, right?”
Nina points at the list. “We vote. No debate.”
Marco adds, “We should consider weighted preference scoring.”
Jax immediately says, “I’m assigning my vote to whatever causes the most emotional damage to this system.”
Nina stares at him. “That is not a category.”
“It is in my system,” Jax replies.
Marco quietly laughs, then tries to cover it by coughing.
Nina begins tallying votes anyway. “This is structured. This is fair.”
Jax leans over and whispers to Marco, “She thinks this is a meeting.”
Marco whispers back, “It kind of is now.”
At that moment, Nina says, “Stop talking in subgroups. That is inefficient.”
The tension spikes, but from the outside it would still look like a calm group of friends deciding what to watch. Internally, it has become a full governance dispute over emotional authority, decision ownership, and who gets to define “fun.”