The scene opens on a modern kitchen, Father is seated on a barstool at a kitchen island, surrounded by state of the art appliances, his dog Buster sits in a dog bed by his side.

FATHER

Well, there’s not long now until the start of our famous New Years Eve party, and I can already tell it’s going to be a great 2016. Everything’s gone green now – the house is powered by solar panels on the roof, all our garbage gets recycled so there’s no waste, and even the car is electric – and it drives itself! Sure makes road trips easier! And our appliances have gotten a whole lot smarter too, the thermostat makes sure the house is nice and cool before we get home, and the refrigerator knows we’re out of milk before I do! Refrigerator, how are we doing for milk?

REFRIGERATOR

MILK STATUS: 0.8 GALLONS

FATHER

See?

REFRIGERATOR

SOY MILK STATUS: LOW

FATHER

Thank you.

REFRIDGERATOR

ALMOND MILK STATUS-

FATHER

Sleep mode! Whew, if only they could invent a machine to create some peace and quiet!

GRANDMA (Unseen voice)

Hawaii was beautiful! They had this buffet – your grandfather must have put on ten pounds!

FATHER

Thanks to the wonder of HD video calling, it’s like our relatives are always here. And believe me, it’s like they’re always here.

The left room illuminates to show Patricia skyping with Grandma in their Office.