INT. COZY LIVING ROOM - NIGHT  
A group of FRIENDS, including TOM (30s, skeptical), LUCY (20s, curious), and JAKE (30s, excited), gather around a flickering fireplace. At the center is the TIME TRAVELLER (40s, disheveled yet charismatic), holding a glass of whiskey.

TIME TRAVELLER  
(smirking)  
You won't believe what I saw. The year? 802,701 AD.

LUCY  
(eyes wide)  
What was it like?

TIME TRAVELLER  
Imagine a world where nature has reclaimed civilization. Towering trees sprout from crumbling buildings, and the air is sweet with the scent of blooming flowers.

JAKE  
(in disbelief)  
No way! What about people? 

TIME TRAVELLER  
(chuckling)  
Oh, yes. There are two species: the Eloi and the Morlocks.

TOM  
(skeptical)  
Eloi? Sounds like some kind of fancy dessert.

TIME TRAVELLER  
(laughs)  
In a way! The Eloi are gentle, childlike creatures. They live above ground, basking in the sun, but theyre... well, quite helpless. 

LUCY  
And the Morlocks?  

TIME TRAVELLER  
(voice lowering)  
They dwell underground. Dark, monstrous creatures that hunt the Eloi. Its a dystopian nightmare!

JAKE  
(interested)  
Did you meet any of them?

TIME TRAVELLER  
(nods)  
I did. I saved an Eloi named Weena. She was curious about my time, about everything.

TOM  
(crossing arms)  
Okay, if the Eloi are so helpless, how do they survive?

TIME TRAVELLER  
(leaning forward)  
That's the chilling part. They dont. The Morlocks keep them as livestock, a source of food. 

The friends exchange uneasy glances. 

LUCY  
Thats horrific!

TIME TRAVELLER  
Exactly! It made me realize how complacent humans can become, relying too much on technology.

JAKE  
(frowning)  
So, what happened next?

TIME TRAVELLER  
I devised a plan to rescue Weena. I plunged into the darkness of the Morlock lair. 

TOM  
(mocking)  
And here comes the hero!

TIME TRAVELLER  
(brushing it off)  
Hero or not, the encounter wasn't pretty. The Morlocksmore beast than humanwere relentless. 

LUCY  
(breathless)  
Did you escape?

TIME TRAVELLER  
(nodding)  
With Weena, yes. But we faced horrors that night. 

JAKE  
(tapping his chin)  
What did you learn? 

TIME TRAVELLER  
(pausing for effect)  
That we might be evolving into something far less human...

TOM  
(rolling eyes)  
Yeah, right. So, what's the point? 

TIME TRAVELLER  
(somberly)  
The future is malleable. Our choices today shape tomorrow's destiny. 

LUCY  
(musing)  
So we have power over our future?

TIME TRAVELLER  
(smiling)  
Indeed, but it's our responsibility to wield it wisely. 

Suddenly, the fire crackles loudly, drawing their attention. 

JAKE  
(leans back)  
Okay, Im intrigued. But tell us more! 

TIME TRAVELLER  
(grinning)  
There's more to uncovera world beyond imagination. 

FADE OUT.