Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be shown a short story with a beginning, two potential middles, and an ending. Your job is to choose the middle statement that makes the story coherent / plausible by writing "1" or "2" in the output. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes most sense.
Q: Beginning: Joe was bored. Middle 1: Joe called up some friends to see if they wanted to be bored also. Middle 2: Joe called up some friends to see if they wanted to get together. Ending: Joe had a lot of fun with his friends.
A:
2