People -- mostly teenagers -- employ plenty of strategies to try and get that coveted Justin Bieber Twitter follow. Constantly begging for the Biebs' attention is a popular choice, as is making sure "PLEASE JUSTIN I WOULD DIE IF YOU FOLLOWED ME PLEAAAAAAASE'' is somewhere in your Twitter bio.
A much more effective strategy, however, is being an internationally known celebrity yourself. Someone like William Shatner.
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@justinbieber Can you follow me for a moment?
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 2, 2015
Shatner asked for the follow so he could slide into Bieber's DMs, and the teen heartthrob obliged.
@justinbieber Thank you. — William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 2, 2015
@justinbieber I sent you a DM
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 2, 2015
Turns out Biebs is a fan of Captain Kirk's live-tweeting of Supernatural.
Happy to help @WilliamShatner . I love Supernatural for #TeamShatner — Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) August 2, 2015
But what are Shatner's plans for Bieber? Here are some options.
A "You've Got a Friend in Me" duet for the Toy Story 4 soundtrack.
He wants to send Justin Bieber to space.
Shatner thinks the best way to live long and prosper is transporting his soul into the body of a 21-year-old pop star, probably.
Hat advice.
Shatner wants to let Bieber know he can save money on flights and hotels on Priceline.com.
He wants to be a Cool Grandpa.
William Shatner wants to know how to smuggle a monkey into Germany without getting caught.
Just Canada things.
Or maybe he just wanted to make a bunch of teenagers jealous.
@justinbieber @other_bieber @WilliamShatner WHAT ELSE SHOULD I DO?OMFG I'M CRYING PLEASE FOLLOW ME:(
— #MTVHottest Justin (@maroudi8) August 2, 2015
@justinbieber @WilliamShatner How easy He just asked & Justin did it We need 2 do something about it — LôÔ ßeliectioner (@lelemyname) August 2, 2015
Mission accomplished.
Update, August 4, 11 a.m. ET: Shatner requested Bieber's follow as part of GISHWISHES, a scavenger hunt organized by Supernatural's Misha Collins to support Random Acts, a charity supporting random acts of kindness.