DEERINGTON INBOX

[teamfun]

FROM: SUBJECT: EDDIE so i'd like to prelude this with the fact that i... LUNA Hey, Louis? I have a... boy-related question? CHLOE soooooo max came back idk if you heard LUNA a gift CHLOE you look like a tool DARYL clem huh PETER Birthday business GWEN CAKE DIARMUID Louis!!! I have learnt at last what The Club is, and I am ready to attend!! ROGUE Hey. You alive? LUNA I have a bit of an update for you. AMARA you home? i have something for you DARYL Louis. You alright? You good? AMARA louieeeeeeeee i woke up and went home for a little while RUBY Penny quick! SHIRO I mean it's not like it's a FANTASY LUNA Yes, I can help you over video again... WILL they're brown EDDIE ok first of all it is completely normal to put... PETER G I know I complained about it, but seriously... SCOTT i saw a spider in my bathtub yesterday and screamed. GWEN i think i came up with the next piece of modern media you should try! CHLOE Hey, nerd; you've got a girlfriend, right? THE MUTE Corndog.jpeg AMARA Selfie PETER G Oh hey dude, this is Peter. The Graham one LANCE Hey man You there? KURT Christmas gift HUNK Hey, man! You got an address? THOM I seem to have lost my phone number. Can I have yours? DIARMUID Louis, I bid a moment of time! EDDIE louis- hey sorry if this seemed ominious PETER Hey! It's Mr. Parker!

TO: SUBJECT: CLEM Hey. HEY. Guess what Summer Santa brought me? HUNK I have a bet with Shiro and I know I can trust you to tell the truth. CHLOE quick poll STEVE hey bitch you're still not awake LANCE hey, where've you been? my inbox has been weirdly empty of shitty memes MOIRA Hi there you've been recommended as a doctor i need to talk to CHLOE Hey. I'd ask if you're okay, but that's a bullshit question

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Comments

[tagartist]

Given where we are, not normal date stuff is probably a better thing to have experience in.

[ Though sharing a stale pretzel sounds exactly like the kind of date she would've done at home anyway. Woops.

She groans at dances, but movies doesn't sound so bad... Oh wait shit he's asking things.

Excuse her grumbling more than clearly speaking. ]

I'unno. I... might've asked Max out or whatever.

[teamfun]

That's... fair. I'm pretty good for Dating In Shitty Scenarios.

[To be fair, most of the Wonderland dances went the same way Deerington ones did- with horror and madness. Still she keeps talking and she might just be hearing a low squeeing sound on Louis' end.]

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude.

[tagartist]

If you make that noise again, I swear to God I'm gonna hang up on you.

[ She is the WORST at romantics. ]

It's just one date, it's not like we're exchanging promise rings or anything.

[teamfun]

Sorry, I can't help it, this is great!

[You made a grave error today, Chloe.]

One date is still a big deal in this place. I'm genuinely happy for you. So, you're looking for like, date ideas?

[tagartist]

Yeah. I guess. I—

[ She’s quiet a second, scrunching her mouth up. ]

I don’t wanna fuck this up and my track record so far does the opposite of that.

[teamfun]

Chlo.

[Joking aside, his tone does soften.]

You and Max have been through a lot of shit together, right? A lot of shit. I'm sure she'd forgive you just about anything. And you know what, sure, maybe you will make a fuck up- but maybe you won't. Life's too short worrying about shit like that. You've just gotta do it. While you've still got the chance. Or it'll all just pass you by.

[tagartist]

[ She's quiet for a minute. He's right. She hates that he's right, especially when she knows what it's like to lose someone because they wouldn't take the chance. But there's still all that doubt. ]

She stopped talking to me once. For like... years. She said she was sorry, she regrets it and all, and I believe her, but... It's hard not to be scared it'll happen again if I don't do this right. Or maybe that's just the anxiety talking. It's hard to tell anymore what's worth being scared of and what isn't.

[teamfun]

...I mean, yeah. I don't blame you for feeling worried after that. It's that kind of shit that makes you wary. But-

[And this is the important part.]

Sometimes, you've just got to take that leap again. Even if you know it might hurt. Because if you don't? You'll just be afraid of maybe getting hurt forever, and that'll just hurt more in the long run.

And hey, if she walks out on you again, let me know and we'll totes throw something important to her into Tomie. Vandalism