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Private Message: ginny > Neil
ginny: ready for opening night??
Neil: As I’ll ever be!
ginny: :D
ginny: i’m kinda nervous ngl
Neil: I mean, same.
Neil: It’s still exciting though!
Neil: It’s really coming together
ginny: dress rehearsal was a disaster
Neil: That’s TRADITION
ginny: fair.
ginny: my aunt and her girlfriend got time off work to come see opening night since my parents couldn’t i’m so happy :,)
Neil: Oh that’s sweet?
ginny: yeahh :))))
ginny: anyone coming to see u?
Neil: No family, haha.
Neil: But most of our friends will be there, so it’s okay.
ginny: damn neil. i’m sorry
Neil: No no no it’s okay!! Seriously.
Neil: This is still a very happy moment.
ginny: :)
Carpe Diem
nuwanda: THE SHOW WAS SO GOOD
knox: yeahhh!!!!!
ginny: <3
Neil: Thanks!
pitts: it was AWESOME
meeks: great tech, @chris
chris: aw thanks
Neil: It was so fun :D
ginny: i knooooow!!
ginny: can’t wait for tmrw night, should run a little smoother
nuwanda: wait was something wrong?
Cameron: any mistakes were minimal, i didn’t notice anything
ginny: eh there are always some mistakes
chris: glad to know nobody noticed !
Todd: now i’m even more excited to see the show tmrw :)
Neil: Yeah!!!!
Neil: Looking forward to seeing you in the audience :)
Todd: sure !
Neil: Oh my god
knox: ????
Neil: My secret admirer left me flowers in the green room?
Neil: How did they even get back here???
chris: that’s probably a concerning security risk
chris: but this is cute so i’ll let it slide
ginny: what flowers?
Neil: What?
ginny: like what breed
nuwanda: BREED???????
meeks: fucking pardon me?
ginny: FUCK SHIT DAMN UHHH
ginny: WHATS THE WORD
chris: breed smh
pitts: i think you meant species?
ginny: THATS THE BITCH
Todd: lol
Neil: Gardenias I think
Cameron: hah go figure
Neil: ?
Cameron: used to indicate a secret love
Neil: Ah.
nuwanda: that would do it!
Neil: Maybe they’ll reveal themselves after one of the shows :0
nuwanda: hah. reveal themselves.
Todd: u don’t think what would be kinda shitty to steal ur thunder?
Neil: Not at all!
Neil: I really want to meet them.
Todd: huh.
ginny: interesting. okayyyy.
knox: uh
pitts: @knox idk either
Neil: wait what
chris: hahah let’s move on
Todd > Newspaper Crew
Todd: okay i’m freaking out
nuwanda: omg i forgot about this chat
Todd: aaAAAAAH
nuwanda: okay breeeaathe
nuwanda: everything is okay! it’s all good.
nuwanda: what’s up?
Todd: w
Todd: what’s up?
Todd: oh my god.
Todd: i want to tell neil who i am
nuwanda: oh shit.
nuwanda: like ?
Todd: yea.
nuwanda: Oh Shit !
nuwanda: well dude that’s great!!!!
nuwanda: right @cameron ?
Cameron: yes go for it!
Cameron: Neil is obviously in love with you
Todd: what.
Cameron: sorry i am a little busy right now
Cameron: newspaper club supervisor just emailed me. breaking news!! i am writing an article that will be distributed by fucking flyer or something i don’t know or care at this point
Todd: oh?
Todd: wait no back up
Todd: neil is what
Cameron: Todd i would be SO happy to explain how there is nothing ‘no homo’ about how much Neil adores you but tbh if you haven’t realized he literally reveres you at THIS point then i doubt there’s anything i could say to convince you
Todd: i
Cameron: sorry i’m stressed
Todd: you’re not being mean i’m just
Todd: wha
Todd: what is even happening
nuwanda: i am Thrown
nuwanda: @Todd you should definitely go for it with Neil!!
nuwanda: @Cameron what's going on?
Cameron: i really shouldn’t
Cameron: oh fuck it
Carpe Diem
Cameron: principal Nolan principal no more! mr Nolan fired from his position after mental health scandal comes to light
chris: oh my god
knox: shit.
meeks: wait is this real??
nuwanda: oh my fucking god
Cameron: oh, it’s real
pitts: YEAH
Todd: !!!!
ginny: YES YES YES !
Neil: Awesome oh my god!!
nuwanda: you did it again cam jansen! oh my fucking god i could kiss you right now
Cameron: haha cool uh
chris: lol nerd <3
meeks: cam jansen???
ginny: how did you find out about this?
ginny: OH SHIT
meeks: what? he’s an editor bruh
meeks: OH
pitts: i don’t get it
pitts: YES I DO OMG CAMERON
Cameron: i guess the cat is sorta out of the bag on that one
knox: what’s going on?
nuwanda: haahahhaahahah
Todd: lmao chill charlie
nuwanda: never <3
Neil: Cameron?
Cameron: right
Cameron: well
Cameron: i’m not an editor for the newspaper club
chris: oh my god
Cameron: I run the ‘gossip’ column.
knox: :O
Neil: woa
nuwanda: oh my god we finally broke him that was in all lowercase
meeks: how’d you keep it secret for so long?
Cameron: it was pretty easy honestly
Cameron: let’s be honest i do NOT look like the, uh, Cam Jansen type
pitts: this is SO awesome
Todd: thanks for all your work Cameron! you actually did it oh my god.
Todd: nolan’s fired
Cameron: i mean let’s not go wild, i had a lot of help
nuwanda: aww
chris: this is SO SICK
chris: DUDE
meeks: !!!!!!
Cameron: :)
knox: omg and now he’s sending emoticons and everything
knox: today is a day of miracles
Neil: Too true, honestly
nuwanda: n e wayz
nuwanda: do you know who the new principals gonna be??
Cameron: babe. the vice principal.
nuwanda: omg he called me babe ! <3 <3 <3
nuwanda: yea i have no idea who tf that is
pitts: … same lowkey
ginny: i mean we were all thinking it
Cameron: i know you guys can’t see me but i’m REELING right now. in disbelief. how do you guys not know this?
nuwanda: because we’re stupid??
ginny: HEY
ginny: but yeah
Cameron: i
Cameron: sure okay
Neil: Uh.
Neil: Okay but. Who IS the vp?
Cameron: NEIL
nuwanda: HAH
Cameron: et tu?
Cameron: mr McAllister
nuwanda: oh!
meeks: that dudes tight as fuck
Todd: hes pretty nice!
chris: i find myself very happy with this actually yeah
pitts: this RULES. today RULES.
Neil > Todd
Neil: Hey so just checking! You’re coming to the show tonight?
Todd: haha yeah!
Todd: hey btw uhhhhhh
Todd: what’s your favorite flower?
Neil: Oh!
Neil: I don’t think anybody’s ever asked me that before, um…
Neil: Roses are too cliche
Todd: roses are nice if u like roses neil.
Neil: No I mean roses are great! But not my favorite uhh
Neil: I am looking at photos of flowers now
Todd: omg neil h don’t need to do that
Neil: No!!
Neil: Nobody’s ever asked me something like this, let me bask in it
Todd: oh
Todd: ok
Neil: What’s your favorite flower?
Todd: oh uh
Todd: fuchsia flowers?
Neil: Oh those are pretty!
Neil: Wow.
Neil: Do they have a meaning like how Cameron said for my secret admirer?
Todd: uhm. yea actually
Todd: humble love
Neil: That’s sweet!!
Todd: i think so :)
Neil: I like cosmos flowers.
Todd: yeah?
Neil: Yeah.
Neil: They’re very pretty!!
Neil: Do these ones have any meanings haha
Todd: let me check :)
Neil: Oh you don’t need to!
Todd: joy in love and life
Neil: Well!
Neil: That’s wonderful actually
Todd: i think so too :)
Neil: Cool
Todd: cool ahahah
Neil > ginny
Neil: Hey are you busy right now?
ginny: equally as busy as you so if you’re texting it must be important
Neil: Not that important!!
ginny: hmm.
ginny: what’s up?
Neil: You know how a while ago I was like ‘nooo I’ll NEVER tell Todd how I feel!!’?
ginny: as a matter of fact i do
Neil: Well.
ginny: …!
Neil: I mean like.
Neil: He's coming to the show tonight! Even though he won’t have anyone to sit with and I know that makes him anxious he still is coming!!
Neil: And he asked me my favorite flower so I think he’s going to bring me them.
Neil: And he's so cute, Ginny.
ginny: he is!
ginny: what changed your mind?
Neil: I guess I just. I’m tired of not telling him, if that makes sense?
Neil: I would really love to care about him louder. I don’t like keeping it quiet.
ginny: oh my god that’s so cute
Neil: :)
Neil: But.
ginny: but?
ginny: don’t say but
ginny: there’s no but!!!
Neil: My secret admirer.
ginny: oh for fucks sake
Neil: Hey!
ginny: no i mean.
ginny: okay. right.
ginny: Todd is here. in front of u, caring about you, bringing you flowers
Neil: So did my secret admirer, technically
ginny: sure they did!
ginny: and i’m sure you were flattered and happy about that
Neil: Right…
ginny: how would you feel if todd brought you flowers?
Neil: I mean. Happy, of course happy
ginny: but it would be different, wouldn’t it?
ginny: because your secret admirer is a SECRET. and todd is real and he is uhh. gosh you’re a theater kid how do i put this
Neil: You're a theatre kid too :/
ginny: todd is loving you in daylight.
ginny: or uhhhhhh caring about*** whatever
Neil: I guess you’re right
ginny: maybe i’m not!!!!!
ginny: but you should talk to him about it
ginny: like really this time
ginny: tell him how you feel, take him to get froyo or something. we’re high schoolers, it doesn’t have to be a marriage proposal man
Neil: You’re right.
ginny: hell yeah i am!
Neil: Okay! Okay.
Neil: Scary. I’m going to ask him on a date after the show. Okay.
ginny: hey, break a leg neil
Neil: :)
Neil: Break a leg.
Carpe Diem
Todd: @neil @ginny you guys were amazing!!!
Todd: @chris the show ran so smooth it looked great!
ginny: oh thanks!!
chris: yea!
chris: where are u, i’ll come find you!
Neil: Sorry, we’re still changing!!
Neil: Thanks Todd :)
Todd: yeah!!!
Todd: still in the theater, back left @chris
nuwanda: @todd fav part? must compare notes
meeks: you’ve en ever taken notes a single gel day of your life
Todd: ginny you ROCKED but my fav part was neil’s ending monologue
Todd: the emotion!! he killed it.
nuwanda: that’s tru
Neil: :,)
chris: oh WOW hi todd
Todd: wait where are u???
Todd: DONT say anything omg
knox: ???
chris: my lips are sealed omggg
ginny: is it
chris: yes
knox: ???????
Todd: chris u JUST said
chris: i am an angel incapable of wrongdoings
Todd: sighhhh yea u are i guess
Neil: Okay I’m on my way out!
ginny: hey chris can u come backstage for a sec?
chris: that’s an awesome idea ok!!
Todd: oh my god.
meeks: wait holy shit
pitts: no let this happen
Todd: shhhh omg ugh this isn’t happening
Todd: oh fuck
nuwanda: language!!!
knox: what’s happening
chris: i didn’t actually leave the theater i’m just watching at a distance omg
ginny: well!! keep us updated :0
chris: okay ok!
chris: so todd has a BIG bouquet of flowers for neil and he is looking a little teary eyed rn
ginny: i have it on good authority that todd asked neil what his favorite flowers were so.
Cameron: oh wow
meeks: :O
chris: todd is blushing neil is blushing blah blah
chris: oh this is too cute and awkward to watch
nuwanda: NO the people need to know chris!!!
nuwanda: it’s ur journalistic DUTY
chris: i am not ur boyfriend but ok
chris: :o
chris: neil said smtn that made todd start nodding frantically
chris: they both look V happy wow
nuwanda: DO THEY HAVE A DATE
Cameron: should we be gossiping about this?
meeks: GOD FINALLY
ginny: !!!!
chris: THE PLOT THICKENS
chris: todd said smtn and neil looks literally SHOCKED
chris: omg is it what i think it is?
chris: omg
Neil: TODD ANDERSON IS MY SECRET ADMIRER
knox: WHAT
nuwanda: AHH
ginny: omg omg omg
Todd: i’m sorry i didn’t tell you earlier!!!!!!
Neil: Nonono no no
Neil: You're fine this is fine
Neil: Who am I kidding this is GREAT
meeks: oh my god i had no clue
Todd: it is?
meeks: how did i have no clue???
Neil: The two people i’ve been pining over are the same person!!! This is super great!
Todd: pining over?
Neil: I mean.
Todd: is that date still on the table?
chris: oh my GOD
Neil: It's DEFINITELY on the table
Neil: Why are we still texting oh my god
Cameron: oh my god is right uhhh
pitts: did that just HAPPEN
nuwanda: holy shiiiiiit
ginny: imma go ahead and say what we’re all thinking
ginny: it TOOK. THEM LONG. ENOUGH.
knox: even i saw this coming yes
meeks: i’m actually in shock i think
pitts: same
chris: the cast & crew are going to FREAK when they find out about this
ginny: oh my god yes bye y’all
Cameron: bye?
nuwanda: :O guys. guys
meeks: i know
nuwanda: GUYS.
pitts: i KNOW :0
Todd > Neil
Todd: thanks again for frozen yogurt haha
Todd: i had a rly good time :)
Neil: Me too
Neil: I would really like to do this again sometime? Maybe, uh, regularly.
Neil: As in, dating ?
Todd: oh!
Todd: oh
Todd: that. sounds really awesome yeah
Neil: Yeah?
Todd: definitely.
Neil: :)
Todd: :) :) :)
Neil: <3
Todd: oh!
Todd: <3
Carpe Diem
Neil: Guess who has a BOYFRIEND
meeks: you
chris: you
ginny: :0 you!
Cameron: Todd and you
pitts: you lol
Todd: :,D
knox: congrats u guys!
Todd: thanks i’m rly happy about it :)
Neil: :0 <3
nuwanda: AAAAAH CONGRATS
nuwanda: the gays are WINNING once AGAIN this school year
chris: say it again honestly <3
nuwanda: todd and neil finally got together
nuwanda: nolan got fuckin FIRED as he DESERVES
pitts: yesss
nuwanda: i have a cute af boyfriend
Cameron: aw
knox: gross, gay people
ginny: ur bi?
nuwanda: AND.
nuwanda: AND AND AND
pitts: oh my god what could possibly be happening now
Todd: :0 ???
nuwanda: oh captain my most wonderful captain has sent me an email
nuwanda: mr nolan is out and mr mcallister is in and he is NOT a raging homophobe sooooo
chris: that is true and good yes
meeks: so true yea
nuwanda: SO
nuwanda: couples of any gender welcome at school dances from now on
Neil: Oh!!!
ginny: !!!!!!!¡¡!!!
knox: that’s awesome!!! my chances at a date just doubled !
Cameron: oh!
Cameron: that’s awesome!!
nuwanda: it is !! :D
Cameron: hey speaking of school dances Charlie
chris: oh my god. over text????
nuwanda: :O
Cameron: nono you’re right I won’t do it over text
Cameron: can I come over @nuwanda ??
nuwanda: YES.
ginny: losers <3
Queer Poets Society
knox: keating emailed me about the project
nuwanda: there was a project??
knox: uh yea
knox: u know
knox: the one we started the groupchat for ?
pitts: oh hey yea
meeks: lol i remember that
nuwanda: memoriessss
knox: well. he canceled the project so.
Todd: honestly he never rly explained it like
Neil: That’s true actually…
Cameron: let’s be honest. who here is surprised that this whole thing was an elaborate set up to bring us closer as a friend group ?
meeks: fair
pitts: good point tbh
Neil: Not wrong, thinking about it
Todd: yeah
knox: … what ?
meeks: i’m not mad tho
nuwanda: no me neither, this RULES.
Todd: :)
Neil: Yeah. I think I speak for us all when I say this is a pretty awesome set up we’ve got going on!
pitts: no question lol
knox: yea i’m glad we got to know you todd!!
Todd: i’m glad i got to know u guys too :,)
Cameron: speaking of, when’s our next meeting?
meeks: shit man, idk
Neil: saturday night work?
pitts: sounds good
nuwanda: yea!!
knox: that’s great yeah :)
Neil: Cool !
Todd: i think. i might read something.
Cameron: really?
Todd: yea actually
Todd: a todd anderson original, hahah
Neil: I’m looking forward to it, then <3
Todd: me too :)