Work Text:
Tuesday PM
(3:46) I really need you to get everyone in your neighborhood to sign the healthcare petition ASAP
(3:46) The link is here
(4:02) Holy shit did I accidentally subscribe to white people politics daily
(4:03) ????
(4:04) Meadow you know that this disproportionately affects POC
(4:04) Is this some kind of reacting to hecklers practice? Because it’s not funny
(4:04) We’re so behind our goal for signatures right now
(4:05) Is this because of our argument about Pema Chodron?
(4:05) I’m not meadow lmao
(4:05) Because you were the one who said we were done talking about it and you were over it
(4:06) Oh
(4:06) I’m so sorry, I accidentally dropped my phone into a pot of chili when I was volunteering at a soup kitchen
(4:06) I did the thing on facebook where you ask everyone to comment their numbers?? But I guess meadow’s had a typo, she’s ALWAAAYS been a klutz on the keyboard
(4:06) One time in an email she accidentally referred to herself as minnow, I was like “I thought I had the monopoly on water-themed names?”, it was so funny
(4:07) Oh yeah my name is brook, that’s kinda important to the story
(4:07) Anyways I’m super sorry about this
(4:10) Haha it’s np
(4:10) Just thought I should give you a heads up before you told any personal info
(4:11) Guess that didn’t stop u tho
(4:13) Yeah. Hopefully you aren’t a serial killer or something
(4:13) Not that I think you seem like a serial killer, you seem really normal
(4:20) Uh thanks? Lol
(4:21) I don’t know how’d you even track me down with just a first name anyways
(4:21) Unless you can track ip addresses to find out where my phone is, I heard hackers can do that now
(4:23) I’m pretty sure that’s with computers, ur safe
(4:23) Ok, cool!
(4:24) Sorry, are you mad at me?
(4:26) Nah I’m mostly a winning combination of confused and amused
(4:26) You’re a poet and you didn’t even know it! XD
(4:27) Because confused and amused rhyme, I mean
(4:34) lol yeah
(4:35) Ok, well I should probably actually text meadow now
(4:35) I told her I’d text her before 9 and if I’m late she’s going to get annoyed at me
(4:39) Yeah ok, good luck stranger
(4:40) Thanks!
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Saturday AM
(1:03) Heyy you
(1:09) Yuooooooo
(1:14) BITCH W THE PETITTION
(1:17) Excuse me??
(1:18) Hahaha knew u wer up
(1:20) Are you drunk? This is really inappropriate to send to someone you don’t know.
(1:23) Shhiiiiit
(1:23) Shit im sorry
(1:24) Ur right, imma go
(1:26) Uh ok? Bye.
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Saturday PM
(2:31) Uh, so this might seem super weird but the petition online you were talking about?
(2:31) With the healthcare and shit
(2:32) I signed it
(2:32) As like, an apology for getting absolutely shitfaced and texting you for some reason
(2:32) You don’t have to text back if you don’t want to, but I just thought I should let u kno
(2:33) yeah
(3:11) Sorry for responding late, I was just checking to see if you actually did
(3:11) Thanks
(3:12) I mean, I probably would’ve appreciated if you decided to put an actually name instead of a misspelling of pussy to get past the censors
(3:12) But middle age humor aside….it was nice
(3:13) Uh Poussey is my name
(3:13) I was named after a place in france where my dad served
(3:14) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poussay
(3:14) yeah I know the spellings different but I’m being real with u
(3:15) OH MY GOD
(3:15) I’m so sorry I didn’t know
(3:15) There are just so many seventh grade assholes that I’ve just started amusing the worst in everyone
(3:16) There are not that many people named Mike Rotch and Hugh Jass and “Peniz Upyabutt”
(3:16) Seriously though I’m so sorry!!!
(3:19) Haha don’t worry I’ve heard that before
(3:20) Still that was awful of me to assume, you haven’t been immature this entire time
(3:22) yeah drunk texting you at 1 am, that was super mature
(3:24) uh yeah, except for that.
(3:24) Sorry, did that sound like a judgment?
(3:24) I didn’t mean it like I was judging you for getting drunk!
(3:24) People can do whatever they want with their own bodies
(3:27) No ur good, girl
(3:28) Seriously chill out I ain’t gonna start hating on u for some offhand comment lol
(3:28) Right, sorry….
(3:28) I’ve just been in a lot of drama with my friend group lately
(3:29) I’ve almost forgotten that some comments really can be interpreted as “no big deal”
(3:31) It’s fine
(3:31) Sorry about ur friend drama
(3:31) That shit happens u just gotta push thru it
(3:32) Yeah, thanks
(3:39) Np
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Wednesday PM
(7:01) Hey
(7:24) Hey?
(7:25) So what’s your opinion on goldfish?
(7:29) Uh, idk, they’re fine
(7:29) What about betta fish? I think they’re kinda cool looking
(7:31) Lmao ok
(7:32) Are you not a huge fan of fish? I had one friend who hated them, always insisted that gerbils and hamsters were cooler.
(7:35) Hbu? Do you like hamsters?
(7:41) Yeah I guess
(7:41) Why are you asking me about this shit?
(7:43) Sorry, I gtg
(7:45) Alright, bye
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Friday PM
(10:46) Ok, so you get drunk sometimes right?
(10:46) What’s the best way to do it?
(10:47) I looked it up online and it seems like I should eat very little food and then take a bunch of shots
(10:51) Yeah that’d prob work
(10:51) Also that sugary shit is good for getting a bunch of alcohol in
(10:52) Why r u trying to get drunk? U going to a party?
(10:53) Not exactly
(10:55) Lmao what’s that supposed to mean
(10:55) Uh, it’s none of your business???
(10:57) What? U texted me
(10:58) yeah I have no idea why I thought that was a good idea
(10:58) oh wait I do! It’s because all of my friends hate me hahahahaha
(10:58) just fucking forget about it
(11:00) are you ok? You want to talk about it?
(11:01) what part of fucking forget about it did you not get
(11:02) Every part, because it makes no fucking sense why you think you can tell me shit like that and then not expect me to worry
(11:13) Hello???
(11:17) You’ve fucking quintuple texted me don’t think I won’t do the same
(11:18) Oh my god, of course I drive away everyone I know and then the one person I’m TRYING to get rid of just won’t go away
(11:19) Ok you don’t have to talk to me about it but can you just not get drunk and shit?
(11:20) You’re ten kinds of emotionally fucked up and trying to escape with alcohol, but
(11:20) Take it from me that’s not a good path to take
(11:22) Brook, please
(11:23) Fine.
(11:24) I’m going to sleep
(11:24) Thank god
(11:25) Uh, good night.
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Saturday AM
(10:34) Hey, you awake?
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Sunday PM
(1:36) Hey
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Monday PM
(5:05) So what’s your opinion on betta fish? I think they’re crazy and violent as shit, but I do admit they’re kinda cool looking
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Tuesday PM
(4:41) Ok I’m not gonna bother u anymore. I just hope ur ok
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Friday PM
(11:01) Heyyyyy brooookkkk
(11:01) Guess whos such a fuckin hypocrite
(11:02) I can talk all I want about not drinkin just bcuz of freind issues
(11:03) But I still do it it anywy
(11:04) Hahaha what a joke
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Saturday AM
(10:04) Sorry for not responding
(10:04) As you can probably guess there’s a bunch of personal drama I’m dealing with
(10:06) Are you ok??
(10:31) Poussey?
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Saturday PM
(1:21) Oh yeah im fine
(1:22) Hbu? All that shit still going down?
(1:27) Yeah, but I kinda wanted to talk about you.
(1:27) Please don’t just say you’re fine
(1:29) But I am pretty damn fine ;)
(1:29) Seriously it’s nbd, what’s going on with minnow and the school of fish
(1:30) Hahaha did you remember my story? That’s so funny XD
(1:30) I still want to talk about you though
(1:31) Ooh what if we did a game?
(1:31) Like, I tell you a bit about my problems and you tell me a bit of yours?
(1:31) I did a similar thing in meditation once where we visualized handing our problems to eachother
(1:31) It just makes you feel so light having someone help you carry it
(1:49) Hello?
(2:11) Sorry, that was a dumb idea
(2:24) Ok bye.
(5:10) Shit brook no that was a good idea
(5:11) I was just texting in the middle of chilling w friends and they made me put it away since I was making them lose at charades
(5:15) It’s fine, you don’t have to make up excuses
(5:15) I don’t know why I thought you’d want to tell a random stranger about your problems
(5:17) I’m telling the truth I swear
(5:17) Look I’ll go first
(5:19) Ok, so I’ve been feeling kinda distant from my friends for a while
(5:19) Basically a bunch of shit went down with someone who was basically my friend’s mom
(5:19) And it sucked
(5:20) I was pretty much fucking exiled from the group for a while
(5:20) One bitch punched me in the face
(5:21) Anyway we figured that shit out eventually, I made up with my best friend.
(5:22) But she never wants to fucking talk about it
(5:22) Idk I guess we were raised differently because shes fine with bottling that shit up but I can’t just ignore what happened y’know
(5:24) Anyway long story short I’m feeling lonely as fuck
(5:25) Yeah ok its ur turn
(5:28) Thanks for telling me
(5:28) Alright, here I go
(5:29) I was arrested for a peaceful protest I did one day, which wasn’t a big deal, that happens sometimes. But this time it was actually a bigger deal than usual and I had to go to court for weeks and I honestly let my lawyer handle most of that. I had to pay all these fees while my friends were out spending their money on organic hemp shirts or whatever. I used to sit in this waiting room with my lawyer’s other clients and I started talking to them
(5:29) And some of them talked back and had awful stories and were just totally screwed over by all sorts of institutions. And these were the people I was supposed to be fighting for in all of my protests. So on one hand I was isolated from my friends because of all the time I spent away from them, and then when I came back I had a different point of view because I wanted to actually make a change
(5:30) And they kept telling me to calm down and not worry as much about it but they never actually talked to the people that I talked to and I don’t think they ever actually cared like I do. It’s like all this talk of making the world a better place was just for show because it was “in” or something and now they get mad whenever I do the slightest thing to criticize the way they’re acting
(5:30) And they all thought the legal battle was badass like law and order or something but it was mostly just exhausting
(5:30) So yeah I’ve been heckling Meadow and the others for weeks to try and get them sign this healthcare petition because stuff like that matters so much more now
(5:31) And then I texted you
(5:34) How the fuck did you type all of that shit in less than three minutes
(5:34) I mean, thanks for telling me
(5:35) Yeah, I babble a lot and it kinda carried over to texting….
(5:35) On the plus side all that typing makes me really good at thumb wars
(5:36) Lmao I bet
(5:37) thanks for listening, it was nice to get that out
(5:37) Also, thanks for not thinking my idea was stupid
(5:39) thanks for not having a stupid idea
(5:40) actually it was kind of a good idea
(5:40) I think I feel a bit better now
(5:42) I’m glad it helped :)
(5:42) I wish I could talk more but I really gtg
(5:45) See ya
(5:46) And uh feel free to text me again
(5:46) If u want
(5:50) thanks, I think I might
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Monday PM
(8:53) I’m dead
(8:53) I’m actually dead
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Tuesday AM
(12:14) What happened?
(12:15) I spent aaaalll day standing on a corner giving out flyers
(12:15) The sun was just beating down on my head and I think because I have black hair it trapped the heat because my scalp felt like it was burning
(12:05) And I only gave away three fliers, and one of them was to a girl who immediately threw it into the trash! While maintaining eye contact!!
(12:15) It’s a really important duty and everything but it can just tire me out, I honestly feel like all the life’s been sucked out of me
(12:17) Wow rip u
(12:17) Don’t worry I’ll visit ur grave and leave a bunch of roses and dandelions and shit
(12:18) I’m pretty sure dandelions are a weed
(12:20) Oh, good idea, I’ll plant weed on ur grave
(12:20) Have a side business selling shit while I sit on ur gravestone and weep
(12:21) If you try to sell marijuana off of my grave plot I’ll come back as a zombie and kill you
(12:21) I have like really sharp nails, you should be afraid
(12:22) Nah I shouldn’t, you’d be high as fuck from all the weed I’ve been growin
(12:22) Bumping into things and shit as I run away screaming
(12:23) Well lightly jog I guess, you ain’t gonna be goin that fast
(12:24) That’s not how marijuana works!!!
(12:25) Ur trying to start the zombie apocalypse over there but ur critiquing my realism?
(12:26) Haha I guess you’re right
(12:26) Anyway I think I should mention I like it when you do that
(12:29) Do what? lol
(12:30) Sometimes I say something dumb or annoying
(12:30) Like saying dandelions are a weed when it wasn’t really relevant or talking about coming back as a zombie
(12:30) But then you respond to it in a funny way that somehow makes it retroactively less dumb and annoying
(12:30) Like, some of my friends will ignore it and move past it, which I always thought was nice
(12:30) But you build off it, which I think I like better
(12:32) thanks
(12:32) I like what you do too
(12:33) I mean u just straight up talk about ur feelings, that’s actually kinda rare lol
(12:35) I’ve read a lot of advice columns that said that bottling up feelings can have negative effects on your health so I try to avoid that.
(12:35) I can send you the links, if you’d like
(12:39) Yeah sure send them my way
(12:39) But I gtg sleep now, I have to work early tomorrow
(12:39) It was nice talking to you again
(12:39) Like, for real
(12:41) Yeah, same here :)
(12:42) Wow it seems like every convo turns into some emotional venting
(12:43) Not that it’s a bad thing, don’t worry
(12:43) Anyway goodnight
(12:45) Goodnight!!
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Thursday PM
(6:13) ok so random question
(6:20) shoot!
(6:21) If u could go anywhere in the world, where would u wanna go
(6:22) Hmmmm
(6:25) That’s a hard one
(6:25) On one hand, I’ve always wanted to travel to the mountains to commune with nature and find peace within myself
(6:25) Maybe volunteer to help with disadvantaged Appalachian children
(6:26) But lately I think I might just wanna go somewhere fun
(6:26) Like Fiji! The place where they get those fancy water bottles from, you know?
(6:26) I’d go and just hang out in one of those houses that look over the water
(6:27) How about you?
(6:27) Shit yeah Fiji sounds nice
(6:28) Idk I already travelled a lot when I was younger so there are some places I’d love to go back to
(6:28) But going someplace new sounds nice too
(6:30) Ooh, where have you travelled?
(6:32) Uh lots of different place in Germany france and the US
(6:32) Perks of being an army brat lmao
(6:34) Wow, I had no idea you've been all those places
(6:35) Uh surprise?
(6:36) we really know nothing about eachother
(6:36) it’s kinda weird that we’re still texting, isn’t it?
(6:41) Yeah I guess
(6:41) I can go
(6:41) No! I didn’t mean it like that
(6:42) I like talking to you! I really, really do
(6:42) It’s just weird to think we’ve never actually met, you know?
(6:43) Yeah I know what u mean
(6:43) Idk what u even look like lol
(6:44) I could send you a pic
(6:45) Would that be weird?
(6:46) That’d probably be weird.
(6:48) Uh no I think it’s normal for friends to know what each other looks like
(6:55) Brook? U there?
(6:56) Yeah I’m here
(6:56) Ok I’m sending u a pic that I took at phish concert a while back
(6:56) It’s the only one of just me I have saved on my phone
(6:58) Cool, thanks
(6:58) Now I can stop envisioning u as that one wrinkled old hippie that smokes weed behind the mcdonalds
(6:59) Hahaha I hope I’m prettier than that wrinkled old hippie
(6:59) You are
(6:59) Uh anyway here’s one of me I guess
(7:05) It’s nice to finally put a face to a name
(7:06) Yeah
(7:06) Well I actually gtg now
(7:06) And for the record I think you’re pretty too
(7:07) Oh
(7:07) Yeah ok, bye
(7:08) Uh thanks
(7:08) Yeah
(7:08) See ya
(7:09) Bye
(7:13) can we text again tomorrow?
(7:13) I mean, if you’re free?
(7:13) Yes!
(7:14) Feel free to text at any time
(7:15) Ok, cool
(7:15) Yeah, cool
(7:16) Uh, bye again
(7:17) Goodbye :)
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Friday PM
(8:34) hey, what r u up to?
(8:36) I’m taking a night to myself
(8:36) I have a big bowl of ice cream and I’m watching back to the future :)
(8:37) Oh shit no way!
(8:37) I fucking LOVED that movie when I was younger no joke
(8:37) For a solid year I thought it was real
(8:38) I always brought a backpack full of supplies everywhere I went just in case the delorean swooped in and took me on an adventure
(8:38) Don’t know what a pocketknife would’ve done against a fucking t rex but seven year old me was ready to try
(8:39) Hahahaha that’s great
(8:40) Though you might’ve created a paradox by accidentally killing a dinosaur that was somehow vital to the evolution of humans
(8:42) Well shit there go all my fantasies
(8:43) I mean you could still go on adventures! But maybe to the future instead
(8:43) I’ve always thought the future was much more exciting than the past anyway
(8:43) Less disease, more social progress, planetary exploration….
(8:44) Hyper realistic robots to do all your shit for you
(8:45) Haha those too
(8:45) maybe I should start actually planning for the future
(8:46) Get an actual job other than the minimum wage shit I have now
(8:46) I’ve been putting off planning for a while, but I think I should prob start
(8:48) I personally think that’s a great idea
(8:48) Having concrete plans for the future is an important step for feeling like you’ve got your life together
(8:49) It was for me, at least
(8:51) Yeah, sounds about right
(8:51) Honestly, im kinda nervous
(8:51) Who knows what the future will hold
(8:53) It can be really scary
(8:53) But trust me
(8:53) I think it’ll be good
(8:54) Yeah
(8:54) I think so too