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September 1
poets (but dead)
charlEEZ NUTS: we're doing a sequel
charlEEZ NUTS: we're back by popular demand
neil :): no
charlEEZ NUTS: come on everybody strike up the band!
neil :): NO
toad: we're doing a sequel
toad: thats what we do in hollywood
toad: and everybody knows the sequels never quite as good
neil :): DAMMIT CHARLIE
charlEEZ NUTS: I KNEW TODDERSON WOULDNT LET ME DOWN!
meeksie: technically this is like the 7th sequel
meeksie: since its our last year here
pittsie: oh god its like we're in the "a good day to die hard" stage of our welton careers
meeksie: THE HORROR
meeksie: EVERYONE KNOWS A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD IS THE WORST ONE
cam: i genuinely do not think its possible for this year to be any worse than last year
toad: i thought it was the end
toad: but no my friends this is when we get to do it all again
toad: do it all again
neil :): baby boy i love you but we have moved on from muppets
toad: boo >:(
obKNOXious: WHAT WAS THAT YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT THINGS CANT POSSIBLY BE WORSE, RICHARD?
cam: what happened to hi? hello? how are you?
obKNOXious: OH IM SORRY
obKNOXious: HI
obKNOXious: HELLO
obKNOXious: HOW ARE YOU
obKNOXious: WHAT WAS THAT YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT THINGS CANT POSSIBLY BE WORSE, RICHARD?
neil :): knox omfg chill
pittsie: @charlie come get your boy
charlEEZ NUTS: knoxious youve gotta calm down
obKNOXious: HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BE CALM AT A TIME LIKE THIS
meeksie: some context would be great right about now
obKNOXious: I HAVE A ROOMMATE
toad: okay? so do we?
neil :): @toddy remember he didnt have one last year
toad: isnt it good though? new friend!
obKNOXious: oh no this kid is NOT a friend
cam: why not?
obKNOXious: HE CALLED WELTON A "F*GGOT SCHOOL"
pittsie: HELLO???
neil :): oh!
charlEEZ NUTS: ive called welton that before
obKNOXious: babe he did not say it in jest
charlEEZ NUTS: OH HELL NO
cam: okay wait whats this guys name? what do you know about him?
toad: probably some shit like brad or chad
obKNOXious: bradley thompson
neil :): TODD AKFJSLDHDKS
pittsie: todd clocked this guy immediately omg
obKNOXious: he just took a stack of porn magazines out of his suitcase and put them in his desk im gonna scream
obKNOXious: hes wearing a balincrest varsity football jacket
toad: oh no
meeksie: todd do you know him?
cam: he went to balincrest meeks, OBVIOUSLY todd knows him
toad: so my parents transferred me to balincrest when i was 12 and i was constantly getting harassed and bullied by a group of jocks
toad: it got so bad that i started cutting
toad: and then when i was 14 i tried to kill myself
toad: and when i was finally cleared to go back to school, the bullying got worse!
toad: and brad thompson was the ring leader!
toad: so yes i know him, but im not particularly fond of him!
neil :): baby oh god
charlEEZ NUTS: oh hell no
charlEEZ NUTS: knox do not unpack your shit, we're going straight to keating and george
obKNOXious: what are they gonna do about it?
pittsie: talk to hager and see if you can swap
pittsie: stick and priske arent here yet, maybe hager could swap one of them with you
meeksie: while we're at it, we should make sure keating and mcallister know about brad and todds history
toad: :(
neil :): its okay baby boy we'll take care of you
neil :): we'll make sure he doesn't go near you
obKNOXious: UPDATE HES ON THE PHONE WITH A FRIEND AND HE GOES "dude i think my roommates a fairy" AS IF IM NOT LITERALLY STANDING RIGHT HERE
charlEEZ NUTS: IM COMING TO RESCUE YOU
cam: oh boy
pittsie: CHARLIE DO NOT ATTACK
pittsie: DO NOT GO FERAL
obKNOXious: i fear it may be too late
obKNOXious: charlie is here
cam: NOT FOR LONG
neil :): did charlie say/do anything???
obKNOXious: nope, i shoved them out the room fast enough
obKNOXious: *out of
meeksie: GIRLS OUT THE ROOM OUT THE ROOM
toad: girl
meeksie: what
toad: this is not the time for dance moms references lmfao
neil :): DAD AND GEORGE JUST GOT BACK TO THEIR ROOM EVERYONE LETS GO
cam: THEIR room?
neil :): omfg did i forget to tell you
neil :): dad and george are taking over senior dorm monitor duty so their room is literally down the hall lmfao
neil :): hager even put in a larger bed so they could room together
pittsie: DUDE THIS IS GONNA MAKE SNEAKING TO THE CAVE WAY EASIER
charlEEZ NUTS: dude fuck that rn, our top priority is brad thompson
charlEEZ NUTS: GATHER IN MCKEATINGS ROOM ASAP!
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CHARLIES ANGELS
charlie: STCIK
charlie: STICK
charlie: STICK
cam: charlie CALM YOURSELF
charlie: STICK
stick: OMFG WHAT
charlie: GUESS WHO YOUR NEW ROOMIE IS
stick: ???
stick: did something happen to priske???
charlie: KNOXY AND HIM SWAPPED
stick: WAIT KNOX IS MY ROOMMATE NOW?
charlie: YES
stick: OMG
stick: wait what happened
cam: knox got a new kid as his roommate but hes WILDLY homophobic and is also one of the bullies that contributed to todds mental health decline at balincrest so we went to mckeating who went to hager and luckily priske agreed to swap rooms with knox since he doesnt usually spend much free time in the dorms anyways
stick: omg shoutout to priske
stick: I GET TO ROOM WITH KNOX HELL YEAH
charlie: hurry up and get youre ass to welton!
cam: where even are you
stick: running late!
stick: ill be there in 20
charlie: HOORAY
charlie: wait...
cam: oh no
stick: what
charlie: angels...
charlie: wr have a new mission
cam: oh brother here we go again
stick: NEW MISSION
charlie: we're gonna do a deep dive on this brad thompson character
stick: hell yeah
cam: oh dear
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two gay dads and their gay sons
Dad: Hey, boys! Wanted to check in before dinner, are you settled in?
neil: are you not down the hall??????
George: Teacher meeting shit.
todd: yuck
todd: we're all set up in our dorm :)
todd: when are you gonna be back
George: 10 more minutes maybe?
George: Hager’s just passing out the list of students who have accommodations, then we'll go over it quickly, then we'll be done here.
neil: how many of us are on the list
Dad: There are actually quite a lot of students on the list, it's a shame that none of you have been getting the help you needed because Nolan was a dickhead.
todd: he still is a dickhead
Dad: *Was
todd: wdym was???
neil: WAIT
Dad: According to Hager, Nolan had a heart attack last month and died.
neil: WHAT
todd: WHAT
George: Yeah, he's dead.
todd: NO ONE MOURNS THE WICKED
neil: OH MY GOD TODD WE NEED TO TELL CHARLIE
todd: OH MY GOD
Dad: Oh boy.
George: We'll be up in a bit and we can head down to dinner together, see you soon.
todd: LOVE YOU BOTH
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poets (but dead)
neil :): GOOD NEEEEEEEWWWWSSSS
neil :): HES DEEEEAAAAAAD
pittsie: WHOS DEAD???
meeksie: what is going on
meeksie: we only use that song when someone truly evil dies
meeksie: and i checked social media, no one from the government died
obKNOXious: MEEKS LMFAO
cam: whats happening???
charlEEZ NUTS: WHO DIED???
toad: NOLAN
charlEEZ NUTS: WHAT
meeksie: WHAT???????
cam: NO FUCKING WAY
pittsie: IS THIS REAL
obKNOXious: HELP????
neil :): HE DIED LAST MONTH, HEART ATTACK
neil :): DAD AND GEORGE TOLD US HAGER SAID SO
charlEEZ NUTS: THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY ENTIRE FUCKING LIFE
charlEEZ NUTS: LETS GO TO THE DOCK AND CELEBRATE
obKNOXious: babe i have to finish settling into me and sticks room
charlEEZ NUTS: GRAB STICK AND COME TO THE DOCK LETS GO CHOP CHOP
pittsie: alright fine we'll be there
toad: we're coming too :P
cam: ugh fine im in too
charlEEZ NUTS: LETS FUCKING GOOOOO
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September 8
neil perry > todd anderson
neil: hey baby boy
neil: i miss you
todd: i miss you too :(
todd: im glad dad and george got hager to put me in a lower math class, but I MISS YOU AND OUR FRIENDS :(
neil: i miss you so much
neil: its so weird turning around to look at you and youre not there :(
neil: BUT
todd: ehehehehe
todd: butt
neil: IM CRYING YOURE SO FUCKING CUTE
neil: BUT
neil: im extremely glad youre in a math class that wont make you so stressed
todd: me too
todd: its embarrassing being in 8th grade math though :/
neil: baby it is never embarrassing to need a little extra help, remember?
todd: i know i know
todd: its just weird cause im a senior and theyre in 8th grade
todd: i can literally drive a car and theyre not even in high school
neil: ok first off, you cannot drive a car
todd: I MEANT HYPOTHETICALLY OMFG
todd: DONT ROAST ME LIKE THAT DAMN
neil: BABY IT HAD TO BE DONE
neil: its okay though, youre my little passenger princess
todd: i am not that small omfg
todd: just because you had a growth spurt this summer doesnt mean im automatically tiny now smh
neil: babe
neil: sweetheart
neil: the apple of my eye
neil: you are short
todd: AM NOT
neil: you just barely come up to my chin now
todd: better for hugging, so what!!!
neil: ANYWAY
neil: being in algebra with the younger kids will be goo for you
todd: goo for me
neil: shut up you know what i mean
neil: stop deflecting!
todd: BLAH
todd: i know i know i just hate feeling so stupid
neil: you are so far from stupid baby
neil: look at it this way
neil: last year, you barely scraped by with a C- in trig
neil: now that youre in algebra, the work should be a little easier for you, so you wont have to just scrape by
neil: youll be able to score higher on tests because you'll understand the work better, right?
neil: and then your grades will look so good that nyu will have no choice but give you scholarships!
todd: i mean youre definitely right
todd: and im glad dad and george were able to work this out for me
todd: i already understand this stuff way more than i ever understood trig
neil: SEE! THATS GREAT!!!
todd: i just miss you :(
neil: i know, i miss you too
neil: luckily, its only one hour a day
neil: just one class
neil: and we have lunch next anyways so we'll be reunited!
todd: how is statistics?
neil: its pretty easy for me at least, charlies already begging meeks for his homework answers
neil: youd hate it though
todd: well then thank god im not there lol
neil: hows algebra going?
todd: well.
todd: two of the kids are throwing paper balls at each other so miss patterson is not happy
neil: how does it feel to have the first female teacher welton has ever hired!!!
todd: i love miss patterson shes really nice
todd: she explains everything super detailed and step by step and nice and slow which is exactly what i need
todd: and shes super nice when i dont understand
todd: im guessing dad and george talked to her, cause she also let me know that if i ever get overwhelmed and need a break, all i have to do is hold up two fingers and she'll let me leave the room
neil: YOU DIDNT TELL ME THAT
neil: BABY THATS SO GREAT
neil: im so glad youre finally getting what you need
todd: me too
todd: hopefully this year will be good
todd: we're only a week into the school year and so far it's been good
neil: and hopefully it stays that way!
todd: i love you neily
neil: i love you too toddy
todd: can we kiss at lunch
neil: ALWAYSSSSSSS
todd: :D
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gerard pitts > richard cameron
pitts: caaaaam
cam: dude what
pitts: do you have any snacks on you
cam: bitch we JUST ate lunch
pitts: im still hungry
cam: YOU ATE 7 CHICKEN TENDERS AND A WHOLE BASKET OF FRIES
pitts: hungryyyyyy
cam: physicsssssss
pitts: fuck physics i need sustenance
cam: i have a pack of fruit snacks in my pocket if you want it
pitts: what kind
cam: idfk theyre spiderman shaped
pitts: SOLD
cam: ill pass them to knox
pitts: THANK YOU MY ANGEL
cam: ew lmfao
pitts: ew you
cam: i will take back my fruit snacks
pitts: too late theyre already in my mouth
cam: ...all of them?
pitts: yeah
cam: thats psychotic
pitts: what is
cam: eating them all at once
pitts: well im not gonna eat them by color from worst to best like todd does
cam: yeah but you could still eat one at a time
pitts: too hungry for that
cam: but all the flavors combining is gross
pitts: it definitely doesnt taste great but im hungry so im choosing to ignore it
cam: bruh
pitts: bRuH
cam: rude smh
pitts: hey look up
cam: ?
cam: HEY
cam: DONT STICK YOUR TONGUE OUT AT ME YOU BIG MEANIE
pitts: >:)
cam: oh no pitts is evil
pitts: mwahahahaha
pitts: (thanks for the fruit snacks)
cam: (youre welcome)
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steven meeks > todd anderson
meeks: hey bub, whatcha up to?
todd: MEEKS
meeks: HI!!!
todd: hello :)
meeks: what are you doing rn?
todd: i was just gonna start my math homework, neils gonna help me :)
meeks: are you having trouble in class?
todd: not yet, but i wanted neil to supervise to make sure im actually doing it right
meeks: thats okay! it probably helps knowing hes there to help if you get stuck
todd: yeah
todd: hbu?
meeks: just finished up latin hw!
todd: youre so smart omg
meeks: thanks!
meeks: wanna hang out after dinner?
todd: i demand cuddle time with meeks
meeks: ill come up to yours after dinner then and we can cuddle for a bit
todd: YAAAAAY I LOVE YOU MEEKS
meeks: i love you too!
meeks: i really missed you this summer
meeks: talking on the phone isnt the same
todd: literally every single wednesday after we hung up i cried
meeks: TODD
todd: and also when you left after the week-long sleepover
todd: neil, dad, and george all told me i was crying for 3 hours
meeks: TODD :(
meeks: its okay i cried in the car, pitts' mom was very concerned
todd: we are literally so codependent omfg
meeks: youre my best friend toddy ofc we're codependent
todd: im just glad everything is back to normal now
todd: i liked summer but i missed you guys
todd: now we're all together again :)
meeks: all is right at welton :)
meeks: hey wait are we having a meeting tonight?
todd: oh fuck idk
todd: if we are we should invite dad and george
meeks: yes!!!
meeks: after dinner we can text and ask
todd: ok!!!
todd: i gotta start math now, ttyl!!!
meeks: bye todd!!
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the dead poets society
todd: are we having a meeting tonight
charlie: YES
charlie: what a silly question!
meeks: @mckeating youre invited!
Mr. Keating: Oh, we'd love to join!
Mr. Keating: We have to do dorm checks at 11:30 first, but after that, we'll be there!
neil: we dont sneak out until midnight anyways!
Mr. Keating: Perfect, then!
Mr. McAllister: Will everyone be reading? You all picked out such lovely poems at the meeting in July.
pitts: hell yeah!!!
meeks: i found a byron poem!!!
Mr. Keating: Excellent, Meeks!
cam: i have something i wrote :)
todd: CAM POEM CAM POEM
neil: YAY CAMMY
neil: i have a poem too!
knox: i picked a whitman poem
charlie: POETRUSIC IS BACK
todd: what instrument
todd: do i need my headphones
charlie: SEX!
neil: WHAT
Mr. McAllister: Charlie???
knox: char–
charlie: SAX
charlie: I MEANT SAX
charlie: SAXOPHONE
meeks: HDKSGDLAHD
charlie: so yes bring your headphones toddy
todd: thumbs up emoji
pitts: lmfao todd
neil: im dead skull emoji
cam: NEIL
meeks: DO I NEED TO GET THE SPRAY BOTTLE
knox: BAD NEIL
neil: SORRY SORRY
neil: anyways meet in the hall at midnight for the meeting!
neil: dads that includes you!
Mr. Keating: Will do!
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September 15
todd and his gingers
todd: TREE TIME AFTER SCHOOL?
cam: always!
meeks: IM SO SORRY TODDY I CANT TODAY
todd: WHY
cam: NO
meeks: me and pittsie are going on a date :)
todd: AWWWWWWWW
todd: MEEKS IS IN LOOOOOOOVE
cam: lmfao todd
cam: whats the occasion?
meeks: its our 3 year anniversary :)
cam: WHAT
cam: DUDE CONGRATS OMFG
todd: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
todd: THIS IS AMAZING
meeks: thanks boys :)
meeks: ger says thanks too
todd: who
todd: OH WAIT NVM
cam: TODD
meeks: TODD???
todd: WE LITERALLY NEVER CALL HIM GERARD I FORGOT HIS NAME
meeks: ill have you know pitts is literally laughing so hard rn that he started crying
cam: i can hear him from across the hall im yelling
todd: DONT LAUGH AT ME SMH
meeks: oh toddy we love you
meeks: never change
cam: stay gold toddy boy, stay gold
todd: not the outsiders reference omfg
todd: you have no idea how long i sobbed when i read the book
todd: literally 4 hours and i got tear stains all over the pages
cam: TODD OH MY GOD
cam: FOUR HOURS
meeks: its okay todd we read that in class here in 6th grade and i was openly sobbing, i got a detention
cam: I REMEMBER THAT
cam: mr portius was an asshole
todd: wait isnt mr portius the guy who retired which is why they hired dad
meeks: yeah
todd: i thought nolan said he was beloved
cam: no we all fucking hated him
cam: when we found out he was retiring we literally all cheered
meeks: LMFAO YEAH, WHEN THEY ANNOUNCED IT AT THE END OF YEAR SERVICE, CHARLIE STARTED CLAPPING AND GOT A DETENTION FOR THE REST OF THE DAY
todd: ofc charlie clapped lmao
todd: wowie
todd: im surprised you guys even read the outsiders here
todd: nolan doesnt seem like the type of guy to have allowed it
todd: its also crazy tho that you guys read it in 6th grade like???
cam: when did you read it?
todd: when i was 7
meeks: bruh
meeks: nerd
todd: i had extremely advanced reading levels as a kid lol
cam: nerd
todd: SAYS YOU
meeks: LMFAO
meeks: see you guys at breakfast yeah? im hitting the showers now
todd: see you!!!
cam: yep!
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charlie dalton > knox overstreet
charlie: babe after school do you wanna cause some mischief
knox: what in the actual fuck does that mean
charlie: you know
charlie: shenanigans
charlie: tomfoolery
knox: charlie
charlie: actually i dont have any shenanigans in mind, i wanna show you my tattoo
knox: your WHAT
knox: YOU ACTUALLY GOT A TATTOO THIS SUMMER?
knox: I THOUGHT YOU WERE JOKING
charlie: I NEVER JOKE
knox: youre a shit
charlie: i know :)
charlie: but yeah i got a tattoo!
knox: what is it!
charlie: ok promise not to laugh
knox: i wont laugh char
knox: unless you got a tramp stamp
charlie: LMFAO NO ITS NOT A TRAMP STAMP
knox: then i wont laugh
charlie: so keating wrote carpe diem on one of my tests, so i got it tattooed on me because hes been the best teacher ive ever had and i never want to forget that right, and in the space between the words theres a small forget-me-not flower because they symbolize remembrance and like devotion, love, loyalty, and shit like that so i got it in honor of the dead poets society
charlie: so that even if the worst shit happens and we all go our separate ways for some reason, ill always carry everyone with me
charlie: its near my collarbone right by my heart because i love you guys and i love keating and i love the dps
knox: charlie oh my god
knox: you cant just say shit like that in the middle of latin class
knox: thats so beautiful
charlie: you think so?
knox: i do, and i think you should show all of us at the same time
knox: and definitely show keating since its in his handwriting
charlie: im scared to show him lowkey
charlie: but i do want to
knox: he'll probably cry and say hes honored
knox: wait
knox: the showers???
knox: we've been back for 2 weeks now
knox: how did no one notice it???
charlie: strategic showering
charlie: ive been waking up early to shower before everyone else gets into the bathroom
charlie: i think cameron thinks ive been getting up early to jerk off lmfao
knox: charlie wtf
charlie: hes definitely suspicious
knox: lmfao
knox: later youll have to show us your tattoo!!!
charlie: i def will
charlie: DONT TELL THE OTHERS THO CAUSE I DIDNT TELL THEM I GOT IT DONE
knox: SECRET TATTOO
charlie: actually hopkins knows bc i texted him before my appointment cause i got scared
knox: wait did you faint like you did when you got your ears pierced
charlie: no
charlie: but i did cry
charlie: one of the other employees at the place came to hold my hand since i was alone lol
knox: WAIT WHEN ON EARTH DID YOU EVEN GET IT DONE
knox: WE ALL SAW YOU IN JULY
knox: WE WENT SWIMMING AND YOU DIDNT HAVE A TATTOO ON YOUR CHEST
charlie: LMFAO THIS IS SO FUNNY KNOXY
charlie: i got it like the day after i got back home from casa de mckeating anderperry in july
charlie: and since i turned 18 in june, i didnt need an adult with me because i was the adult
knox: YOUVE BEEN KEEPING IT A SECRET FOR A MONTH AND A HALF?
knox: THIS IS THE LONGEST YOUVE EVER KEPT A SECRET FOR
charlie: I KNOW RIGHT
charlie: I DONT KNOW HOW I DIDNT TELL YOU SOONER
knox: IM SHOCKED
knox: YOURE SO BAD AT KEEPING SECRETS USUALLY
charlie: I KNOW IM LIKE THE BIGGEST BLABBER MOUTH EVER
knox: AND I LOVE IT ABOUT YOU
charlie: AWWWWWWWW
knox: SHIT BELL RANG LEMME PACK MY SHIT ILL MEET YOU IN THE HALL YEAH?
charlie: yes sir ;)
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John Keating > George McAllister
John: George, is it illegal to punch a student?
John: Asking for a friend.
George: John???
John: THIS FUCK ASS BRAD THOMPSON KID I CANT TAKE HIM ANYMORE I WANT HIM OUT OF MY CLASS
George: What happened?
John: He literally just called me a slur behind my back.
George: What???
John: I was passing out a worksheet and I heard him mumble "what a f--" under his breath.
John: When I tell you I WHIPPED my head around.
George: I suppose another trip to Hager’s office is in order, then.
John: Yeah, definitely.
John: This kid is a fucking asshole.
George: Calm down, darling. We'll take care of it, please don't fret any longer. The boys don't like seeing you angry, just try to keep it cool until class ends.
George: Just take a deep breath and reset your head.
John: You are so right, I am just livid rn.
George: We'll take care of it, I promise.
John: Cool cool cool.
John: Are you driving Neil to his audition tomorrow or am I?
George: I'll take him! I know he's nervous, so I'll chat with him in the car.
John: He's nervous about auditioning for Benedick. He told me he doesn't think he'll get the part because Benedick is so much different then Puck and Hamlet. He said he thinks he should've auditioned for Claudio instead, but that he won't switch because he already memorized the piece for Benedick. Maybe you could remind him that he is capable of playing someone different than what he's used to?
George: Absolutely! And I'll be sure to remind him that no matter what part he gets, we'll be so proud of him.
John: We're so good at the whole parenting thing!
George: Indeed we are!
George: Get back to teaching, I'll see you in a bit!
John: See youuu!!!
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gerard pitts > steven meeks
pitts: babe where are you
pitts: you promised we could watch singin in the rain after dinner, and it is after dinner!
meeks: so i just walked into the craziest thing in the bathroom
pitts: omg what is it?
meeks: ham and jonas were like FULLY making out in there
meeks: like there were hands under shirts and they were moaning
pitts: IN THE BATHROOM???
meeks: THATS NOT THE IMPORTANT PART OF THE STORY AT ALL
meeks: HAM AND JONAS ARE HOOKING UP
pitts: babe theyre not hooking up, theyre literally dating
meeks: theyre WHAT
meeks: SINCE WHEN???
pitts: like november i think
pitts: they officially got together like 2 weeks after neil and todd got together
pitts: but theyve been in love with each other for literally YEARS
meeks: how on earth did i not know this
pitts: idk cause literally everyone else knows
pitts: theyre not exactly subtle lmfao
pitts: but why in the bathroom of all places
meeks: oh ham said that sam is doing homework in their room, and jonas said russell is napping in theirs
pitts: the bathroom is risky tho, like brad couldve walked in
meeks: i know, i warned them about him and told them to be careful
meeks: also i told them they could go up to our spot on the roof if they wanted privacy so they wouldnt have to go to the bathroom and risk brad catching them
meeks: hope you dont mind
pitts: babe no its totally fine, id rather them stay safe!!!
meeks: while we're on the topic, why the FUCK do we all call him HAM.
meeks: where did that nickname even come from
pitts: his initials
pitts: harry andrew matthews, HAM
meeks: OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH
meeks: that makes so much sense omg
pitts: BABE HOW DID YOU NOT KNOW THIS LMFAO
pitts: YOU WERE LITERALLY HIS LAB PARTNER FOR 2 YEARS BEFORE TODDERSON CAME ALONG
meeks: I DONT JUST ASK PEOPLE WHY THEIR NAME IS WHAT IT IS
meeks: I FIGURED THERE WAS A REASON HE WAS CALLED HAM
meeks: i gotta be so for real with you i just assumed ham was the name he wanted to be called when he transitioned and never questioned it
pitts: DGAKDHALDHSL BABE YOU HAVE TO TELL HAM THAT, HE'LL LAUGH SO HARD
pitts: wait how on earth did you know ham was trans, but you didnt know his name
meeks: cause he told me in 6th grade lmfao
meeks: and i knew his name was harry matthews cause whenever teachers took attendance theyd call him that, but i did not know his middle name
pitts: yeah he told me that when he had his name changed he wanted his new middle name to be andrew because his favorite uncle was named andrew and said uncle died like 4 months before he changed his name
meeks: oh my god thats so sad
meeks: the ham lore drop is insane
pitts: yeah me and ham are pals so i know a lot about him though
pitts: i dont know much about jonas tho hes so quiet
meeks: i love jonas, his eyes get massive whenever theres drama lmfao
pitts: oh my god babe
pitts: idea
meeks: is it a bad one
pitts: WE SHOULD INVITE HAM AND JONAS OUT FOR A DOUBLE DATE
meeks: OH MY GOD CAN WE PLEASE
pitts: ARE YOU ALL STILL IN THE BATHROOM
meeks: NO THEY LEFT, I AM FLOSSING
pitts: WE HAVE TO FIND THEM IMMEDIATELY
meeks: OKAY GIMME A SEC
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September 24
todd anderson > dad
todd: no school
Dad: No school today? Why not, kiddo?
todd: just no
Dad: I need you to tell me what's wrong, Todd. Can you try?
todd: no
Dad: Can you give Neil your phone so I can talk to him then?
todd: hi dad its neil!
todd: todd cant come to classes today, i think its sensory overload or something
todd: i think he has a headache too
todd: hes crying and hes curled up under the bed, and you know he only hides under the bed when hes really overstimulated
Dad: Alright, George is going to talk to the nurse and have Todd excused from class today. I'm on my way up, I was just in my office.
Dad: Did he wake up like that?
todd: yes and no?
todd: he wasnt talking much but let me know that the lights in our room were bothering him and i know he was up in the middle of the night tossing and turning because he said the sheets were too itchy
todd: i think the bathroom did him in, it was ridiculously noisy in there
todd: he cant really talk now, minimal words
Dad: Okay, I'm just down the hall now. We'll see if we can get him to come out from under the bed before he starts to get claustrophobic.
todd: thanks dad
Dad: Of course.
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charlie dalton > jonathon hopkins
charlie: MY BOYYYYYY
charlie: WHATS GOOOOOOOD
hopkins: yo ive been meaning to ask if you showed the guys your tattoo yet
charlie: I DID LAST WEEK I MEANT TO TELL YOU
hopkins: howd they react???
charlie: keating cried so hard and then said "charlie dalton why on earth did you get it done in my chicken scratch handwriting! if you asked me i wouldve written it nicer!"
charlie: knox, todd, and meeks got all teary when they saw it, pitts and neil couldnt believe i didnt mention it sooner, and cam was just like WTF CHARLIE
charlie: OH AND GEORGE SAID HE LIKED IT
hopkins: yay!
hopkins: im glad they all liked it
charlie: im glad i showed them cause now i dont have to wake up at the asscrack of dawn to shower so no one will see it
hopkins: what time were you even getting up
charlie: 4am LMAO
hopkins: bruh omfg
hopkins: i wonder how many more people will get tattoos before hager has to add them to the dress code
charlie: hager is so chill so far so i dont think he cares lmao
hopkins: dude he rocks as principal
hopkins: its kinda crazy hes still teaching 3 math classes tho
hopkins: AND THAT HE TEACHES OURS AGAIN
charlie: stats is soooooo lame
hopkins: so real
charlie: wanna play minecraft after school
hopkins: duh
charlie: ill bring snacks
hopkins: awesome
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poets (but dead)
neil :): THE CAST LIST WAS JUST EMAILED
charlEEZ NUTS: OMG FINALLY ITS BEEN LIKE A WEEK
meeksie: WHO'D YOU GET!!!
neil :): CLAUDIO!!!
pittsie: YOOOO CONGRATS NEILY
cam: congratulations neil!!!!
obKNOXious: HELL YEAH NEIL
charlEEZ NUTS: IM SO PROUD OF YOU MY CHILD
meeksie: YAY NEIL
neil :): THANKS GUYS I LOVE YOU ALL
neil :): my first rehearsal is on saturday :)
charlEEZ NUTS: YAY
pittsie: this is so exciting omg
pittsie: did you tell todderson yet?
neil :): toddy knows! im with him now!
meeksie: how is toddy
neil :): hes getting there!
neil :): he napped pretty much all day so hes feeling a little better
neil :): we're skipping dinner tho so dont wait up for us
charlEEZ NUTS: i just remembered nolan is dead
cam: wow that was wildy off topic
obKNOXious: charlie what
neil :): LMFAO CHAR
pittsie: you know technically nolans death could be traced back to charlie
pittsie: like would nolan have had that heart attack if he hadnt gotten exposed, fired, and sent to jail
charlEEZ NUTS: BRUH DO NOT PIN HIS DEATH ON ME, CAM AND STICK WERE INVOLVED TOO
cam: HEY I CAN'T GO TO JAIL
meeksie: you guys are so dumb
meeksie: i found his obituary apparently he did have heart problems
meeksie: that was actually his second heart attack, he had one in his 50s
neil :): meeks why do you even know that
meeksie: got bored lol
pittsie: babe youre so weird
meeksie: thanks !!!
obKNOXious: tbh charlie killing nolan would make so much sense
charlEEZ NUTS: HEY
toad: hes right
charlEEZ NUTS: HEY!!!
charlEEZ NUTS: TODD YOURE SUPPOSED TO BE ON MY SIDE HERE
toad: >:)
neil :): OH NO HES EVIL
pittsie: NOT AGAIN
cam: well CONGRATS AGAIN ON THE PART NEIL
neil :): LMFAO THANKS ALL
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gerard pitts started a new chat
gerard pitts added steven meeks, harry matthews, and jonas wright to the chat
gerard pitts named the chat Jam & Mitts
pitts: WHO WANTS TO GO ON A DOUBLE DATE
meeks: me!!!
pitts: babe OBVIOUSLY youre coming
meeks: stfu smh
ham: a double date with mitts sounds fun
jonas: hello
meeks: hi jonas! hi ham!
ham: steven meeks i still think its hilarious that you didn't know why everyone calls me ham
meeks: OK LISTEN HOW WOULD I HAVE KNOWN THAT
jonas: we just ran into brad in the hall :/
jonas: hes very rude i dont like him
ham: babe i promise i will literally fight him for you if he says anything
pitts: brad is such an asshole
pitts: literally the first thing he said to knox was a slur
ham: THATS WHY KNOX SWITCHED ROOMS?
meeks: yeah lmao
ham: brad die in a hole challenge
jonas: thats mean to say
ham: and entirely deserved!
ham: anywhooooo yes we would love to come on a double date with you guys!!!
pitts: you wanna go into town next week?
pitts: stevie and i have a favorite cafe, we can go there
meeks: they have amazing sandwiches
ham: do they have vegetarian options for jonas?
meeks: they have many options!!! i had a vegetarian wrap there back in the spring it was SO GOOD
meeks: i cant remember what its called off the top of my head, but i swear by it, it was scrumptious
ham: sound good jo?
jonas: yes thats fine
jonas: sorry
pitts: dude dont apologize for being a vegetarian! you respect animals!
jonas: thats not why im a vegetarian, i just dont like meat
jonas: its too chewy and theres always bits of fat and shit in it
meeks: its okay, todd doesnt really eat meat either aside from chicken
jonas: i like todd hes very nice
pitts: dude we love todd he is our son
ham: wait what day next week, sat or sun
meeks: sunday?
pitts: sunday works, we can do lunch!
ham: jojo is sunday okay with you?
jonas: yes sunday is okay
jonas: just not saturday cause my moms are taking me out for the day
pitts: you guys both live in vermont right?
jonas: yes
ham: yeah we live on the same street actually, we're like you two if you were from vermont instead of massachusetts
meeks: WAIT THATS SO FUN
meeks: so youve actually known each other for ages
ham: yeah, i met jo on our first day of preschool
ham: he was crying cause he couldnt fall asleep during nap time so i cuddled with him
pitts: WAIT THATS SO CUTE
meeks: AWWWWW
ham: and then during pick up i pretty much demanded my parents let us have a playdate
ham: jonas' moms agreed really fast, and the next day after preschool, we went to the park
ham: and we've been attached at the hip ever since
ham: i stuck by his side when he was diagnosed with autism, and he stuck with me when i started transitioning :)
ham: AND NOW WERE IN LOOOOOOVE
jonas: i helped him pick out his name
ham: thats right!!
pitts: wait really? what were like your top choices
ham: well at that point i already knew that i wanted my middle name to be andrew, but i was stuck between harry, noah, michael, and lucas
jonas: and then i said
jonas: if you pick harry, your initials will be ham
ham: and i loved it, so i went with harry
meeks: AWWWWW JONAS IS THE REASON YOURE CALLED HAM THATS SO SWEET
ham: wouldnt have it any other way
ham: i couldve been nam, mam, or lam
ham: ham is by far the cooler option
jonas: and us being best friends and boyfriends is awesome because i like hams dad
jonas: hes so cool
ham: yeah my dad loves jo
ham: and jo's moms love me :)
pitts: STOP CAN WE BE INVITED TO YOUR FUTURE WEDDING
meeks: ger omfg
jonas: i suppose you can come
ham: only if we can come to your future wedding
pitts: OBVIOUSLY
pitts: wait do you guys wanna hang before lights out?
ham: we're playing darts in the lounge, come join!
meeks: will do!
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dad > neil perry
Dad: Hey, son. How's Todd? He hasn't answered my message, so I assume he's asleep. George and I are about to do bed checks, but if Todd's already asleep, we won't disturb you two.
neil: hes asleep!
neil: we talked a little before he nodded off, he said it was sensory overload and that he started feeling bad last night but didnt say anything, and when he woke up it was still bad
neil: we're sleeping in his bed tonight instead of mine because he said my sheets were too itchy
Dad: I'll get your sheets to the laundry during one of my free periods so they'll be washed and dried in time for bed tomorrow.
neil: thanks dad
neil: i wish he brought it up sooner :/
neil: remember over the summer when the sheets were bothering him and he didn't say anything until a week later when he had that massive meltdown
neil: i want to prevent that from happening again
Dad: I know, and I do, too. But it's hard for him to express to us what's wrong when something bothers him. We just need to be patient with him. At least this time, it didn't take a week for him to say something. That's progress, and that's important. Now he knows that if it happens again in the future, he can say something sooner.
Dad: We also just need to look a little closer, too.
neil: as always youre right
neil: i feel bad though because sometimes he struggles alone before he can tell us whats wrong, and i know that its because of his birth parents that hes like that
neil: every time he tried to express that something was wrong, they would tell him to stop acting like a child a grow up
Dad: He just has to unlearn what his parents told him. Just like I said in the spring, it'll take a while, so we have to be patient with him.
Dad: He's trying, and he's making progress.
neil: i know, i just hate seeing him like how he was this morning :(
Dad: I know, George and I do as well. It's hard to see someone you love like that. But we're all here for him.
neil: i love you guys :(
Dad: We love you too.
neil: can i have a hug before bed
neil: i promise todd wont wake up
Dad: Of course, son. George and I will be right there.
neil: :)