S2 Episode 12B

Dimitri Self-Medicates

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Text conversation between Sebastian Velasquez and Jasmine Nolan

Jazz: This sucks.

Sebastian: Tell me about it.

Sebastian: Heard anything from Victoria?

Jazz: Not since Thursday.

Jazz: She said her dad’s teaching her how to drive

Sebastian: Oh good. Better him than her mom

Jazz: Is she a bad driver?

Sebastian: No. She just picks and chooses which road rules she wants to follow.

Jazz: Sounds illegal.

Sebastian: Yuuuup.

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Text conversation between Dimitri Hale and Victoria Hale

Dimitri: Are you still mad at me

Tor: Not really.

Dimitri: Are you sure

Tor: Not really.

Dimitri: Cool just making sure before I drank the rest of this wine bottle

Tor: You need professional help.

Dimitri: Don’t be mad at me

Tor: I’m not. Please come home.

Dimitri: Do you promise

Tor: Yes I promise now stop drinking and come home

Tor: You can sleep on our couch so Mum won’t see you drunk

Dimitri: I’m not drunk I’m pissed

Dimitri: Get it cuz I’m British too lol

Tor: Oh for fuck’s sake

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Text conversation between Victoria Hale and Jasmine Nolan

Victoria: My brother is drunk.

Jasmine: He did get into a pretty nasty fight with Luna today

Victoria: Is Sebastian willing to bring him to our place?

Jasmine: You can text him and find out.

Victoria: He’s not angry with me?

Jasmine: Of course not.

Victoria: Could you ask him anyway?

Jasmine: Sure.

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Text conversation between Jasmine Nolan and Sebastian Velasquez

Jasmine: Your favorite alcoholic needs a lift to Seattle.

Seb: I’m going to start charging him for gas

Jasmine: You should have started charging him for gas ages ago

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Text conversation between Jasmine Nolan and Luna Cruz

Jasmine: I love you but you really need to stop picking fights with Dimitri

Luna: I’ll stop when he apologizes.

Jasmine: You know he didn’t have anything to do with the breakup right

Jasmine: All he said was he was worried their relationship wouldn’t last when Victoria left

Jasmine: which sounds pretty reasonable to me

Jasmine: It’s bad enough that Duke and Victoria are complete messes right now

Jasmine: without you and Dimitri stirring the pot

Jasmine: And as a Christian you have no right to withhold your forgiveness from them

Luna: I’m going to sleep now.

Jasmine: Sure you are

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Text conversation between James Hale and Makoto Hirashima

James: Dimitri is sleeping here tonight.

Makoto: I see.

Makoto: Heard from Whitney he got into a fight with Luna earlier.

James: He should find better ways to cope.

Makoto: We weren’t the best role models in that regard.

James: No we weren’t.

James: Would you like to do something for your birthday?

Makoto: With the kids or just the two of us?

James: Up to you.

Makoto: Just the two of us it is.

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Author’s Note: Another week without an emoticon key. ):

In Friday’s bonus episode, we will explore the origin of the antagonism between Dimitri and Duke, and why Luna fighting with Dimitri turns him into such an emotional wreck. If you’re not a paid subscriber yet, you should give it a try!