Welcome to Trainwrecks: Season 2 (2005-2006)! If you haven’t read Season 1, please start there! Trainwrecks is a free-to-read fiction serial that follows a group of six Seattle-adjacent friends from the year 2004 to the year 2015. Join Luna Cruz, Sebastian Velasquez, Dimitri and Victoria Hale, Duke Kingston, and Jasmine Nolan as they stumble their way from adolescence to adulthood, falling in love, making mistakes, overcoming their pasts, and staying together through it all.
For series introduction, character profiles, relationship charts, and general orientation, check out the Table of Contents!
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AOL Chat Room—What Excellent Boiled Potatoes
March 1, 2006
Moona: Victoriaaaaaaaaa!!!
Victoria: Yes?
Moona: Nothing, it’s just nice to have you back in the chat. ^O^
Victoria: <3
Seblasquez: When do you hear back about your audition?
Victoria: April 1st
Moona: You must be so nervous!!
Victoria: A little. Honestly, I think I did well.
Victoria: But it’s out of my hands now and worrying about it won’t get me anywhere!
Dimwit_Genius: Atta girl
Victoria: I am a member of Luna’s birthday court, reporting for duty!
Dimwit_Genius: By the way, who am I dancing with?
Seblasquez: Our cousin Pilar. She’s 20 years old and has been to six quinces so she knows what she’s doing.
Dimwit_Genius: Do I have permission to hook up with her if she’s hot?
Moona: No.
Dimwit_Genius: Phew, good thing I don’t actually need permission…
Seblasquez: Please do not hook up with our cousin.
Smooth Jazz: I’ll keep an eye on him.
Seblasquez: Thanks…
~*~
Moona: So we’re doing the midnight release for Kingdom Hearts II, right?
Sir Duke: It’s a school night. Did your parents sign off on that?
Moona: Dad did.
Moona: He understands that this is the single most important video game release of our lives.
Sir Duke: You said that about Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green
Moona: Was I wrong???
Sir Duke: I’ll have to persuade the rents but if your dad’s cool with it they might agree
Moona: Thank God spring break is the week after.
Moona: I will not be seen outdoors until I’ve beaten the game.
Moona: Patrick will have to come over if he wants to spend time with me. :D
Sir Duke: About Patrick…
Moona: What?
Sir Duke: Did he forgive you for mashing his feet?
Moona: Of course he did! He’s a gentleman.
Sir Duke: Right
Sir Duke: You really like him huh
Moona: What’s gotten into you?
Sir Duke: Nothing.
Moona: You thinking about Victoria?
Sir Duke: Sure.
Moona: You should talk to her.
Moona: She’s beating herself up about everything
Moona: and she really cares about you
Moona: I think you’ll feel better if you do
Sir Duke: Talking to her isn’t going to stop her from going to New York.
Moona: You can’t be happy for her? D:
Sir Duke: I don’t know
Sir Duke: Midnight on the 28th?
Moona: Yeah
Sir Duke: I’ll ask Dad
Moona: Okay…
~*~
Moona: Duke’s still sad about Victoria.
Smooth Jazz: He’s softer than I thought.
Moona: That’s what I keep telling people!
Smooth Jazz: But if he won’t talk to her, then he’ll only have himself to blame when she finds a New Yorker to love.
Moona: I know. ):
Moona: I just wish there was something we could do.
Smooth Jazz: Maybe there is…
Moona: ?
Smooth Jazz: Nothing. <3
Moona: You have a plan??
Smooth Jazz: It’s a secret. <3
Moona: Jasmiiiiiiine
Smooth Jazz: You just focus on those dance steps, boo. <3
Emoticon Key for Emoji Users
^O^ - a happy face with open mouth and closed eyes
<3 - a heart
:D - a happy face
D: - a worried face
): - a sad face
Author’s Note: Secret plan? Sounds ominous to me.
Five weeks left in Trainwrecks: Season 2 (2005-2006) and then I will (reluctantly) be taking a hiatus to finalize Season 3 and probably get started on Season 4, seeing as it’s shaping up to be some ungodly length.
jasmine my beautiful flower whatever you're scheming im DOWN FOR IT
Lol Duke awkwardly trying to figure out how to start this extremely uncomfortable discussion. I see you and I support you.