S2 Episode 19B

Here to Stay

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.

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AOL Chat Room—So Fetch
March 6, 2006

Smooth Jazz: How are you doing Luna?

Moona: I’m ok

Victoria: I still don’t understand how you and Patrick just broke up like that

Victoria: You two seemed so happy together!

Moona: We realized we were better off as friends

Moona: I’m still sad but

Moona: what’s the point dragging out something that wouldn’t have worked out long term?

Smooth Jazz: You don’t have to be so mature about it

Victoria: Yes. You can always come to us if you need to cry some more.

Victoria: We love you and want you to be happy.

Moona: Thanks guys ;.;

Moona: I’m feeling a lot better about it now

Moona: I’m glad we took things slow… no kisses to regret…

Victoria: Seems like you and Dimitri have patched things up as well?

Moona: Yeah… though he did make me write an official apology essay

Moona: listing everything I did wrong and how I’ll do things differently in the future

Moona: 1500 words, 12 pt Times New Roman font

Moona: And then he gave me an A- for not citing my sources correctly D8<

Victoria: Goodness.

Smooth Jazz: What about you Victoria? I saw you dancing with Duke at the party

Victoria: We’re starting over.

Moona: Oh???

Victoria: As friends. Like we should have been from the beginning.

Victoria: I still love him, but…

Victoria: I’m just happy he’s speaking to me again.

Smooth Jazz: That’s good.

Moona: Don’t give up. I’m POSITIVE he loves you too.

Victoria: Thank you.

Smooth Jazz: I think we need a romcom and ice cream day

Moona: Can we watch High School Musical??? OAO

Smooth Jazz: No

Moona: Pleeeeeeeeeeease it’s so good!!!

Smooth Jazz: No Disney Channel movies

Moona: But Jasmiiiiiiiiiine my heart is brokeeeeeeen ;O;

Smooth Jazz: Manipulator…

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AOL Chat Room—What Excellent Boiled Potatoes
March 14, 2006

Seblasquez: So Victoria when do you hear back from Juilliard?

Victoria: Oh!

Victoria: Funny story…

Dimwit_Genius: She’s not going.

Moona: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

Victoria: I withdrew from the running.

Smooth Jazz: Wow, I did not see that coming

Moona: BUT WHY?????

Victoria: Because at my core, I am a silly teenager after all.

Victoria: I’d miss my friends too much.

Moona: ;_______________________; Victoriaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Victoria: Juilliard will still be there after graduation.

Victoria: And besides, my parents are getting married!

Victoria: Delaying my plans means they’ll have more time to put together the wedding of their dreams.

Moona: T___T I’m cryiiiiiiiing

Smooth Jazz: That’s a big decision. Are you sure?

Victoria: Can’t take it back now, can I?

Victoria: You’re all stuck with me for two more years. :)

Seblasquez: Good to have you back!

Seblasquez: Not that you ever left but…

Sir Duke: What Seb said.

Smooth Jazz: Yay <3

Dimwit_Genius: It’ll be nice to have you around, sis.

Dimwit_Genius: I need someone to bitch to about all the wedding stuff.

Moona: Like you’re not happy about it <w<

Dimwit_Genius: My personal feelings on the matter aside, I should still get to complain!

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Dimwit_Genius: Did Duke get back to you with the birthday party photos yet?

Moona: He’s still editing them. Why?

Dimwit_Genius: I just think you should frame that one of the two of us

Dimwit_Genius: to remind everyone what a wonderful friend and generous person I am.

Dimwit_Genius: Every time they come over they’ll say, “Wow, that Dimitri is such a guy!”

Dimwit_Genius: “We should build a statue of him!”

Moona: You know, maybe I will.

Dimwit_Genius: Oh

Dimwit_Genius: Really?

Dimwit_Genius: You don’t have to. I was only joking.

Moona: I’m thinking a gilded frame. We can hang it above the fireplace!

Dimwit_Genius: Fine, I’ll stop teasing you.

Moona: Thank you~! :)

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Emoticon Key for Emoji Users:

;.; - a crying face with a small mouth
D8< - an angry face with open mouth and drawn brows
OAO - a screaming face with big eyes and a small mouth
;O; - a crying face with a big mouth
;_____; - a crying face with a closed mouth
T___T - a crying face with closed eyes and tear streaks
<w< - a side-eye with a curved mouth

Author’s Note: Aaaand there’s the anticipated gloating. :V