S2 Episode 6B

The Silent Treatment

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
November 4, 2005

Smooth Jazz: I got into a fight with Seb.

Moona: What happened???? D:

Victoria: How does one get into a fight with Sebastian? He’s the gentlest person we know.

Smooth Jazz: Don’t remind me.

Smooth Jazz: I cried for like an hour after I got home.

Victoria: What was the fight about?

Smooth Jazz: Religious stuff.

Victoria: Ah. I’ll let Luna handle the advice then.

Moona: That explains why he’s been shut up in his room blaring music since he got back…

Smooth Jazz: That doesn’t make me feel better.

Moona: Do you want me to talk to him?

Smooth Jazz: No.

Smooth Jazz: He said we’re still friends so I should just… let him be. Right?

Moona: Probably. ):

Moona: But the good news is Seb never stays mad for long!

Moona: He’ll be over it by Monday.

Smooth Jazz: He’ll be over me calling him a poor, delicate orphan who no one can say anything to?

Moona: Umm…

Victoria: Goodness.

Smooth Jazz: Thanks. I’m going to go cry some more.

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Text conversation between Jasmine Nolan and Sebastian Velasquez
November 5, 2005

Jasmine: Seb I’m sorry

Jasmine: I didn’t mean to snap at you like that

Jasmine: Really

Jasmine: Seb?

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AOL Chat Room—The Best Kind of Prize is a Surprise

Sir Duke: GUESS WHO GOT HIS LEARNERS PERMIT

Seblasquez: Congrats

Dimwit_Genius: What took you so long?

Dimwit_Genius: Besides being born later than the rest of us, I mean.

Sir Duke: You know how my mom’s a little out of touch with reality?

Moona: Lol XD

Sir Duke: She kept saying SHE didn’t have to learn how to drive until she was an adult

Sir Duke: like it was a valid argument

Sir Duke: She grew up in FRANCE

Sir Duke: I was like sure mom, I’ll take the bus

Sir Duke: and when I end up on a poster in Walmart, then you’ll be sorry

Seblasquez: And she said yes to that?

Sir Duke: No she started crying -___-

Sir Duke: Dad was able to persuade her though

Moona: Woooooo!! Time to take us for a joy ride in your dad’s truck!!!

Seblasquez: He can’t do that with a learner’s permit

Moona: Would it kill you to let me dream? = 3=

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Dimwit_Genius: You’ve been awfully quiet in the chat tonight.

Smooth Jazz: I’m doing my homework.

Dimwit_Genius: LOL sure you are.

Dimwit_Genius: What’s going on?

Smooth Jazz: If I tell you will you leave me alone?

Dimwit_Genius: Jasmine, please. When have I ever left you alone?

Smooth Jazz: I got into a fight with Seb.

Dimwit_Genius: Ooh, juicy~!

Smooth Jazz: Can you not

Smooth Jazz: I tried texting him and IMing him but he didn’t answer

Dimwit_Genius: Color me impressed!

Dimwit_Genius: You have to be a real asshole to pick a fight with an orphan. :)

Smooth Jazz: …

Dimwit_Genius: That said, I get on his nerves all the time

Dimwit_Genius: so my advice is to just let him stew.

Dimwit_Genius: Seb likes to think he’s above criticism because he’s such a good boy.

Dimwit_Genius: Getting knocked down a peg every once in a while won’t kill him

Dimwit_Genius: and knocking him down a peg every once in a while won’t kill you.

Smooth Jazz: Wow. That actually made me feel better.

Dimwit_Genius: Why are you so surprised? I’m the handsomest and wisest person you know.

Smooth Jazz: Speaking of people who need to be knocked down a peg…

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Emoticon Key for Emoji Users:

XD - an amused face with closed eyes
-___- - an annoyed face with closed eyes
= 3= - a glaring face with pursed lips

Author’s Note: If you look closely you can pinpoint the exact moment Jasmine’s heart rips in half.