S2 Episode 8B

So Much For That

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AOL Chat Room—So Fetch
November 27, 2005

Moona: How’d your aunt’s visit go?

Victoria: I don’t want to talk about it.

Smooth Jazz: Yikes

Moona: ): Sorry

Victoria: It was fine for the most part

Victoria: but she doesn’t think very highly of Duke.

Moona: That’s crazy!! D8<

Smooth Jazz: Seriously. Duke’s a good guy. And isn’t he some kind of French aristocrat?

Victoria: His aspirations aren’t high enough to make him a good match for me apparently

Moona: UGH

Victoria: Duke’s switching out of the music track

Victoria: and I thought if he became a musician, perhaps we COULD go to university together.

Victoria: But if he’s going to get serious about photography…

Smooth Jazz: Juilliard isn’t exactly known for producing world class photographers.

Moona: Come on, that’s like a billion years away! You guys will figure it out by then. ;O;

Victoria: Not if I get into the Pre-College Program. Then it’s only a few months away.

Moona: ))))):

Victoria: This is all so bloody stressful

Victoria: I have an audition piece to practice. Good night, girls.

Smooth Jazz: Night.

Moona: Good night D:

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

Dimwit_Genius: Seb. Date. Details.

Sir Duke: Was that today??

Seblasquez: Yesterday.

Sir Duke: Must not have gone well if you didn’t mention it then…

Seblasquez: I don’t have to tell you guys everything.

Moona: Oh my gosh SPILL THE BEANS ALREADY D8<

Seblasquez: But Victoria isn’t online

Moona: We’ll fill her in later SPILL THE BEEEEEEEEEANS

Seblasquez: It was fine.

Seblasquez: Autumn’s nice.

Sir Duke: But…

Seblasquez: There’s no point is there? She’s going to California for college and I’m staying here.

Sir Duke: The point is you have a pretty girl to make out with for the next 7-9 months.

Dimwit_Genius: Did you at least kiss her?!

Seblasquez: On the cheek.

Smooth Jazz: Gentleman.

Moona: I approve!

Dimwit_Genius: This is too depressing. I need alcohol.

Sir Duke: That’s exactly the kind of thing an alcoholic would say

Moona: I think Seb made a reasonable decision

Seblasquez: Thanks Luna

Seblasquez: That doesn’t get you off the hook with Patrick though

Moona: Hey! D8<

Smooth Jazz: Lol

Sir Duke: PWNED

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Dimwit_Genius: I forgot to tell you but Allen O says hi

Smooth Jazz: How’s he doing?

Dimwit_Genius: The same. Partying hard and not thinking about the consequences.

Dimwit_Genius: But! He’s glad you’re alive.

Smooth Jazz: I’m glad he’s alive too.

Smooth Jazz: Tell him I’m praying for him.

Dimwit_Genius: Unlike me, he’ll probably appreciate that.

Dimwit_Genius: So what do you make of this whole Autumn Forrester thing?

Smooth Jazz: Honestly? I’m relieved I won’t be forced to hang out with her.

Smooth Jazz: Her little girl next door charade is nauseating.

Dimwit_Genius: Not as nice as she seems, eh?

Smooth Jazz: She acts like a virgin but her clothes emphasize all her assets

Smooth Jazz: Seb’s too good for her.

Dimwit_Genius: Sounds like jealousy to me. <w<

Smooth Jazz: You should get your ears checked.

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Emoticon Key for Emoji Users:

D8< - an angry face with open mouth and drawn eyebrows
;O; - a crying face with a wide open mouth
)))): - an unhappy face with extra mouths for emphasis
D: - an unhappy face with an open mouth
<w< - an amused side eye

Author’s Note: Jasmine, jealous? She doesn’t know the meaning of the word.

Culture Note: Pwned has a whole Urban Dictionary page devoted to it, but what’s important to know is that it started out as a typo for “owned,” which in the 2000’s was used to indicate when someone had been defeated or shamed. (See the Kingdom Hearts 2 quote: “That was undeniable proof that we totally owned you lamers.”)

Sebastian left a lot of details out of this conversation. Paid subscribers can read all about his date this Friday. Everyone else can read about it in Episode 15B. :D