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8:52 P.M. - October 17th 20xx
Suitcase: balloon? is this you?
unknown number: hello?
Suitcase: hi! are u balloon?
unknown number: i think he gave you the wrong number…
unknown number: i do know a balloon tho. he goes to Inanimate High right?
Suitcase: yeah
Suitcase: so do i..?
unknown number: me too
unknown number: who are you?
Suitcase: i’m suitcase! who are you?
unknown number: i’m knife. idk why balloon gave you my number
Suitcase: upon further inspection, this 4 might be a 9 and j think this 7 is a 1
knife: oh. that’s probably it.
Suitcase: alr!! now we gotta hope i don’t accidentally text another person
knife: yeah idk if that would work out so well
6:07 P.M. - October 23rd 20xx
Suitcase: hi
Suitcase: i’m very sorry to bother u
Suitcase: but i was told you cut hair?
knife: don’t be sorry
knife: and yeah, i offer cuts for 10-15 $
knife: although i dont usually do longer hair
knife: but i could try
Suitcase: fr? that would be awesome!
knife: mhm. does tomorrow during lunch work? we can go to the gender neutral bathrooms
Suitcase: alright. how much $?
knife: i’ll do… 17? cuz it’s new for me.
Suitcase: sounds fair
knife: if i may ask tho
knife: why? you seem to love your hair?
Suitcase: i just need a change. some way to leave my old self behind. ykwim?
knife: yeah. i think i do.
Suitcase: should i pay now or..?
knife: you can pay after. i trust ya
Suitcase: alright then. tysm!
knife: yep
Suitcase has Venmo’d $17 to knife.
knife: thanks
Suitcase: my hair looks awesome.m!
Suitcase: thank you
knife: ofc it suits you
knife: i also give tattoos..?
Suitcase: i don’t think im ready for that lol
knife: lmao
knife: thoight id try tho
Suitcase: the way my parents would cook me if i got a tattoo ✌️
knife: fr?
knife: my parents lowkey dgaf abt me
Suitcase: kinda shows
knife: excuse me..?
Suitcase: not tryna be rude, sorry!
knife: what’d you mean by that?
Suitcase: i’d tell ya but k don’t wanna get beat up
knife: i promise i wont be mad. just wanna know how you think of me
Suitcase: it’s just
Suitcase: ppl have told me abt how you harrassrd a lot of people
Suitcase: and you don’t exactly act nice or anything
knife: i’ve never been rude to you
Suitcase: yeah fair
Suitcase: but i hear stuff
knife: high school rumors are trash
Suitcase: preach
Suitcase: but uh… i mean, with the way you act to others… i’m not shocked you don’t have a consistent parental figure
knife: i feel like i should wanna punch ya
knife: some part of me is telling me not to tho cuz you lowk clocked me
Suitcase: or maybe i’m just special and awesome
knife: ok maybe ill punch you now
Suitcase: AHH
Suitcase: don’t break my nose please :(
knife: well now i feel bad
Suitcase: hahaha i’m just awesome like that
knife: what, at guilt tripping?
Suitcase: ya!
knife: 🤔
knife: i don’t seriously wanna beat you up
knife: you know that, right?
Suitcase: yeah.
Suitcase: i don’t know why
Suitcase: cuz we’ve known each other for like a week
Suitcase: but i’ve got some sort of innate trust in you
knife: rly?
knife: even after all the shitty rumors you heard?
Suitcase: you’ve only treated me well since i accidentally texted you
knife: well yea, but you do know my reputation
Suitcase: actions speak louder than words at least to me
knife: like what actions?
Suitcase: idk like
Suitcase: random acts of kindness?
knife: ah
knife: well i gtg
knife: good talk Suitcase
Suitcase: good talk knife.