chat #1 - gretchen and noelle

here's the first chat. elizabeth was noelle, i was gretchen. sorry it's not edited yet:

gretchenqrst
10:13 PM

hello?

noelleqrst
10:14 PM

So how much do you miss me?
10:15 PM


hello?

gretchenqrst
10:15 PM

ha ha. how much do you miss me? that's the question

noelleqrst
10:16 PM

I asked you first! You have to answer first, those are the rules.

gretchenqrst
10:16 PM

whatever. you're not around to make up the rules anymore.
10:16 PM


so.

noelleqrst
10:16 PM

Ah, don't be bitter.
10:16 PM


So?

gretchenqrst
10:16 PM

not bitter.
10:17 PM


just enjoying a nice, cold...

noelleqrst
10:17 PM

glass of... bitterness?

gretchenqrst
10:18 PM

yep. a frozen coke and cherry flavored cup-o-bitterness.

noelleqrst
10:19 PM

Best kind. Man do I miss slushies from the 7-11. You have to take a bus to get to the 7-11 here! And the slushies in the cafeteria just aren't the same.

gretchenqrst
10:19 PM

shut up. a bus? you actually ride those things now?

noelleqrst
10:20 PM

Yeah, I have to- I live on a different side of campus than all my classes. It sucks, the bus smells like vomit.

gretchenqrst
10:20 PM

from everything you drank the night before?

noelleqrst
10:21 PM

Exactly. Which is usually some random mixture of juice and beer. Gross. No one here has any taste.

gretchenqrst
10:22 PM

shut up. what kind of fools put juice in BEER?

noelleqrst
10:22 PM

Thank you! That's what I'd like to know. Where are the tequilas?

gretchenqrst
10:23 PM

like you could hold tequila
10:23 PM


you're not like a serious lush or anything now, are you?
10:23 PM


are you?

noelleqrst
10:24 PM

Ew god no.

gretchenqrst
10:24 PM

took you long enough to answer. what'd you have to go puke again or something?
10:25 PM


noelle?
10:25 PM


is there someone else there with you?

noelleqrst
10:25 PM

I'm here! I'm just trying to think and do homework at the same time! I have a french exam tomorrow.
10:25 PM


Just my roomate.

gretchenqrst
10:25 PM

a FRENCH exam??? is that code for what I think it is?
10:26 PM


who is he?
10:26 PM


I KNOW YOU'RE THERE!!!
10:26 PM


Noelle, I can totally hear him giggling. What kind of dude giggles, anyhow?

noelleqrst
10:26 PM

Please! I think you're trying to give me some of your own drama! there's nothing like that going on! what about you? has justin decided if he's coming home to be your homecoming date?
10:28 PM


huh? huh huh huh?

gretchenqrst
10:28 PM

Look, unless your roommate has some serious throat issues, I know you've got someone else over there. And, I don't feel like talking about justin at the moment, thanks.

noelleqrst
10:28 PM

Now look who's taking their time.
10:28 PM


What? Why?
10:28 PM


He's not turning into some dorko frat boy at college is he?

gretchenqrst
10:29 PM

Cuz i'm talking to my precious sister who's always too busy with "homework" to chat with me. don't want to waste our few minutes talking about some dude with his beautiful blond head stuffed up his butt gathering poo.
10:30 PM


NO! and that's like totally the problem

noelleqrst
10:30 PM

Ahh. He's gotten a little self-involved in college?

gretchenqrst
10:30 PM

no, again the problem...

noelleqrst
10:31 PM

the problem is what? spell it out for me- I have to find out about my precious sister's life too!

gretchenqrst
10:31 PM

i'm not supposed to say anything.

noelleqrst
10:32 PM

What does that mean? I won't tell! come on gretchen- spill!
10:32 PM


Why can't I know?

gretchenqrst
10:32 PM

he hasn't told anyone but me. he made me promise not to say anything.
10:32 PM


yet.
10:33 PM


i don't know. the whole thing sucks. i hate being in this position.

noelleqrst
10:33 PM

Is he okay? Why is he making you keep secrets for him?

gretchenqrst
10:34 PM

yeah. he's fine. other than the head up the butt thing. i don't know. everyone should be able to do what they want in life, right? i mean who's to say that any one way is the right way but... he's just trying to figure a lot of stuff out I guess.

noelleqrst
10:35 PM

I guess a lot of people do that in college. Give him some time, he'll snap out of it. You could always duel him if it gets bad...

gretchenqrst
10:36 PM

no, you don't get it.... there is no college.

noelleqrst
10:36 PM

... What?

gretchenqrst
10:37 PM

yeah.
10:37 PM


He never went.

noelleqrst
10:37 PM

He dropped out? Already?
10:37 PM


He never went?!?
10:37 PM


What happened?

gretchenqrst
10:38 PM

I really shouldn't have said anything... you have to promise not to say anything to sam.

noelleqrst
10:38 PM

How does Sam not already know?

gretchenqrst
10:39 PM

i told you. no one knows but me.
10:40 PM


everyday he goes downtown and everyone thinks he's going to class but really he's just bumming around cafes and museums and record shops.

noelleqrst
10:44 PM

Does he have a job or anything? What planning to do when his parents find out? Have you told him what you thought about all this?
10:45 PM


*what is he planning

gretchenqrst
10:45 PM

no job. he's just spending his graduation money.
10:46 PM


i don't know what to think about the whole thing. i mean, he's got good reasons. i don't know what to tell him. he seems really happy. it's almost freaking me out.

noelleqrst
10:46 PM

That is really weird.

gretchenqrst
10:46 PM

he went out to a park the other day and picked me two hundred dandelions!
10:46 PM


200!

noelleqrst
10:46 PM

!!! Well, at least he has his priorities in order?

gretchenqrst
10:46 PM

because he had the time and he wanted me to see them.
10:47 PM


ha.

noelleqrst
10:47 PM

... Well. If he's happy maybe this isn't the worst decision? I guess it's not bad to take a break before college, but he's being pretty dishonest to everyone.

gretchenqrst
10:48 PM

you know his parents. i wouldn't want to tell them either.

noelleqrst
10:49 PM

Good point, I guess they might disown him... He seriously hasn't even told Sam?
10:49 PM


He said they hadn't talked as much, but I thought he'd know about something this big...

gretchenqrst
10:50 PM

nope. he wanted to tell him but sam is like obsessed with UT and all things college now. he doesn't think he'll understand.
10:50 PM


ps -- did you know sam is already talking about law school?

noelleqrst
10:50 PM

ugh. yeah. he's obsessed with making a "four year plan" or something weird.

gretchenqrst
10:51 PM

what the hell is texas doing to him? the next thing we know he'll be republican!

noelleqrst
10:51 PM

The horror! Not Sam!

gretchenqrst
10:51 PM

i wasn't serious. but really. why's he all into school and shit now?

noelleqrst
10:54 PM

I don't really know. He's taking one of those classes for freshman that's supposed to help them get acclimated to the university or whatever. And I guess he's really clicking with all the people in the class, and he says the professor really has good tips on "how to survive college." etc. So he's trying really hard to make goals, and organize and everything but... I think he's going a little overboard. I thought maybe he was just trying to fit in because he's got such a different background from everyone there, but he's really serious about his plan now.

gretchenqrst
10:54 PM

That's totally bonk.
10:54 PM


Maybe he's just trying to impress someone

noelleqrst
10:55 PM

Eugh. Maybe. He hasn't mentioned anyone to me. But I'm not sure if he would anyway...

gretchenqrst
10:55 PM

you guys don't talk about that?

noelleqrst
10:56 PM

A little, I guess we're still not sure how much we're friends and how much we're exes, do you know what I mean?

gretchenqrst
10:57 PM

yeah. to be expected i guess.

noelleqrst
10:57 PM

Yeah. I think that'll pass with time.

gretchenqrst
10:57 PM

think you'll ever, you know... try it again?

noelleqrst
10:57 PM

What... a relationship? Definitely. I guess I'm just not looking for anything serious righ tnow.

gretchenqrst
10:57 PM

no, i meant with him.

noelleqrst
10:58 PM

Oh. Well, not if he keeps acting like a weirdo and lets texas change him that much. Probably not ever actually. I just don't think we can work as a long distance relationship.
10:59 PM


We're better friends.

gretchenqrst
10:59 PM

even if he comes back?
10:59 PM


and start picking dandelions with justin?

noelleqrst
10:59 PM

... Yeah.

gretchenqrst
10:59 PM

ah well...
11:00 PM


you've probably got stuff to do now, huh?

noelleqrst
11:00 PM

I suppose you never know... we'll see what happens when we're both back for break.

gretchenqrst
11:00 PM

oh yeah? a little friend benfits?

noelleqrst
11:00 PM

We'll seeeee....
11:01 PM


but yeah. I was serious about that french exam. I probably don't want to fail my first one.

gretchenqrst

11:01 PM

you'll probably have boyfriend by then. if you don't already.
11:01 PM


ok.
11:01 PM


get back to the frenching.
11:01 PM


and keep the juice and the beer in seperate containers for the love!

noelleqrst

11:01 PM

Wait! You have to tell me how much you'll miss me before I go.
11:02 PM


You never did!!

gretchenqrst
11:02 PM

oh. well. ok.
11:02 PM


i do.

noelleqrst
11:02 PM

I knew it!

gretchenqrst
11:02 PM

let me count the ways...
11:02 PM


i miss you till the slurpee starts to melt
11:03 PM


and i miss you till the roots begin to show

noelleqrst
11:03 PM

And with that I take my leave! I miss you too. Say hi to mom and dad.

gretchenqrst
11:03 PM

and i miss you till mom and dad gave me the keys to the beamer!
11:04 PM


i will say bonjour to the units for you.

noelleqrst
11:04 PM

merci darling, merci.

gretchenqrst
11:04 PM

nightie night.

noelleqrst
11:04 PM

au revoir! kisses!

gretchenqrst
11:04 PM

don't let the french boys bite!