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the mitochondriHOES
October 7th 7:45 am
grace: Happy Monday my lovelies!
richie: no
ruth: damn richie, starting the week off with positivity i see
happy week 8 folks
peter: good morning! *he said, slurred ever so slightly because he is currently brushing his teeth*
richie: sorry dear friends
i’m in pain
something’s wrong i don’t know what
maybe i was cursed in the night
ruth: are you… okay?
grace: Were you shot what is going on?
richie: i slept weird and now i can’t turn my head to the right and if i try i feel extreme pain
AND
i guess it made me so disoriented, as i got to the bottom of the stairs, my phone fell out of my hand and i kneed it across my living room (it’s fine though)
DOUBLE AND
a second ago i went to put on my shoes and i accidentally started putting my sneaker on before i put socks on GAH THE FEELING FREAKED ME OUT
peter: ugh that’s a sensory nightmare im so sorry dude
grace: Oh my that’s a lot of things
peter: here’s a bunny for your troubles
🐰
ruth: a chick from me!
🐥
grace: Ah yes Sir Richard, thine greatness also deserves a shrimp for all he has suffered
🦐
richie: thank you fellow humans
grace: I’m on my way to school right now see you guys soon
peter: yes i’m heading out the door in a sec as well, see ya in a bit!
ruth: 👍
10:54 am
ruth: ba da da da da daaaaa do do di do
🎶i haaAaAAattteeeee this claaassssssssssss🎶
richie: damn ruth what happened to starting the week off with positivity
ruth: that was the goal
but i hate my lab partner
and literally so does alice i wish we could just switch so we can be together
richie: dang it that’d be cool
ruth: i would ask but we’re switching seats halfway through the semester anyway so it’s kind of pointless and it’s only a few more weeks and also “i don’t like my partner” is kind of a weak and juvenile argument
peter: despite being a totally valid one lol
ruth: AND there’s only like 2 hot people
but i’ll get over it
chem’s interesting so i need to try to ignore my troubles
okay bye gotta go grab my PPE
richie: byeeeeeeeee
peter: byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
how’s your neck doing richie?
richie: slightly better?
i can stretch a little bit further without pain but it is still pretty sore and i still can’t turn it all the way
i took ibuprofen before i left this morning and i think it helped it’s just starting to wear off
peter: okay good to hear it’s doing at least slightly better
richie: me too, only one instance so far of a sound coming from my right side causing an instinctive fast turn follow by a FUCKING PAINFUL REALIZATION
peter: owwwwww im sorry im in pain just thinking about it
PPG🩷💚🩵
October 7th 11:28 am
stephie: omg only like 20 minutes til i see peter weeeeeeeee
buzz: and just like that ladies and gents, the girl was excited to go to biology class
stephie: i’m way too excited i need to calm down
buzz: deep breaths remember😂
the mitochondriHOES
October 7th 12:52 pm
grace: Guys where are you
You better not be getting detentions again
ruth: yes we are lonely without you
richie: hey don’t accuse me of getting detention that was the other guy
my presence was requested at math club so i will be there today
but i will see you all in physics
ruth: alrighty
peter: i’m running by the student store to grab an apple juice real quick, i could feel my blood sugar getting low
the ones in my car are probably warm and i don’t want to get in trouble for going to the parking lot so here i am
ruth: oh yeah cause you’re in such hot water with the school right now
don’t know what they would do if they caught you breaking another rule
peter: precisely
okay i’m headed back over to the table
grace: I was worried for a moment that you had abandoned us to sit with the popular kids
peter: gasp i could never they are not ready for me and my whole thing
richie: you and your whole thing😭
meddlers
October 7th 2:31 pm
richie: stephanie just acknowledged me in the hallway?
sorry i don’t know how else to phrase it
grace: What do you mean?
richie: she didn’t say hi so i didn’t want to say she said hi lol
but she did that little head nod “sup” thing?
if you know what i’m referring to?
grace: Ohhhhhhh gotcha
ruth: dang richie’s gonna be besties with the popular kids soon too, we’ve gotta lock in grace😭
in terms of the plan this must mean that he’s told her about us
grace: YES
richie: yeah it was a little strange since we don’t really talk to each other ever but good for the reason that she knows who i am
ruth: did you do the head nod sup thing in return?
richie: i did actually, i acted as fast as i could
ruth: okay good
the mitochondriHOES
October 7th 4:15 pm
richie: okay so i’m tired cause i didn’t sleep that well last night but i’m scared that if i nap i’m not going to wake up
so do i do my homework now or nap and take the risk?
grace: I say do your homework now just to be safe, it’ll make actually going to sleep more satisfying
Unless you start falling asleep at the desk
richie: got it
peter spankoffski and stephanie lauter
October 7th 5:30 pm
peter: still on for 6?
steph: yes!
peter: cool see you then
dr. teeth and the electric mayhem
October 7th 6:07 pm
max: friends i felt it was important to inform you that kyle walked directly into a wall on our way back to the locker rooms
brenda: hello??
kyle: whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
stacy: is he okay?
max: yeah he’s fine it was just funny
kyle: 😣
the mitochondriHOES
October 7th 9:41 pm
ruth: guys respond to my memes on instagram
peter: omg i didn’t see them going right now
thank you for informing me those were very fun
ruth: you’re welcome
how was night 2 of tutoring?
peter: good!
we went over class today, finished unit one so now we’ve just got to get through what we’ve done in unit two, and just keep reviewing from there
ruth: yay good for her
you should send her one of my memes
peter: i’ll think about it
October 8th 1:58 am
richie: holy shit
i’ve been asleep for almost 6 hours
thank you grace for telling me to get all my hw done earlier
shit i’m hungry
i need to shower
this feels weird
dang it my family’s sleeping i need to be quiet ahhhhhhhhhhhhh
i know you guys are sleeping too i’m doing this for myself
i just need a void to speak with
okay
so
i’m gonna go get a snack, eat it, then shower, which shouldn’t actually be too loud and disturbing, and then try to go back to sleep?
okay that’s my game plan
good night folks, hope your sleeps are sleeping peacefully
6:50 am
grace: You’re welcome Richie, I hope you got to sleep eventually
PPG🩷💚🩵
October 8th 7:06 am
buzz: guys i need help i can’t tell if my outfit is working
stephie: oh no
start a call so we can assess
buzz: ok one sec
Join FaceTime Call
peter spankoffski and stephanie lauter
October 8th 12:03 pm
peter: so we remember: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/facts/bioluminescence.html
PPG🩷💚🩵
October 8th 12:42 pm
stephie: omg guys we’re starting mini projects with our desk partners in bio
stace: as if you guys needed more excuses to talk to each other lol
stephie: yes and the fact that it’s bunch of extra points to help me raise my grade
stace: ohhh good!!
what do you have to do?
stephie: we literally just have to agree on a concept that is bio related and we can directly tie to something we’ve learned about so far and write between 2-3 pages explaining it
and we have til next week to get it done
buzz: double spaced?
stephie: yes hahaha
stace: omg you get so much time dang
and you and pete already meet up every day
stephie: hey
stace: sorry hehe
peter spankoffski and stephanie lauter
October 8th 1:21 pm
steph: she said this is due next Friday not this Friday right?
peter: yes next week, we’ve got a lot of time
steph: cool that’s what i thought
the mitochondriHOES
October 8th 2:31 pm
ruth: boys passing period turned into a rom com after you guys left
grace: It was certainly exciting for me but that might be an overstatement
richie: how so?
ruth: grace let me do my thing
basically
grace dropped her pen next to her desk as we were packing up and didn’t realize
and lo and behold
after we parted ways with you
Jägerman runs up behind us and hands it to her
you know how he is, he was being all cool and trying to be suave and like knightly?
peter: oh wow
grace: So now Ruth is convinced even more that he likes me back and she’s jealous
ruth: well the other thing is that YOU got all blushy and flustered
IM NOT JEALOUS
grace: You’re one to talk about blushy and flustered Ruth
ruth: THIS ISNT ABOUT ME
but grace is like “omg thank you so much this is my favorite pen!!”
and he said something and then walked away like a teen movie love interest
peter: RICHIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
THE GIRLS ARE FIGHTING
richie: i can see that Peter, what do we do?
peter: pretend it’s not happening cause it’s probably just a joke?
richie: sounds good to me!
ruth: it was a sight to see i wish you could’ve seen it
peter: i can picture it so clearly
richie: i can’t wait for the sequel
peter: yeah maybe he’ll catch her when she’s about to fall or offer to carry her books
ruth: ah yes, the two most romantic things a man can do for you
grace: Can handing you the pen you dropped be number 3?
ruth: obviously
grace: We’re basically married at this point🥳
dr. teeth and the electric mayhem
October 8th 5:33 pm
steph: you guys have a game this Friday don’t you?
jason: yes it’s away though, you won’t be missing much
steph: dang it i’m sad i can’t be there but i guess it’s good it’s not home
kyle: next week is the big one, so as long as you can be there for that
steph: hopefully my grounding will be up by then!! i’m going to be so sad if it’s not
the mitochondriHOES
October 8th 7:56 pm
richie: guys remind me to turn the thing into the counselors during lunch tomorrow
grace: Oh shoot yeah I’ve gotta do that too
richie: okay hopefully having two of us will help us remember
peter spankoffski and stephanie lauter
October 8th 8:05 pm
peter: okay i just changed you to an editor on all of the docs
sorry it took a sec to finish haha
steph: dw thank you!
peter: no problem
dr. teeth and the electric mayhem
October 9th 7:02 am
brenda: guys if i brought wellness shots to school would you do them with me in the parking lot?
steph: 😭
kyle: oh my goodness yes i would
max: what the fuck
i mean i’ve never had one but i’m willing to try it
steph: if you’re bringing them i guess i’ll do it
brenda: ok good i’m trying to figure out the recipe ratios and we just made a batch too heavy on the lemon and i want to get rid of it
they don’t taste gross or poisonous or whatever, they’re just not exactly what i’m looking for
prepare for ginger and turmeric though
kyle: i’ll wear something not white just as a safety precaution
brenda: so excited to watch you all do this
stacy: we love to see a midweek pick me up lol
8:41 am
steph: send all of the photos they are going on the spam story right now
brenda: image.747, image.748, image,749, image.750
jason: image.412, image.413
peter spankoffski and stephanie lauter
October 9th 8:54 am
peter: did i see you doing shots in the parking lot this morning?
steph: AHH YES LOL BUT NOT LIKE THAT
they were those lemon ginger wellness immunity juice shot things if you’ve ever seen those?
not anything else😭
peter: okay phew i was worried for a moment
steph: i’m not pregaming school, i’m not that crazy yet haha
peter: yes good i didn’t think you were
meddlers
October 9th 11:10 am
grace: Hey stalkers how we doing?
No information coming from me but I just thought I’d say hello to the chat
richie: lmao heyyyy
ruth’s in a lab right so she probably won’t respond immediately
but yeah
things are moving?
grace: Things are moving!
It’s going well!
I guess I didn’t think this was that big of news but he did tell me this morning that their tutoring session went well last night
richie: bruh that’s all he’s really been saying
but no news is good news i guess
grace: That’s true
12:18 pm
ruth: lol hey guys
yeah when is this man gonna give us more of an update that “oh it was good she’s really starting to improve” dude i know you’re trying to be normal but you OBVIOUSLY like her i want more details even if that makes me a little stalkery as gracie stated earlier
grace: What are friends for if not to turn into investigative journalists when you have a potential romantic partner?
ruth: exactly
the mitochondriHOES
October 9th 12:48 pm
peter: RICHIE AND GRACE TAKE YOUR PAPERS TO THE COUNSELORS
richie: thanks for the reminder king
we are on it and will see you in a few minutes
5:26 pm
grace: Wait are you guys free Friday night?
ruth: i am
richie: yes
peter: i also am free
grace: Okay good cause you’re coming over to my house
richie: YAYYYYYY
what are we doing?
grace: Movie night obviously, it’s one of the most iconic character birthday days of all time
But I guess I’m going to keep that all bathed in mystery until then if you can’t figure it out
ruth: omg i know what you mean this is gonna be so fun
peter: i have no idea what’s going on but i’m there for the vibes honestly
i don’t think i’ll have tutoring?
grace: If you do we can wait to start the movie later, my parents said we can stay up as late as we want!!
ruth: okay rare for the chasity household i’m so here for it
grace: They told me they might start loosening the reins a little with it being senior year and all!!
I’m so excited!!
richie: i’m also so excited
dr. teeth and the electric mayhem
October 9th 8:10 pm
max: guys who all has mcpherson for stats
jason: meeeeeeee
stacy: so do i but, you know that cause we sit next to each other
max: have you gotten to #33 on the hw yet? i feel like i’m gonna have an aneurysm
stacy: i skipped it to finish later😭
jason: i might have figured it out? i’m not confident though
Join FaceTime Call
brenda: i’ll hop on in a sec, i’ll see if i can help at all
the mitochondriHOES
October 10th 10:57 am
richie: homecoming dance ticket sales don’t start til monday right?
ruth: yeah they’re all next week during lunch and before school in the ASB room
richie: even on friday too? that’s cutting it a bit close don’t you think?
ruth: i imagine that’s a slower day since it’s the literal day of the game but idk i’m not the planner
anyway yes they start on monday
grace: I think I’m going to try to get mine as soon as possible, I think you can get your contract approved after school tomorrow?
I might not do that though and just get it done Monday
richie: yeah it should be fine to just do it all on Monday or Tuesday
ruth: i can’t believe this is our last homecoming
grace: Well it’ll be my and Pete’s first😭
ruth: yesss i’m so excited you agreed to go this year
grace: Underclassman Grace was so sheltered but Senior Grace is trying to get out there haha
peter: i can’t believe you convinced me to go
it’ll be fun though i assume, as long as you’re not lying to me about the games
richie: YES PETE THERE ARE GAMES
WE CAN PLAY AIR HOCKEY
peter: AHHHHHH YES
ruth: don’t worry guys i will also make sure we are on the dance floor for the best songs
grace: Yayyyyy
ruth: omg grace there are so many songs i need to introduce you to before you hear them at hoco
grace: Like what?
ruth: oh girl this is going to be an adventure for your sweet innocent mind
grace: I’m friends with you guys, I understand a lot more than you think I do
Should I be scared?
peter: let’s hope not
ruth: 😉
peter: :0
PPG🩷💚🩵
October 10th 1:45 pm
buzz: will you guys come to the store with me after school?
i want a beverage and my mom asked me to pick up a few things
stace: yes please i would love a bev
stephie: yeah for sure haha
buzz: okay cool i didn’t want to do it by myself
we can all drive over together and i’ll just bring you guys back to your cars when we’re done
stephie: cool cool
stace: 👍
peter spankoffski and stephanie lauter
October 10th 4:41 pm
steph: hey this is random and it’s totally fine if not, but could i possibly get a ride home from you after tutoring tonight? my dad’s car is getting work done on it so he’s taking mine to his event thing tonight and won’t be done until way later to pick me up
peter: yeah of course, shouldn’t be a problem, you don’t also need me to pick you up before right?
steph: no no just after thank youuuu
wow i get to experience the truck from a whole new perspective
peter: oh gosh yes you do i guess
steph: so excited, see you in a little bit!
peter: see ya later
PPG🩷💚🩵
October 10th 5:03 pm
stephie: girls he’s driving me home after tutoring i’m gonna flip
buzz: omg teaaaaaaa
stephie: my dad’s borrowing my car and i had no other means of getting home
well without calling one of you ig but i didn’t want to make you do that
buzz: no no have your boy drive you home, see how much of gentleman he is and how safe he drives with you around i get it i get it
stace: ahhh this is so exciting
stephie: i’m lowkey genuinely worried i’m gonna lose my marbles though
like
i’m so glad it’s going to be night and dark cause i feel like my face is going to be bright red the whole time
buzz: it’ll be okay just remember, at the end of the day, he’s just a guy
stace: so true, you can be calm i believe
buzz: that car is gonna be neat as a pin i bet
stephie: oh i def think it will be too
ahhh okay i will for sure give you guys an update later tonight
stace: eeeeeeeeeeee!!
the mitochondriHOES
October 10th 5:12 pm
peter: just as an fyi to you nosy wonderful people, the other night when richie was referring to me picking up steph before our meeting and being a gentleman, we are getting a version of that for real tonight
richie: HECK YEAHHHHH WHAT
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
peter: she needs me to drive her home after tutoring so i will be doing that
grace: Awww so cute!
richie: i basically predicted this guys
ruth: i wouldn’t go that far
but good for you pete, girls like guys with cars
grace: Please be careful, it impresses girls a lot when you’re a safe driver weirdly
peter: c’mon you know i’m a safe driver even when i don’t have another person in the car
ruth: oh pete you know she’s more than that
peter: WHY DO I TELL YOU THESE THINGS
ruth: be sure to tell us how it goes!!
meddlers
October 10th 5:29 pm
ruth: i love being weird
richie: me too
grace: He’s so mad😂
I’m so glad he tells us these things though
ruth: yes haha
PPG🩷💚🩵
October 10th 8:22 pm
stephie: guys i really slayed on bio tonight
stace: AMAZING YOURE FEELING READY FOR THE QUIZ??
stephie: YES I THINK ITS GONNA BE OKAY
buzz: 🥳🥳
stephie: did i slay the car ride home however?
i was only a little awkward, mostly good though
buzz: to what level did you lose your marbles?
stephie: at the beginning i was really close to an 8 out of 10 on the marble scale, but by the middle i was chilling at like a 4, but oh no at the end i was easily at a 7
stace: oh no what happened at the end?
stephie: well overall a lot of the time was just me looking back and forth between his eyes and his lips while we were just driving cause i didn’t WANT to look forward y’know, if i can look at him i will
stace: naturally
buzz: ah it was low lighting he has no idea don’t worry girl
stephie: BUT THEN since we were talking about the end
this bitch
this little bitch
parks the car, grabs my bag from the backseat and walks me to my door
HE PROBABLY WOULDVE OPENED MY DOOR FOR ME IF I HADNT ALREADY DONE IT MYSELF
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THAT
THAT WAS SO CUTE
buzz: OH MY GOODNESS
WHY ARE YOU CALLING HIM A LITTLE BITCH
stace: THIS IS THE SWEETEST WTF
buzz: YOUVE GOTTA KEEP THIS GUY AROUND STEPH CAUSE OH MY GOD
stephie: AND THEN I DIDNT SLAY
I DID NOT STICK THE LANDING AS WELL AS I COULD HAVE
stace: oh no what happened?
buzz: girl i get it i do not judge you i might’ve been a puddle on the ground if this had happened to me
stephie: idk he was very sweet and told me to not overthink about tomorrow and get good sleep tonight and all that and i think i was just being awkward i just thanked him for everything and gave him a double thumbs up, he looked very cute in the soft porch lighting
buzz: this is peter spankoffski we’re talking about, i don’t think he cares about that kind of stuff, you did absolutely fine
and you wouldn’t want a guy who you felt like you couldn’t be yourself around either
stace: dang snaps for you buzzy
but yes, don’t worry about it, focus on the quiz but don’t freak yourself out, it’s gonna be good!
stephie: yes okay thank you
i’m gonna slay the quiz
Oh my god why do i keep saying slay
i think i need to go to bed and calm down
apparently when i get overwhelmed i revert to slay
stace: “apparently when i get overwhelmed i revert to slay” is one of the greatest sentences i’ve ever read
buzz: i fear she’s correct i want that on a shirt
both of you are actually
everything is going to be alright tomorrow
stephie: thank you for being delusional with me girls you’re the best
stace: anytimeeeee
the mitochondriHOES
October 10th 9:03 pm
richie: OP where is the update?
ruth: oh my gosh best summon ever
peter: LOL i did like that one
i drove a girl home successfully woooooooo
grace: WOOOOOOOOO
peter: yeah i parked outside her house, helped get her bag and walked with her to the door and wished her good luck for the quiz tomorrow
richie: A GENTLEMAN
BUT WHY DIDNT YOU OPEN THE DOOR FOR HER
peter: i was going to but she did it herself lol
richie: ohhhhhh okay gotcha
grace: aww how sweet of you peter
ruth: no fr that was a very good job you did there bro
peter: thanks haha
ruth: sooooooo when should i place the order for the wedding cake?
peter: heyyyy
we are still not in that kind of situation
i will admit tonight was the most strangely romantic it has been so far but i could chock that up to just be because we were on a porch which was very standard romcom of us
and i think i’m going to regret telling you that
ruth: AHHHH I CAN PICTURE IT AND ITS BEAUTIFUL
YOU SHOULDVE KISSED HER BRO
richie: WOAH
okay maybe ruth’s exaggerating because kiss is a big move but overall good for you man, i personally hope she does well tomorrow
grace: i also hope she does well tomorrow!
peter: she will, at least better than her last two, i’m holding out the belief
richie: one week of tutoring down just like that
peter: woo i did it, unfortunately i hope it doesn’t need to be every single night again
she didn’t say anything that implied it would so that’s good, i’m just a little tired😴
richie: that makes sense
meddlers
October 10th 9:24 pm
grace: Damn Richie way to throw Ruth under the bus
ruth: HAHAHAHA it’s okay richie don’t worry
richie: oh i was totally thinking in the same camp as ruth that porch moment must have been CINEMATIC but i figured peter would want to hear something more like that
grace: Oh good I was afraid we had lost you for a second
richie: don’t you worry i am more in than ever after hearing that
ruth: yeah if she’s not in love with him by this point she does not make sense to me as a human being
grace: I agree wholeheartedly