he looked down at the phone in his hand, because it was in his hand, duh, it was always in his hand, how else was he supposed to stay updated? “…well, yeah, but i need it in the mean time don’t i? i’m getting a new one later—” he still wasn’t sure what to say to his mom about needing a new phone. he would have to tell her why. ah, yeah, hi mom, remember how i had chlamydia? well the whole school found out. also the whole school has it cause ya boy is a big ol’ whore. yeah, that was not a conversation he was looking forward to having. even if this whole dramatic bullshit did unlock that tucked away part of him that he hadn’t felt in years. the ‘i want my mom’ need that only happened when the whole fucking world was ending, or like, you stubbed your toe. you know. either or. “i’m cool. i’m good. i’m fantastic my dude. it’s just that this is kinda fucked up, you know? made it seem like i’m some std terrorist intentionally spreading shit to like, i don’t know, win the midterm election. i didn’t know, you know. i mean…not until recently, and—” he shook his head. “uh….i don’t know. it’s fucked up. they’re using Dante’s name…which is like…you know, it’s fucking cruel. and dark. and like, should be illegal. i don’t know who i pissed off that much.”
“Tanner, no offense, but you’re an idiot. This person hacked into your phone and is able to read all your messages, and you still have that thing on you?” Blake shook his head in disbelief. How was that not enough reason to get rid of it? He exhaled deeply and pursed his lips, unable to completely hide his annoyance. “Well, maybe you didn’t intend to spread it, but obviously you did, so maybe at least acknowledge that and publically apologize for that if you want to save face,” he suggested, folding his arms across his chest. As much as the other boy was pretending to be okay, it was obvious that he was very shaken up about the situation, and even though he could have possibly indirectly given him an STD, Blake still felt bad for him. “It’s more than just ‘kinda fucked up’, Tanner. This goes way beyond a prank, and I have a feeling that it’s only going to get worse, since he also went after Emmy and Maggie. Whoever it is really seems to have it out of the Windsors, and the people who are closest to them... which means it could be literally anyone, since you’ve all pissed off a lot of people. Pretending to be Dante, though... now that’s another level of fucked up. I wonder if that means it’s someone who’s close to Dante, if he’s able to copy him like that?”
