LIABILITY

LILY: Who needs some big new release when you can just tell someone to crash?

LILY: that's the secret to success

GEORGIA: or are you just trying to kill off the competition?

               “ yeah, right ?? ” he laughs, trying to forget the fact that HE was one of those people that had enough time for parties. maybe it was because he was finished promoting his new album, but arie had time to spare. and in any event, why was he lying to georgia ?? why was he trying so hard to impress her ?? he could probably juggle while riding a unicycle and she wouldn’t bat an eye, because that was just how georgia felt towards him now. “ it was good. ” he said that already, but he really meant it. “ a lot of, uh, deep stuff in there. ” deep stuff, meaning stuff he could assume was about him.

KAILANI: things aren't that black and white. good and bad. people are fucking complicated man.

LILY: It's great to know I'm helpful for something

LILY: really though, would STRONGLY suggest car accident

LILY: it can even be a fender bender

CELESTE: thanks for the note

CELESTE: but u still haven't told me why

GEORGIA: i've honestly forgot why

               arie never thought he’d see the day georgia was speechless, but here they were. he waited patiently for her to give him a coherent response. after all, georgia was part of the reason he sought a therapist (her spreading rumors about him splitting up his best friend’s relationship really took a toll on arie’s untreated anxiety). “ thanks. ” the air is suddenly more awkward than it already was, causing arie to finish off his bottle, making eye contact with the bartender and asking for another. “ how about you, though ?? number one on the charts, huh ?? that’s gotta be exciting. ” it was a while back, and although arie got close to the luxury, it always seemed to be an achievement he couldn’t quite grasp.

“Maybe it all comes in a package, you indulge in the free drinks then suddenly you think the music’s dope,” he pieced together, flicking the ash off of his cigarette and down onto the roof after his next exhale. “Hopin’ you’re saying the people were boring after I made my way up to the roof, not before,” he spoke in a jokey tone, “but yeah - yeah, well, aren’t we all broken?” he asked, trying to actively avoid thinking about what he thought was their number one thing in common.

LILY: It's the only way to ensure you'll get an unlimited supply of clones

LILY: there are certain risks you have to take

GEORGIA: hm. you might have a point.

CELESTE: oh, i do!

CELESTE: i might actually just see for myself just for the hell of it

GEORGIA: or you could not do that

KAILANI: are you really that bitter like

KAILANI: just because you have a bad experience with someone doesn't mean that they're bad

GEORGIA: not bitter. just realistic.

NAS: glad someone finds it interesting just like my stomach did.

NAS: i mean it’s better to be elusive ... for me, anyway.

GEORGIA: i repeat, bored

AYANNA: that was not shady

AYANNA: it was just like ,, a honest question

GEORGIA: are you sure

LILY: Literally almost dying is the safest route

LILY: (ironically)

LILY: but you could always see what happens

For the most part, Will was enjoying the peace of the rooftop and especially against the contrast of the loud buzz that was travelling up the stairs and out of the fire escape. Since coming up, everything down there had just felt so loud, loud, loud. He smiled as she sat down next to him, lighting his cigarette and blowing the smoke away from them. He flung his other arm around her shoulders pulling her into his side in some kind of a relaxed side hug, “were you having fun down there tonight, love? Music’s sick, drinks are free, dunno why I’m up here honestly, maybe I’m broken?”