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"Wait, is that real?" Getting closer to the screen, Stevie squints to read the headline and pulls the phone over towards them for a better look. "I hope these aren't your screenshot receipts, because these look nasty."

“It’s real.” She replied, glancing over to the other with a mischievous glimmer in her eyes. Clearly impressed she got the tea, even though she had no idea who these people were. “Apparently, one of the girls at the spa “accidentally” locked a Pilates instructor in the sauna for like forty five minutes and then pretended she was the victim. Then it went to the town’s Facebook group.” @mackonestevie

"Okay!" Travis shouted, as he snatched his phone back from her grasp. He didn't need Monique to see more of the embarrassing text thread between him and one of the customers from the store. "Enough of that. But wild right... like she literally came in asking for the Kama Sutra, asked for my number, and now she's sending these... very explicit texts about what she wants to do to me." He also didn't need her seeing his very well accepted responses to it. "Book girlies are freaky."

“You gave her your number, don’t act like you’re innocently caught in the crossfire of horny literature.” Monique narrows her eyes at him playfully, a bright grin spreading across her face as he snatches phone back from him. “You know she’s gonna end up pegging you or something wild, right?” @trcvis

Sebi's brows skew, peering over the phone "I can't understand half of these Gen Z acronyms. What is 'SYBAU'?"

“Shut your broke ass up, according to Google.” Monique had no idea what it meant either but then she frowned. “Should I be offended they think that I’m broke?” @sebitorres

WHO: Anyone! @aurorabaystarter WHERE: Tea Room, Café, or Coffee Shop

She laughs, nodding. "We could. But we usually don't like to focus on that part. For some of the fish or other animals, we do have the scheduled feedings for the public, but..." Amara's nose crinkles up a little as she scrunches her face, "Nothing bloody or stressful. Mostly just for the education side of things... They're going to have to watch 'Shark Week' or something if they want the gruesome stuff." She's thoughtful with the last part, considering. "That's fair. Stand up to the bullies or avoid them sort of thing, maybe." Amara catches herself nodding in agreement and stops herself, smile surfacing. She's not so sure on either part, really, but avoids the 'what about the cesarean-born kids?' argument that immediately floats into her mind. Instead, she moves on, nodding again with widening eyes. "Oh yeah I don't have to do those, thankfully. I get to work in the back most of the time. What do you do, anyway?" @moniquexsilva

“ people love to throw around that word when they have actually no idea what I do for a living it’s cute “ Juno replied glancing back at her as soon as she heard the work stalker. “ you must have missed that first part where I said I had to move somewhere else. And I had to pick a place that didn’t ruin my career. I don’t follow anyone I got places for my own enjoyment and if they’re there it’s a story. I’m not chasing around people physically because I respect their privacy, but in a public place? where I am also being? Not the same thing” she replied shaking her head. “ and believe me I know what it’s like to have people following me around for real “ @moniquexsilva

Monique gives her a short glare, as if to say she doesn’t quite believe her. Truth be told she didn’t really care either as long as Juno left her alone. Maybe she’d enjoy stirring her up every now and then though. “Okay but like, the logic is, coming to a smaller town you got more chance of them just “being” while you’re just “being,” right?” She queried, folding her arms across her chest. @justxjuno

"Mostly it's a temperament thing?" she says. "Like, if there's a particularly aggressive fish, they're mindful that it's in a space where the fish around it can hold their own if it gets too confrontational. But yeah since they don't really have to hunt to eat, they're mostly all pretty chill. Mostly. Accidents... definitely happen." She admits the last part with a widening of her eyes. "But yeah a lot of the reef sharks are pretty lazy in the wild, too. They hunt to eat and otherwise just kind of like to preserve their energy." Her eyes give her away when Monique says 'crotch goblins,' her expression maybe one of shock for half a second before she regains her composure. "I, uh, I think it depends on the age. The little ones I am learning to simplify things more. The bigger kids seem like they're ok being talked to like an adult, but sometimes I just... raise the inflection on my voice a little when talking with them? Not even on purpose. They just seem to respond better. I'm not really around them in my life, either. I... I think people that want kids are, uh... brave?" Crazy, maybe. "I don't think I could be one of the people that does the school tours, though... I'd go mad." @moniquexsilva

OPEN STARTER at suds laundromat @aurorabaystarter

"Jesus," Monique mumbled, her eyebrows pulled together as she stares at the puddle on the ground. This wasn't her forte, she didn't know how to fix this. However, it would be something she would do. She placed her laundry basket full of clothes down on a nearby bench, taking a couple of steps towards the puddle but she's careful to not get her shoes wet. "Would, like, turning it off at the wall help....or something?" she suggested, unsure, but the floor was only getting wetter and she was calmer than she probably should have been. She then eyes him up and down. "You look guilty." @benj-hyun

who: open to everyone @aurorabaystarter where: ab prom ;; late into the night

“Not my first prom, no.” Monique starts off, reminiscing on all her nights out in Hollywood. Some weren’t as extravagant as this, some were more extra. It felt like a lifetime ago now, when in reality it really wasn’t that long of time that had passed.

Status: Open Location: Outside the gym @aurorabaystarter

“I’d be too scared I’d break a nail…or a bone,” Monique was laughing but she was dead serious. She worked out now, mainly Pilates, but back then she didn’t bother. There’s never been any sporty bones in her body. Monique was too busy staring at herself in the mirror or chasing her crushes around the school grounds. That was as much running as she did. “Academic probation for what? You cheat on a test or something?” @jamesonxcassidy

Starter: Open !! @aurorabaystarter Where: Any bar of choice, for those not attending Prom or left early

“God everyone really is at that prom, huh?” Monique had left early, so she was certainly overdressed for any of the bars in Aurora Bay. But, it was nice to be out in the fresh air during the walk from the gymnasium to the bar, and just away from the entire town anyway. She was slightly fueled by alcohol anyway. “You didn’t wanna be prom king tonight?” @pcrdita

"Hot gossip?" She echoed, clearly amused. "Who do you think I am?" She didn't think of herself as a gossip, especially not about others. But, Monique was one of the few friends she'd made since moving to town, and so Gabby figured she may as well share what was going on with her. "I spoke to Maia." Her voice was a little quieter when she spoke this time, chewing the inside of her cheek. Monique knew about Gabby and her ex, the heartbreak it had been. So sitting down with the other woman had been a big deal. @moniquexsilva

who: anyone! ( @aurorabaystarter ) where: aurora bay high school, prom

“Who knew people in Aurora Bay had met ball money, too?” Half of these dresses had to be handmade, Mon’s was and it was not cheap, not that she had that kind of money. “That’s a silly statement of me, really.” She chuckled as she takes another sip of her champagne, eyes on the various outfits.