Bibi (and co.) Pt.1
Bobby: [We were coming home from school, 4ish so a couple of hours before any adult is due, making the racket we usually do, totally oblivious to the fact JC have probably not long left after the absolute scenes they were causing all over this house; all teenage boys are always hungry so it isnāt going to take you any length of time to go to the kitchen for scran and see this vague note; let us assume you text Janis like ?? and Casey too but he left his phone and she isnāt looking/replying right now so then you take a photo of said note and message it to Jimmy]
Bobby: That mean Case has š someone or what?
Jimmy: Means Iāll have to find out
Bobby: Neither of āem is here, Jan wouldnāt be but he usually gets up to have a go for waking him and no š after I just dropped the butter
Jimmy: Iāll give her a ring, sort out the or what
Bobby: Fair dos, donāt get cramp in your hand having a chat like thatĀ
Bobby: āļø donāt come into her job, sāpose
Jimmy: werenāt giving herself cramp with the note, canāt be that bad
Bobby: Had time to write one, dunno where she plans on putting him, mind
Bobby: only get in more trouble if she drops him at Ianās
Jimmy: she knows what sheās doing
Bobby: Much as can be done with him, yeah š
Jimmy: You get your homework done and leave it with me
Bobby: Where do you suppose his missus is in all thisĀ
Bobby: She wouldnāt be thrilled at the idea of them 2 going off togetherĀ
Jimmy: Oi, you heard
Jimmy: [one of his teachers, I shanāt commit us] canāt have set you questions like that
Bobby: Could be for film club, we reckon sheās a right šāØļø
Jimmy: Iām at work here, trying to get hold of herās enough of a sackable offence without carrying on with you anā all
Bobby: Theyāre not gunna sack you, youāre top at your job
Bobby: canāt expect their employees not to have lives, especially not with 2 brothers, 1 being a right dickhead š
Jimmy: tah very much, but trust us when I say theyāre at the top ācause theyāre massive dickheads
Jimmy: Iāll chat to you in a bit, alright
Bobby: Alright, Iāll let you know if either comes back and bothers to let me know, or I find any clues
Jimmy: š
Bobby: [Time to message Libi like guess what, girl]
Bobby: Reckon Caseās missus is full Glenn Close šš©øš«
Libi: *šŖ
Libi: Anne Archer uses the revolver
Bobby: ToucheĀ
Bobby: and may as well be her name, aināt spending time working on a right good deaf one for her when I think sheās already š to Case and that means us š¤
Libi: Anne, Glenn, Beth or Alex, itās all the same, yeah
Bobby: [send the picture of this note because what else could it be, honestly, Janis didnāt need to spell it out]
Bobby: You wanna come over and search his room with us?
Libi: ā¢ļøā ļøā£ļø wantās a š¤ strong butĀ
Bobby: I will provide gloves and a clothes peg for your delicate š
Bobby: dunna, the note was giving major 2nd clue will give it more context vibes, donāt you think?
Libi: Youāre right on both counts
Bobby: Jan aināt replying to me but sheād have to you
Libi: š¤ sheās driving and nothing more sinister
Bobby: š¤ Would she draw the line at helping bury a body or what
Libi: For Case? Is there a line?
Bobby: Jim said she knows what sheās doingā¦ like thatās necessarily a š thing
Libi: He would say that
Libi: we know what he means by š though
Bobby: Means piss off and do your homework today
Bobby: as if I didnāt just walk in the door to a murder mystery case
Libi: Cos you walked in on such a ??!!
Libi: heāll be losing it under that š
Bobby: I just wish he gave us enough credit to know he canāt hide nothing from me
Bobby: and he donāt need to now, I get why he did when I was a proper kid
Libi: Youāre still one to him š¶š» both of us are
Bobby: you should definitely graduate to toddler this birthday, at least š¤ later bedtime, like
Libi: Aw, tah š„³šš
Bobby: I know youāre as sick of it as I am
Bobby: if heās gonna be full ??!! behind a š you have to come stay here, I canāt deal with that alone
Libi: Iām right sick of Case dragging her into his mess
Libi: they could be banged up for my birthday
Bobby: She canāt make the garda lock her up too
Bobby: do you think itās that bad, what he did, no more warnings left or whatever
Libi: He was with the girlfriend longer than the others, means more chances for him to have a goā¦ I keep thinking about that
Bobby: If I was him Iād just steer well clear, no one winds him up more than the girls he knocks about with
Libi: But youāre not
Libi: if he had your sense he wouldnāt need Jan to be his voice of reason all the time
Bobby: Heās more of a kid than either of us, full-time babysitting, that
Bobby: Right again though, Libs, I just dunna what to do with myself now
Libi: Iām coming, promise
Libi: bus is late, but Iāll be there as soon as I can be
Bobby: š
Bobby: Iāll go and bin all the grottiest shit in his room, save your blushes and š
Libi: š
Libi: My own fault for not going back with you anyway, I had a feeling I shouldnāt have ignored
Bobby: Yeah? Youāre usually not wrong, even when itās less logic and more š®
Bobby: I thought she was a crank, yeah but maybe I was just hoping he was happy with it for once
Libi: Itās okay, I wanted to be wrong too, donāt beat yourself up and I wonāt
Bobby: Too soon š¬
Bobby: I canāt even act surprised, thatās the bit making us feel proper thick, if heās done it, ācourse he has
Libi: Youāre not thick for having hope he was maybe sorting himself out
Libi: heās more than old enough to be getting there, thatās the *š¬
Bobby: Lads like that donāt, ever
Bobby: they turn into middle-aged dickheads like Ian
Libi: Sins of the father, youāre not wrong
Libi: not everybody can break the cycle
Bobby: If Jim hadnāt got me out, who knows
Libi: Iād get you out, weād still have to meet somehow š®
Bobby: You couldāve when we met, remember when you tried to runaway with us
Libi: Yeah, and I remember your impression of Ian
Bobby: š”š”š¤¬š¤¬š” only be redder with drink and age, probs
Libi: Iād shout louder than him, had loads of practice, havenāt I?
Bobby: Keep trying, I might hear you one of these daysĀ
Libi: You do, youāre a great listener, itās just me who wasnāt
Bobby: I needed someone to talk to, fairness
Bobby: and youāve always been good at that, fuck all competition you may have
Libi: Iād fight it off, too soon for another bad choice of those words or not
Bobby: Nah, ācos a fight between us is only ever for film or for fun
Bobby: you know Iād never hurt anyone how he will everyone, especially not you
Libi: It wouldnāt be us fighting, just me and whoever youāve brought in as my talking understudy, for some reason
Bobby: Youāre always gonna be the brightest āļø I know
Bobby: you only need a stunt double if things get too ā ļø
Libi: I say one thing about how gross his room probably isā¦
Bobby: you rn š¤
Libi: A second ago I was āļø rn
Bobby: š youāre a lot of things
Bobby: wrong is not one of them though
Bobby: [pictures of things in Caseyās room that are gross but not like ew I actually donāt wanna see that gross lol, sorry boy, privacy whomst]
Libi: š has never been more accurate
Bobby: Reckon Jim would be š or š if we ordered [some takeout you all fuck with, as shown by a pic of some old containers weāre binning rn] for when he gets back?
Bobby: somehow canāt picture those 2 rocking up in time for tea and I donāt want him distracting himself bothering his arse with it
Libi: He might not be bothered about eating none but it shows you are about him soĀ
Bobby: We can finish his portion when he deffo ends up leaving it
Libi: Shh, Iām starving
Bobby: Iāve already had [the ridiculous amount of after-school snacks you have consumed] š
Libi: š·!!
Bobby: Iām a growing lad!
Bobby: and thereās fuck all to do ātil your bus sorts itself
Libi: I get it, you wanna tower over me cos you didnāt when we met
Bobby: š±!!
Bobby: If youāre checking I can hack it like Jim can, dead easy
Bobby: sure Iāll get my own model missus one day
Libi: Iād have said actress was more likely, and youāll be alright, they donāt have to be tall necessarily š
Bobby: [the lady on whatever instructional sign language videos theyād have you watching for Irish sign language vibes] is most likely š¢
Libi: Boy, you stop it
Libi: sheās WAY too old for you but Iād be the one having a heart attack ššššš
Bobby: I aināt thrilled about my option (no s) so chuck a š my way and weāll make it mutual, Libs
Libi: Itās a date, and what a date, like š„°
Bobby: Canāt say we donāt know how to partyĀ
Libi: Say the word and weāll run away again
Libi: I know what Iām doing now Iām not a toddler
Bobby: We better wait out Caseās exile, wouldnāt wanna bump into him on our way out, awkwardĀ
Libi: I only wanted it on record, Iām in, whenever and wherever
Bobby: š„³šš I remember and I promise
Libi: I have another feeling, I donāt wanna but itās right there
Bobby: You can tell us, weāll work out if we wanna ignore it together
Libi: You might need to eat my [whatever the takeout is] too
Bobby: I wonāt show-off that that wouldnāt even be a recordā¦
Bobby: weāre probably on the same page, same script
Libi: If I could demand rewrites, I would
Libi: and a change of scene, for sure, this bus isnāt helping with the knot in my stomach
Bobby: Itās weird, I know itās weird
Bobby: but he aināt once touched her
Libi: She hasnāt once missed this many calls from me
Bobby: She might be on the phone with Jim
Bobby: we canāt panic yet, we can make a plan though, me and you
Libi: For if they come back or if they donāt?
Bobby: If she donāt give you some sort of response before tonight, weāll start there
Libi: [a time like yep youāve got a deal] š¤
Bobby: š¤š©ø
Bobby: She can handle herself, just like you
Libi: It was her who taught me
Bobby: I know, I got some benefit too, stopped š as much
Libi: I still remember how to stop you myself if you fancy š for old timeās sake, or you know, cos everythingās so weird sometimes
Bobby: Very weird
Bobby: but that kid who cried all the time still feels ages away, far away as the girl who used to shout at us
Libi: Iāll do it, as long as you warn Jim first, speed this bus is going heāll get in before me
Bobby: Whereās Sandra and Keanu when you need āem š
Bobby: heād get the memo you were āround before me, pisstake
Libi: We canāt have that
Bobby: Have to warn me some way else
Libi: Dead easy
Libi: Iāve got loads of tricks up my sleeve, no need for you to wear a š on yours
Bobby: No one jumpscares me less, like
Libi: What happens when Iām as easy on the š obviously
Bobby: Something like that, Libs
Libi: Save me [something thatās her absolute fave snack and hence all she can face eating rn despite being starving] and Iāll know itās real
Bobby: [picture evidence like of course I shall]
Bobby: Caseās phone is here btw, so, canāt have been planning to stay away for long
Libi: [a lil vid of her signing something feelsy, I vibe from when they were bubs cos they probs had not like a full language of their own but like things instead of ILY and big stuff like that]
Libi: Itās a start, we can try and guess his pin until Janās deadline
Bobby: [give that same energy back and sign another thing from your bub speak because love that for yāall tbh]
Bobby: š§ š§ better than š©š§
Libi: Use her birthday for the first guess
Bobby: š©
Bobby: nothing, I better check how many attempts we getā¦
Libi: Do you know your mumās?
Bobby: Going for the big š«š«
Libi: You said it, we might not get many gos at this
Bobby: Is it bad I donāt know?
Bobby: Didnāt exactly leave š¼ for us
Libi: *sad
Libi: but it makes sense you wouldnāt
Bobby: I got no memory of any š„³s and itās never been a priority or a sound idea to ask about āem
Libi: ācourse not, ditch that guess, I donāt know what I was thinking
Bobby: It might be the one but I canāt ask Jim so itāll have to be ā
Libi: [Suggest the date of another JC moment youāre aware of and hence it wonāt be cos itās too obvious]
Bobby: ā
Bobby: not that either but youāve got a much better memory than me
Libi: Is that bad? š½
Bobby: Your heads like a š„ you pick up on all the important things
Libi: You give the best compliments, nobodyās ever said anything nicer to me than that just now
Libi: your heartās like a ā¦Ā
Libi: I canāt finish the analogy with something as good, youāve proper flustered me š
Bobby: Itāll have to do as making up for me not knowing shit to crack this code to ease the knot in your stomach
Libi: Might make it worse instead, maybe youāre saving me š¦øš»āāļøš¤“š»šØš»āāļøš¼š»šØš»āššš©š»āšš§š»šØš»āāļøš§š»āāļøš¤ šØš»āš¬
Bobby: Nothing can be as bad as the scenes that are looping in your head, right
Bobby: real life just donāt get that bad, not now
Libi: š¤š Bobs
Libi: All I wantās you to be right again
Bobby: not got your inherited š® but its been known to occur enough I donāt feel too bad for you having to trust in us
Libi: Youāve got your own š® and I do trust it
Bobby: Meant to make my other senses proper š¦ø will have to ask Ali if that includes my third eye šŖ¬
Libi: Iāll get back to you š
Bobby: Be a pisstake as Iāve just made you leave there to send you back with that kind of bollocks Q
Bobby: He reckons Iāve got too many but I know thereās more in his own š§
Libi: Itād be charming of you š¤“š» Iāve only got [however many] stops left
Libi: and yeah, exactly, like we said, I canāt leave either of you to it as if I believe the š
Bobby: I aināt touched your snacks, got some self-control
Bobby: tried Ianās birthday ācos I know that one, werenāt it though š
Libi: Are we š out of tries?Ā
Bobby: Think we have to wait for the tries to reset ā²
Bobby: you can have your snacks and we can work out how weāll find them if Jan doesnāt get back to you
Libi: Itās a plan
Bobby: is [an old lady who is always on the bus because you get CHARACTERS when you regularly use public transport] on today?
Libi: Itās [Whatever day it is] sheās on her way to [wherever youāve made up that she goes cos yāall are making a story out of it as if they are characters lol]
Bobby: Ahh, youāre right š” it was [a day it is not] today š„“
Bobby: got me fucked up
Libi: Reason not to do your homework how Jim wanted, youād be reading up for all the wrong subjectsĀ
Bobby: Fat chance that was happening but not like heāll get his red pen out to mark and check itās done if I tell him otherwiseĀ
Bobby: Priorities, like
Libi: I didnāt bring a red pen either, youāre alright
Libi: barely have anything, my priority was running for the bus
Bobby: Good thing she had you trained for that anā all šš»āāļø
Libi: Iām meant to be bringing the rescue mission to you, not the other way āround, be awkward š
Bobby: you better have your inhaler, more vital than a red pen, girl
Libi: [photographic evidence via her posing with it like a big nerd]
Bobby: š¤©
Libi: š®āšØ
Bobby: I know, I know, take your breath away, me
Libi: Number 1 trigger, you
Bobby: bit less complimentary comparing us to dust mites but you know, fair if thatās the line I come up with after all this timeĀ
Libi: I canāt help it if laughterās not the best medicine for this, or nobody making me like you do
Libi: how complementary is comparing you to a š¤”?
Bobby: Itās not mime, youāre still a š¼š»
Libi: I donāt have the legroom nevermind any for a full wingspan
Libi: trapped š¦ more like
Bobby: No dickhead better come at you with a šand some poison
Bobby: even for [bus number] thatād be well out the usual
Libi: As much as it would add to todayās murder mystery vibe, youāve got enough sleuthing on šµš»
Bobby: Thereās limits to how many of us can go missing at once, yeah
Libi: MIAās only the move if youāre in too
Bobby: What would you do, if you were Jim
Libi: I donāt know, but I know I wouldnāt be in his position
Bobby: It aināt him, his fault
Libi: Itās Caseās fault, the but comes in cos I wouldnāt be around it, him, if I was Jim, thatās what Iām trying to say
Bobby: Yeah, it isnāt like thatās a choice though
Libi: Heās not a kid any more though, there are choices
Bobby: itās not like you can just turf someone to the side the minute they hit 18, Jim wouldnāt, not when Ian couldnāt wait ātil I was in double-digits
Libi: But he didnāt just hit 18 and making excuses for him ātil heās 28 or 38 isnāt helping him or Jim, is it?
Libi: I believe in second chances, third and forth even, heās had so many whoās counting?
Bobby: I donāt know, Iām not the big brother, I never had to make any decisions about things like that so I canāt sit here and judge his
Libi: I donāt wanna sit here and come for his life, you asked me though
Bobby: I know you aināt
Libi: I just think thereās a point where you reach the end of your tether, if youāre ever gonna, and this has got me at mine
Bobby: and I donāt wanna sit here and come for hers but whoās really given him all those chances
Libi: Itās not right
Libi: maybe theyāre both bigger and better people than me, for having the patience I donāt with him, all I see is the toll itās takingā¦ whereās the upside supposed to be?
Bobby: I should hope so, they are the adults, after-all and weāre just š¶š»š¶š»
Bobby: I donāt know, I wish I had some clue
Libi: Weāll decide what we wanna do together, thereās no deadline on specifically that part
Bobby: Fuck it, maybe this is the final straw, I dunna
Bobby: it just doesnāt feel like something thatād ever really happen, yāknow
Libi: Yeah, if anybody would keep making more and more straws appear ātil it feels like some sort of magic trick, theyāre the ones for it
Bobby: Quite the double act
Libi: I always used to reckon so
Bobby: Why wouldnāt you, it was š°š
Libi: What happened?
Bobby: Either we grew up or
Bobby: it was just a story
Libi: Swear you arenāt about to outgrow me, that weāre not gonna be a story
Bobby: as long as you swear not to walk out on me
Libi: never
Bobby: Then weāre gonna be just fine, like weāve always been
Libi: š°š
Bobby: š¤šš
Libi: This took a dramatic turn, I seriously didnāt mean to make you swear an oath to me before Iāve even walked through the door
Bobby: Standard you behaviour, dunna what youāre chatting, girl
Bobby: and what else do š¤“š» even do, yeah
Libi: Oi!
Bobby: š¤” too, but I wonāt play that its a full-time job keeping you š though
Libi: You couldnāt hack a full-time job anyway
Bobby: Oh, shall I get you the paper for the classifieds for your bday
Bobby: š stuff
Libi: No need, Iāll be putting my name down for [a cool cinema they like or something in that vein] first chance I get, tah
Bobby: Free šæ for me then
Bobby: youāll love that
Libi: Bring your own š„ then [random but I have pics in his folder of that because itās a weird thing Brooklyn Beckham and his missus used to do and it gave bibi to me lol cos why huns ??]
Bobby: Wouldnāt leave for the movies without it, regardless of drug allegations
Libi: I could make a top final straw joke there, having one of them on you too, but itās meant to be your job š„¤
Bobby: You dead keen to make me a wage slave today
Libi: Youāre dead keen on bringing up my birthday
Bobby: Itās soon
Bobby: and a better thing to focus on thatā¦ this
Libi: Alright, what are you getting me and what are we doing?Ā
Bobby: Come on, canāt ruin surprises or youāll have nowt to look forward to
Libi: But š„ŗ if I ruin these youāll think of more, wonāt you? š„ŗ
Bobby: Am I going to let you have a rubbish birthday?
Libi: You better not š¤
Bobby: š Youād think there was ever a possibility the answer to that question was anything but fuck no
Libi: Youād think there was ever a possibility Iām not only playing
Bobby: not my fault your š„ŗ are dead convincingĀ
Libi: āļøš¬šš„
Bobby: Iām relying on you to bring in a new silent era, no pressure superstar
Libi: Throw šæ - your š„ if I let you down, bringing it in an eyepatch is gonna limit me and my second chance š¤
Bobby: Nah, even with one eye youād still beat every actress out there today
Libi: I donāt know about that
Bobby: Come on, [drag some really shit actresses of your day, theyāre always out there, doing the least or doing too much of the wrong thing lmao] š¶š¶
Libi: Okay, okayā¦!Ā
Bobby: Youāre properly talented, and Iād think that even if we werenāt best friends
Libi: š
Libi: youāll give me jaw ache in a minute
Bobby: Sāalright, permanent rest when youāre around me, very welcome
Bobby: maybe Iāll be a critic, your face, your eyes and your body language have to do all the work to convince me, canāt just memorize the lines
Libi: Iām glad you added language after my body
Bobby: Oi!
Bobby: you know itās VERY important, sign language 101, youāve had enough lessons by now
Libi: Oi is exactly right, it wouldāve been so rude
Bobby: And I would never, tah very much
Libi: [signing her own tah very much as a lil vid, really being expressive about it for those sign language 101 vibes]
Bobby: š what are you likeā¦
Libi: Admit it, I could take over from [the sign language instruction lady]
Bobby: Iām just thinking of your jaw, no more compliments for you
Libi: Donāt get a job as a dentistā¦ imagine all the kids š when they see you
Bobby: SPECIFICALLY me or what
Bobby: ācos we agreed its a little too soon for a playfight š„
Libi: Neither of us need that level of rejection in our 9-5
Libi: I say with a straight face as we debate me becoming an actressā¦Ā
Bobby: If anyone can break that industry, I believe itās you
Libi: Well now Iāve gotta
Libi: none of that is how I like to prove you wrong
Bobby: and if you canāt get in front of the š„ there are a million jobs behind it that youād be just as top at
Bobby: Not worried about what youāre gunna do with your life for a reason, them pair
Libi: Youāre a weight off my mind too, you know
Bobby: Yeah?
Bobby: what I like to hear
Libi: I wish we could just stay in this bubble of the future thatās my birthday and our career goals and none of the rest
Bobby: Me too
Bobby: the rest, whatās happening and whatās gunna when they are backā¦ too uncertain
Libi: Do you think theyāll be back tomorrow?
Bobby: If the police showed here, I didnāt see the flashing lights or feel the door being booted down looking for him
Bobby: makes it feel like an overreaction so, why should they stay away š¤
Libi: Heād stay to have her to himself
Bobby: Sheās married so thatās not a good enough reason
Libi: Whatās a good enough reason for her to go as far as really leaving in the first place?
Bobby: What he did had to be scary enough to make them panic
Libi: Then where are the garda?
Bobby: People donāt call them, you know that
Bobby: We never have, I donāt even know if they were told about Debbieā¦ mustāve been but
Libi: I canāt make it add up, she seemed the type who would ring and report him, didnāt she? š¤
Bobby: Dramatic, obviously
Bobby: I dunna, could be parents, or maybe they were both high or she did something to him too
Bobby: or the garda are just dragging their arses and will show up before Jan replies
Libi: Fuck, I donāt wanna talk to them if they show up before Jimās home
Bobby: You donāt have to, pretend to be as mute as me, theyāre not going to fuck around intimidating two disabled kids
Libi: What if I have to talk to them later, if something badās happened, or if she doesnāt come back?
Bobby: Sheāll come back, donāt think like that
Libi: Getting in a car with him, both of them panicked, you know what Iām thinking, that I canāt not
Bobby: Shh, Iām putting my shoes on, get off the bus whatever stop youāre at
Libi: Iām almost there, donāt be silly, like
Bobby: it doesnāt matter, Iāll walk you
Libi: [do the ILY kid sign again obvs or one thatās even feelsier because thatās so cute of him]
Bobby: You know Iāll always look out for you
Libi: Iād do it for you too, anything
Bobby: [sign āI knowā and her name sign]
Libi: [a pic of this gal off this bus wherever she may be]
Bobby: 5 minutes šš»
Libi: [just her doing a lil countdown vid putting a finger down from 5 to 1 as if thatāll mean heāll be there then]
Bobby: Already felt like my cardio was crap without that pressure š®āšØ
Libi: [signing sorry instead of typing it purely so she can show sheās the least soz itās possible to be lol, unnecessary close ups of her eyes and face and body language too, really making our point here]
Bobby: š Iāll slow down to a power walk if you donāt behave yourself
Libi: Iāll see myself off home if you reckon you can tell me how Iām supposed to behave, boy
Bobby: š¤ us
Libi: No, talk to me without telling me off
Bobby: Have we ever gone a day?
Libi: [Bring your memory back out cos if you have it for JC moments you defs have it for yours] š„š§
Bobby: Hm, no, I donāt wanna remember that day š„ŗ
Libi: UM, no fair to š¶š!
Bobby: You started it
Libi: Which donāt mean you get to finish me off š
Bobby: I couldāve done šø evidence like you
Libi: Too late now, Iāve been warned, wonāt even CARE if you do š
Bobby: [take the blatant bait, you are very puppy dog boy]
Libi: Nope, nothing š
Libi: š¦š¦š¦š¦š¦š¦š¦
Bobby: š Iāll just hurry up then, yeah
Libi: Yep, Iām VERY unbothered
Libi: even though your eyes are like [idk crystals but you would cos of that cali influence and therefore could name one thatās legit for his eyes which arenāt just dark brown af like his brothers] and it [likewise of a property of said crystal such as protects/calms etc something feelsy af] me
Bobby: What am I meant to follow that up with? š³
Bobby: Iāve never seen no one with actually green eyes but youĀ
Libi: Thatās not a bad follow up, but I still wouldnāt be š¤ if your feet followed on to [wherever she is] faster šš»āāļø
Bobby: [show up boy, however long this takes you from when this message is sent, hopefully not too long]
Libi: [Getting is his grill like okay hug me cos not gonna be the one to put her arms around him first, sheās a diva lol, just like throwing herself in his direction with her arms out]
Bobby: [we will give you a big bear hug to prove we have shot up and are much taller than you now, thank you]
Libi: [hugging him back for a MINUTE cos she needs it and so does he, then doing little taps on him like how they do in wrestling when theyāve had enough and wanna tap out, freeing herself and signing āI canāt breatheā like itās pure bants cos heās so tall and strong and sheās being crushed, giving it the grin and lols to sell that but thereās a cinematic tear rolling down each cheek at the same time from her sad eyes because she also means it seriously with how tight and heavy her chest feels from how worried she is about this jc situation]
Bobby: [tap her back like a pat on the shoulders because itāll be okay, weāre not as worried as you because not thinking the worst here, itās always been alright before so why wouldnāt it be now? āCome onā like letās go back to the house and sort this]
Libi: [at least how chill he is about this would be comforting because youāve got no choice gal, itāll be what itāll be and weāre bringing the drama, soz, wipe your eyes and give him a Jimothy style thumbs up]
Bobby: [pushing your thumbs down like donāt do that because thatās not the vibe]
Libi: [a look like okay okay, my bad, before sheās just dragging him along in the direction theyāve gotta go]
Bobby: [soz Jimothy doesnāt talk to us properly right now and we canāt find it even ironically amusing, get in this house and back to the note and phone, the former you can pass to her like she needs to read it in person as if thereās something he couldāve missed]
Libi: [do read it and eat your snack that he saved for you, when the vagueness of this note is not calming cos you know that 1. Itās deliberate to downplay how drama this situ could be cos you know Janis and 2. You can tell she rushed it cos she did which really looks like needing to leave was urgent af not cos JC are in love but cos Casey did something BAD, blatantly messaging and calling Janis again even though she has not replied to any of the others cos what else can you do]
Bobby: [just watching her not get through on this call like yeah, I know and didnāt think you would āhas to be his missus, right?ā because this note appeared after youād gone to school aka not last night so itās not as likely to be a issue at the club because he wouldāve showed up early hours and youād have been here]
Libi: [nod because youād have obviously come to the same conclusion and itās really not a reach even with the v limited interactions yāall wouldāve had with this gal, looking at Caseyās phone cos I assume itās here in front of yāall rn as if she can unlock it with her mind via sheer force of will]
Bobby: [āshe hasnāt text himā meaning the girlfriend because that wouldāve popped up even if you couldnāt unlock to read a full message]
Libi: [when youāre just like maybe she canāt come to the phone rn cos sheās dead but you donāt wanna say it so you donāt āHeās not been dumped before, itās usually the other way roundā making a face remembering all the gals whoād leave the gaff when heās done with them, how many there have been and the state of them āmight be his prideās hurt, nothing and nobody elseā]
Bobby: [shrugging and making a similar face back because we think thatās stupid but also wouldnāt put it past him āno one will miss seeing her about anywayā]
Libi: [a look like HARD AGREE cos you canāt disagree, we all know what she was like āa close call like he has with you is the best we can hope forā cos Casey has never hurt Bobby but heās wanted to on many occasions and I donāt blame you for wanting to think thatās what couldāve happened here and heās just beating himself up for the almost how he do]
Bobby: [just going quiet ācos you know that hope is a long shot because even if you canāt remember any of it, youāve found out by-proxy how Ian was with your mother ādo you know her socials?ā after this pause, signing without eye contact but a valid point like we might be able to piece together a better idea from this girl if sheās said anything recently]
Libi: [when you know damn well what that silence and lack of eye contact means cos of course you do, putting her hand over his and giving it a little reassuring squeeze after the question āIāll be able to locate her from his or their mutualsā cos I doubt sheās deleted every pic of him sheās ever tagged yet, priorities hun if thatās what youāre doing tbh, but adding a fingers crossed for if she has that any shared friends can give you the answer]
Bobby: [she mightāve posted about uni, idk Iāll let my boo decide, at least youād know what their blatant row was about which is more than youāre getting from JC for a while, squeezing her hand back before dropping it like off you go then, sleuth it out girl]
Libi: [do because she so feels to me like the kind of bitch to be bragging about uni and you can either show him or tell him what sheās been saying if sheās running her mouth and he wouldnāt be able to understand, she probably has also deleted all trace of him if sheās the drama but you canāt force every friend you have to do that ASAP hun so]
Bobby: [doing a little slow clap like there we go, weāve worked it out, go us āhe aināt going to uniā bit rude youāre implying Casey couldnāt get in but itās true, itās not in his plans that any of you can envision āeveryone knows what you do at uniā again, the cliche of dumping whoever you were with at home to either fuck around or get a uni boyf, which is valid]
Libi: [a v judgey eye roll at this gf for being a cliche as if youāre so much better gal, love it, and at Casey too for behaving exactly like everyone would expect at this news]
Bobby: [āshe seems fineā because that would be a relief that sheās got the time and pettiness to be posting about her amazing life news and deleting photos of Casey as she goes, which you wouldnāt do on your deathbed, we can assume, helping yourself to a handful/one of/whatever of her snack because we already feel better and we werenāt as scared as her to begin with]
Libi: [slapping his hand away like excuse you cos obvs also feel better that the gf is clearly not even half dead nevermind fully, RIP, but itās clearly also playing on her mind and thus her face that if itās not that serious why did they leave/why are they not back/answering]Ā
Bobby: [of course we can see this, even if weāre attempting to take more of your snack just ācos we must āheās embarrassed, just like you saidā with a shrug like wouldnāt you be if this girl dumped you]
Libi: [lowkey playfighting him because obvs, JJ were always doing it and so you two have gotta āI would beā with the shadiest face like yeah she was not it and itās bad enough he decided to choose her as his gf in the first place of all peeps]
Bobby: [just brawl because itās comfortingly normal and familiar opposed to saying you canāt because of what Casey may or may not have done, just calling her a lesbian for bants sake as well, which Iām sure is an amusing sign, like Libi would seriously consider this random gal, even if she werenāt a massive cringe]
Libi: [get into it kids, itāll make you feel better, as will her calling him a dickhead because we can all guess what that sign would be and thatās comforting and normal and familiar in itself for this fam]
Bobby: [nod and smile like yeah, thatās more like it āheās probably talking her ear offā like thatāll be why she canāt reply to you, nothing to worry about here, at all]
Libi: [miming drinking like yeah youāre so right heāll be drunk af chatting away and sheāll be driving him home soon if not right now immediately, thatās why, itās fine]
Bobby: [miming a golf swing, following it with your hand on your brow to getting it in the hole and celebrating like exactly, this isnāt actually anything new or weird, it was just a weird note that made us freak out for no reason]
Libi: [getting him more to eat and making yāall drinks and shit like this is now just a normal after school moment cos thatās what yāall have decided it is, picking a movie, cos sheās a diva who wonāt let him pick, with a run time thatāll see you through until Jimmy gets back perfectly etc etc]
Bobby: [get on this sofa and get comfortable, weāre chilling lads, nothing to see here, no drama]
Libi: [It wonāt be nice when Jimothy gets back and wonāt talk or eat with yāall but youād still be like itās alright theyāll be back soon and then heāll calm down too, thinking youāre just playing a waiting game, which you are gonna be but itās for Janisā reply not JC walking through the door]
Bobby: [you wanna do that now?]
Libi: [Come at me bro]
Bobby: [do you wanna send me like at least the last one so I have something to go from, obvs thereās multiple missed calls and probably a few texts but just so I got the flavour lol]
Libi: You didnāt train me in hostage negotiation, and if thatās what this is, I donāt know what Iām supposed to do
Janis: Sorry, sorry, I havenāt had much breathing room to check my phone today
Janis: but Iām fine and I think the situation with Case is going to be too, as much as can be predicted, so š
Libi: So youāre on your way home then?
Janis: Not quite yet, itās definitely a 24-hour stepback needed still but I donāt see any reason that I wonāt be back tomorrow after school
Janis: Are you at ours?
Libi: But sheās fine, I checked after Bobs found your note and summoned me
Janis: You did let Jimmy read it, right? It was mostly for him
Libi: Did you hear me? I said the coast is clear
Janis: Youāve not spoken to her, not that you should
Janis: you know social media can be total bullshit, or at least partial, itās still best for the situation if Case stays away
Libi: I know sheād struggle to use it if heād broken her arm
Libi: or worse
Janis: I didnāt say heād done anything that bad, I didnāt specify because I canāt but heās not in a state youād want to see him in, any of you
Libi: I donāt want to see him at all, I wanna see you
Janis: And you will, tomorrow, like you would anyway if Bobby hadnāt called you over
Janis: have you told mum youāre staying over?
Libi: Yeah, cos I do this thing where I bother letting people know where I am
Janis: Um alright, I did
Janis: youāve studied the note, allegedlyĀ
Libi: You didnāt pick up when I rang, since whenās that something weāre trialling?
Janis: Itās been super fucking hectic, it wasnāt intentional or part of a plan, obviously
Libi: Alright, you didnāt intentionally scare the shit out of me, thatās fine then
Janis: Libs, Iām sorry
Janis: what do you want me to do? āCos I canāt answer earlier now
Libi: Caseāll come home if you tell him to, you could do that
Janis: He needs looking after right now, youāre gonna be piss tired for school already if you went to bed now, never mind by the time we got in
Janis: it makes no odds, weād talk even less if I had to bring him back when he doesnāt want to be there, you know that
Libi: It makes no odds to you, Jim wouldnāt say that, Iām not saying it
Janis: Seriously? Thatās not fair
Libi: Itās not fair that Case kicks off at his girlfriend and you not only give him a free pass but you offer him a lift to wherever he fancies going
Janis: You donāt know what happened, or what went on between them, you reckon youāve pieced it together from her socials but thatād only be one side and itās still not even gonna be her full story, if at all true
Janis: Heās upset
Libi: Itās the same story all the time, whatever happens or whatever goes on between him and whoever he has a go at, you take his side
Janis: Why would you take the side of a random girl you donāt know over someone youāve known nearly your entire life?
Janis: That makes no sense
Libi: You said it, Iāve known him almost my entire life
Janis: Thatās a fucked up thing to say
Libi: Itās true, what else do you want me to say?
Janis: Are you not even slightly concerned how he is
Libi: I donāt know
Janis: It doesnāt matter, Iām here and heās safe, pass that on to the other two, if they decide theyāre bothered
Libi: You need to talk to Jim, heās really bothered you havenāt done that
Janis: I put all I could in the note, you can tell him weāve talked, then Iāll talk to him when Iām back
Libi: If youāre making me your messenger, you have to tell me things
Janis: Well I have, plentyĀ
Libi: Iāve known you my entire life
Janis: You donāt need to hear everything, itās either not mine to tell or not yours to be told
Janis: you arenāt stupid, you know that this is delicateĀ
Libi: Iām not stupid, I know why itās you he runs to every timeĀ
Libi: and how it makes a shit idea worse
Janis: And it isnāt surprising, none of you have seemed even vaguely concerned how he is, heās not stupid either, who else is he going to go to when things like this happen
Libi: Itās not like Iāve said I want him to go to Ianās, or I would ever say that, but Iām sick of things like this happening
Libi: why is that bad?
Janis: We all are
Janis: that doesnāt mean ignoring it will fix anything though, from any of us
Libi: Donāt ignore me again, okay?
Libi: I thoughtā¦ everythingā¦ every shitty thing there is to š
Janis: I wasnāt but Iām sorry that your head was there
Janis: I will make sure I reply quicker, even if itās just a š so you know Iām not being held hostage
Libi: Or in the morgue, unless someone who works there has a very fucked up sense of humour
Janis: You donāt need to worry about me, nothing bad happens to me, ever
Janis: well blessed
Libi: You just donāt want me to end up in your place on the slab, I get it, but Iām blessed with an inhaler, so donāt worry either
Janis: 14 is too young, even by our familyās shit luck, kid
Libi: My birthdayās soon š„³
Janis: I know, āscuse me for betting on you not dying before you got to it even
Libi: š
Janis: Subtle hint not needed, youāll get your š on time, girl
Libi: What is it?
Libi: and howās that for subtle?Ā
Janis: as a sledgehammerĀ
Libi: š¤ Bobs wonāt tell me either
Janis: He better not, you only get the one a year, donāt fuck it up
Libi: Promise youāll be back tomorrow
Janis: Promise, I have to talk to him in person, already told you
Libi: I do care, slightly, if Case is okay or notā¦ š¤
Janis: Heāll be okay but itās no secret he hasnāt been, for a while
Janis: itāll all get sorted, promise that too, whilst Iām at it
Libi: Itās no secret sheās aā¦ well, you know, without me needing to fully victim blame the girl in writing
Janis: Yeah, we donāt need to worry about her no more
Janis: She was a mistake, fair to say
Libi: And a catalyst, for something he was always gonna do
Janis: You canāt just ignore things forever and act like that means theyāre dealt with
Libi: Right
Janis: Iāll see you tomorrow then
Libi: Try and get some sleep yourself, you must be loads tired-er than me
Janis: Pretty knackered but adrenaline works wonders
Janis: I will do though
Libi: Goodnight, Iām the most glad youāre okay
Janis: Of course I am, go have some sweet dreams yeah
Libi: Iāll do my best
Janis: You can tell either of them any of this, by the way, none of itās need to know
Libi: Bobsāll probably read it
Janis: š like
Libi: Iād wake him up to, but thatāll take longer than it will you to fall asleep
Janis: about right
Janis: š„æ usually works but save that for when itās worth deploying
Libi: I donāt need telling what works, tah, I know everything that does
Janis: š
Libi: Maybe Iāll chuck a shoe at you though, next time you pull a move like this
Janis: because I do, all the time, just for fun, like
Libi: Itās a first, Iām not assuming itās the last time too, like weāve both said, Iām not stupid
Janis: I wouldn't promise otherwise but
Janis: it isnāt how I plan to deal with things, on the whole
Libi: Youād get called the worst role model again, if nothing else
Janis: Youāre smart enough not to need one
Libi: Have you forgotten what 14 is like? I still need you
Janis: Not to tell you what to do, youāre much smarter than I was at that age
Libi: I donāt know about that, I didnāt feel smart today
Janis: Yeah but you didnāt do anything dumb about it, however bad it felt
Janis: you stayed put and it paid off
Libi: I wouldāve gone anywhere he wanted me to, further than you, for longer, and cared less about it
Janis: You didnāt want him to feel as shit as you did
Libi: But it wouldnāt have been smart, the search party would be massive, and all FUMING
Janis: Alright, princess, I get it š
Libi: Another reason I need you around, you get it, so many other people think itās weird how much Iād do for that boy
Janis: Youāve known each other forever, itās family by choice, not blood, it makes it more important
Libi: Yeah
Janis: I understand
Libi: Itās something I could build sweet dreams from anyway
Janis: You know you can tell me anything, whenever you need to
Libi: Ooh, I love how cryptic that was
Libi: the NERVE to say Iām not subtle and then say that
Janis: Ha, you know what Iām saying perfectly well
Janis: some thing you might not want to share with Bobby, or canāt
Libi: We had the same puberty talk at school, they arenāt allowed to split us by gender any more
Janis: Cheek, they didnāt do that when I had it a few years prior, you cow
Libi: š
Janis: šš
Libi: *š„±š“
Janis: Piss off then, I aināt taking the blame for you falling asleep in lessons
Libi: You could write me a note, youāre not at all crap at it, like
Janis: Only if itās to Lucas otherwise I canāt be bothered
Libi: No girl is falling asleep in an English lesson
Janis: Hmm, riveting, aināt he
Libi: He wishes, but instead, itās too dangerous
Libi: Iām not ending up duct taped into the back of his [a shit car idk but you would cos of Ali and Billie] cos Case was upset by his breakup, tah very much
Janis: Thatās really helpful, tah
Janis: no need to be quite so cinematic about it
Libi: I canāt help it if his idea of an after school club is making a snuff film in his garage
Janis: Iām well aware, the preview was enough
Libi: Shh, youāll ruin my dreams now all this talk of sir
Janis: Go to bed, he wouldnāt mess with you, heās not quite that dumb, however creepy
Libi: See you tomorrow
Libi: oh and I love you
Janis: Love ya Libs
Libi: Necessary last words if either of us get kidnapped and murdered
Janis: š¤š¤
Libi: [The way she would have to be dragged out of this house by Casey for this dog walk is just reminding me of her throwing herself at him drunkenly and being dramatically pushed off cos itās all so physical, Iām FINE]
Bobby: [When neither of you has any clue whatās going on just that itās clearly bad and thereās nothing you can do about that and also thereās a random dog, for no reason at all, like hello]
Bobby: Are you okay
Libi: [when you donāt reply for ages because youāre too busy having a full go at Casey because like we said in the OG coats or not JC are literally covered in lovebites and Libi is not stupid, but sheās not signing any of this convo which is rude and so unlike her because she just automatically would to the point itās clear she has to make the effort to not]
Libi: No
Libi: you?
Bobby: Did he hurt you, when we were getting out the door
Bobby: I didnāt see, I was looking at them and then
Libi: I donāt think so
Libi: or not enough for me to care right now
Bobby: Thatās something
Bobby: 1 thing
Libi: Iām sorry
Bobby: Why would you be, youāre the only one who doesnāt need to be
Libi: that you had to ask me if Iām hurt cos I wouldnāt just go and it meant he had to touch me, that I left you out of having a go at him when itās you who has the right to not me, that I didnāt push Jan harder last night to find out what the fuck was happening
Libi: so many reasons
Bobby: I donāt wanna talk to him no more than he does me
Libi: Iām never talking to her again, she said I wasnāt stupid and then made such a fool of me, of all of us
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