bursts into tears

[oversea]

Comments

[transmit]

[ …

he is happy about the bagel, but, like. that's getting a thumbs up react at most. especially because once he recognises the tiling or table in the background, the neurons in his brain start firing at record speed. ]

Can you flip the camera sometimes?

[oversea]

[ ?

he will do so... it is not a good selfie, only having like half of thorns' face in it and it's slightly blurry. but elysium can see that thorns' makeup is done. ]

[transmit]

[ this is what people mean when they say you need to appreciate the finer things in life (your boyfriend's shitty selfies for even existing at all). ]

Looks good
Is the work still easy?

[oversea]

Yeah
They mention you a lot though.
I had to tell them you moved away to get them to drop it.

[transmit]

What do they talk about?
I haven't moved away


Yet

[oversea]

They just want me to convince you to start modeling for them.

[ which is why... elysium has moved away. he can't do the job if he's not here. ]

[transmit]

I'll get them to stop bothering you.

[oversea]

It's fine

It just shows how popular you are.

[transmit]

[ is he popular…


he sends thorns a product page for his photocards. they are sold out…

then an eb*y listing of one that is signed. it goes for as much as one (1) standard vitamix. ]

[oversea]

[ WHAT DA HAEL ]

What is this

[transmit]

An objective measure of your popularity

Look
Your autograph got bid on 43 times before someone won

[oversea]

Oh

Are they confusing me for someone else?

[transmit]

You think I'd mistake you?

[oversea]

[ CALLS HIM ]

[transmit]

Aren't you at work?
I'm at work

[ runs ]

[oversea]

Stop bidding on things
You know me

[transmit]

What if someone weird bought it…

[oversea]

No
No one else would buy it

[transmit]

Explain the other people bidding.

[ there are ten unique bidders. sir? and only one other person crazy enough to cross the $500 threshold with elysium… they are thornsluvr5000. ]

Unless you're about to come up with a conspiracy theory that it's the company driving up prices. They're not. I checked.

[oversea]

You checked?

I don't know. I guess this agency is a lot more popular than I thought it was.

[transmit]

[ changes topic ]

They actually asked me if I could convince you to do more for them, too. Like getting into acting and variety. I told them they were lucky enough getting you to model.

I was right, right? This is just a side gig for you.

[ NO SINGLES INFERNO FOR THORNS!!!!!!!!!!!! ]

[oversea]

[ imagine if thorns said he wants to become an influencer when he barely knows how to take a selfie. they're going to start running an instagram on his behalf because he is so bad at it. ]

What's variety

[transmit]

[ the way i have considered this as one of the plot points. pr manager ely. ]

Do you want to pretend to date other attractive people?
They're going to look like squids compared to me.

[oversea]

Even if I wanted to, I don't think I could be convincing.

[ thorns would either be seen as an asshole or someone who is dark and mysterious... ]

[transmit]

That doesn't matter. They're going to put you on something where there are ten people trying to win you over.

Are you actually interested?

[ snaps his phone in half



just kidding he just stares very intensely at his phone waiting for thorns to answer. work? what work. ]