[ He finally texts back, not long after the last message. ]
i'm ok i'm not hurt everything got crazy
[ The next text he sends Noah is a slightly blurry phone camera photo of one of the creatures causing the earthquake, taken from a distance at street level. That's it, just the picture, because Matthew doesn't even know what to say about it himself. He's still pretty terrified. ]
[ This is not the easiest situation to be distracted from, but a few minutes later Matthew texts back-- ]
when they've got wrinkly faces
[ He's not entirely sure Noah is right about the other stuff, but he hopes so. It's too much to worry about when he's already tired and afraid and just wants to come home. ]
5/5
i'm calling ronan and coming up there
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i'm ok i'm not hurt
everything got crazy
[ The next text he sends Noah is a slightly blurry phone camera photo of one of the creatures causing the earthquake, taken from a distance at street level. That's it, just the picture, because Matthew doesn't even know what to say about it himself. He's still pretty terrified. ]
1/2
what the fuck is that
2/2
just
get as far away as you can
have you talked to ronan
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i think some people are fighting them
[ He didn't stick around to watch, the picture is at least an hour old. ]
i texted him
noah im not sure how we're gonna get home
[ Blue is with him in Philadelphia; she's okay, too. But everything is a mess. ]
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ronan or gansey will figure something out
just stay safe until it's over
tell me something you like about dogs
[Matthew's good at getting distracted. Let's distract him.]
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when they've got wrinkly faces
[ He's not entirely sure Noah is right about the other stuff, but he hopes so. It's too much to worry about when he's already tired and afraid and just wants to come home. ]
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look how wrinkly this one is
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his heads so bug
big
helooks like a furry acordian
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nothing but wrinkles
[Good, good. He scrolls through his phone for another one.]
look at these dogs
they're kissing
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we didn look like that lsat night did we
[ It already feels like that happened ages ago. Matthew would definitely prefer to be back in his car with Noah right now. ]
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which is really saying something bc
puppies are the cutest thing in the world