Connected

Part One

12:45 4523>hello

12:49 6710>Hi?

12:50 4523>sorru for randomly messaging you. theres not many people around and youre the only person in this computers contacts

12:50 4523>*sorry

12:51 6710>Don't worry about it. I didn't even know these old things had a messaging platform.

12:52 4523>yeah, haha i was digging around old files and came across this!

12:52 6710>What can I call you?

12:54 4523>sexy, but if you want something more formal, you can just call me attractive

12:55 6710>Ha ha, but seriously.

12:58 4523>jesus of nazareth, what can i call you?

12:59 6710>Aurelia. But I guess it doesn't really matter anymore.

13:00 4523>what do you mean?

13:02 6710>Its just that we arent ever going to meet each other, you dont know anyone I do

13:05 4523>yeah...

13:16 4523>i wonder what the numbers mean

13:27 6710>Sorry about that, had to take care of something.

13:28 6710>And I don't know. Maybe its how many people have joined?

13:30 4523>yeah probably

13:47 4523>my name is danny.

13:50 4523>you have a cool name

13:58 6710>Thank you! Nice to meet you, Danny.

14:00 6710>You can call me Ella.

14:02 4523>cool. hi, ella :)

14:03 6710>Woah! Parentheses are so curved in this font!

14:05 4523>its weird.

14:05 4523>it makes my smileys look ominous.

14:06 6710>Don't judge them! They're just very happy guys.

14:10 4523>big smiles are creepy. thats just a fact

14:13 6710>Don't take that tone with me, mister!

14:13 4523>im not a guy.

14:15 6710>*missy!

14:17 4523>i gotta go. ttyl

14:18 <user4523 has logged off>

[draft]8:15 6710>Hey, Danny. It's been a couple days and... I'm really sorry if I made things awkward. I'm not the best at socializing and I've been alone for a few months and. God, I sound sad.

[draft]15:19 6710>Danny! How have you been?

19:17 6710>heyzz fdannu..,, sorrybout las ttikme

19:21 4523>are you drunk texting me through a... 30 year old computer right now?

19:23 6710>???No,,...i wouldnever!

19:25 6710>yez

19:27 4523>ella. go to bed

19:30 6710> no,.ita been 2 wholr weekd!1 i wany friendz, nd you seem cuyw

19:31 4523>bro. please go to bed. i cant even decipher your messages

19:34 6710>I opend anotheer bottlr of wine

19:38 4523>aurelia. go to bed.

19:40 6710>ni fun...

19:42 4523>alcohol poisoning and hangovers aren't fun.

19:43 6710>isit so bas thta I want to talktoa cutw guel????\

[draft]19:44 4523>did you just call me a girl?

19:45 4523>did you just call me cute?

19:47 6710>duh

19:50 4523>oh...thank you..

19:53 6710>of course

19:55 4523>uthere?

[draft]19:55 4523> no.

19:55 4523>yes.

19:57 6710>cani see u??/

20:01 4523>no

20:05 6710>wh y noty????

[draft]20:06 4523>because im disgusting.

20:07 4523>because i dont know how to send a picture

20:08 6710>email!1

20:10 4523>i dont have your email, smart one

20:11 6710>aurelia.argall32@ hotmail.com

20:15 4523>you still have a hotmail address?? omg

20:17 6710>wh atd wronf wiht hotmailk?

20:18 4523>nothing, nothing. just... give me a sec.

[draft]20:19 4523>do i have to do this?

[draft]20:20 4523>you wont like what you see

[draft]20:23 4523>i don't own a computer

20:28 4523>ok. i sent it

Message Sent To aurelia.argall32!

20:32 6710>Daniella?

20:32 6710>pretty namef!

20:33 6710>were bothg ellaz!

20:34 6710>yourew vfvery pretty

20:39 4523>thank you

20:40 6710>wannr see mes?

20:43 4523>yes

New Message From aurelia.argall32!

20:45 4523>woah! wasnt expecting the blue hair!

20:46 6710>yef ahah

20:49 4523>its getting kinda late. im gonna go to bed

20:50 6710>okayyyy nite, danny

20:53 4523>sweet dreams, ella