Brooklyn Nights ━ Joe Keery

iii. MESSAGES

jax
so like are you a fan
of olive garden???

joey boy
why?

jax
just answer the question
keery

joey boy
no wtf

jax
this is a make or break
relationship question

jax
you HAVE to answer it

joey boy
frankly i don't have to do
anything

joey boy
and what relationship???

jax
this one duh

joey boy
you mean acquaintanceship

jax
close enough

jax
now answer the question

joey boy
i guess?

joey boy
i mean i haven't been there
in a while but i don't remember
it being bad

joey boy
im just not the biggest fan of
italian soz

jax
how fucking dare you disrespect
my place of fucking work

joey boy
ah that's why you wanna know

jax
olive garden is like the big leagues
of being a waiter let me tell you that

jax
well actually that's probably
like five star vv expensive
restaurants but like olive
garden is kinda up there with it

joey boy
oh and what's the lowest?
mcdonalds 

jax
fast food in general tbh

jax
minimum wage shit, high schoolers
picking up after school hours

jax
it's terrible honestly

joey boy
did you work at a mcdonalds???

jax
chick-fil-a actually

jax
and then i was fired because
i got caught making out with
my boyfriend in the bathroom

joey boy
shit man sorry

jax
nah it's fine. the job sucked and
then dennys took me for the
graveyard shift so it's chill

joey boy
of course

jax
you ever worked at a restaraunt
before?

joey boy
captain d's yeah

jax
cool cool

jax
i also worked at waffle house
but i upgraded to being a
professional

joey boy
olive garden?

jax
you know it

jax
i think it's part of the reason
lottie agreed to give me your
number, she knew that i was
going places

joey boy
what like to the kitchens
and then back to your
tables?????

jax
oh fuck off

jax
im a big boy now

joey boy
now im uncomfortable

jax
rude

["GET BACK TO WORK, JAX, YOUR BREAK ENDED LIKE FIVE MINUTES AGO"]

joey boy
i try

jax
RUDE x2

joey boy
:) :) :)

jax
omg you sound just like timmy
to oliver wtf

["GIVE ME A MINUTE, LILY, I'M TRYING TO GET MYSELF SO JOE DICK"]

joey boy
timmy????

jax
timothee chalamet, his old
boyfriend and (if all goes well)
future boyfriend

joey boy
ahhhhhhhh

jax
exactly

["JESUS CHRIST! IT'S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN, HOLLINGSWORTH, LET IT GO AND GET BACK TO WORK!"]

jax
lily's trying to tell me to
go back to work

joey boy
wait are you on the clock
right now????

jax
um,,, of course not

joey boy
oh my god get back to work
and take care of your
customers

jax
dick

["I CAN GET WHATEVER MAN I WANT AND I WANT MYSELF A JOE KEERY - I AIN'T BACKING DOWN, BITCH!"]

joey boy
seriously get back to work

jax
i don't wanna

["DO IT WHEN YOU AREN'T AT FUCKING WORK, ASSHOLE!"]

jax
this is kinda why i miss waffle
house

jax
i could just be on my phone
ignoring customers and no
one gave a shit

jax
but now i work at olive
garden where they actually
want their employees to
work

jax
sigh

joey boy
oh yes it's so hard why
would they ever do that

jax
i know right

joey boy
you are impossible

jax
i try

joey boy
get back to work or im
blocking you

jax
fucking rude

jax
and this conversation
isn't over, don't worry

joey boy
jesus christ