𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐋

thirty one

GROUP NAME: operation sex
MEMBERS: GINA, FINN, MOLLY, MICHELLE, NED

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MOLLY
listen here fuckers

MOLLY
this is getting out
of hand and we
officially need to
do something

FINN
oh hunny you
read my mind

MICHELLE
not to be a downer
but how? they
havent spoken in
days

MICHELLE
mopey peter is fucking
driving me insane

MICHELLE
he wants to give her
space to figure her
feelings out but it's
really killing him

NED
He puts others before
himself and it's bad

NED
He won't sleep and
he'll work on hours
on end to distract
himself from her

NED
I've never seen him
like this before

NED
Maybe when One
Direction split up
but that's different

FINN
wait i get that that
was fucking sad

FINN
anyway

FINN
she's been sad too

GINA
when ryder is upset
she shuts down. she
doesn't talk much and,
just like peter, does
work to distract
herself

GINA
we've tried to coax
her out of her shell
tonight since we're
having a sleepover
but she's already
passed out and it's
only 9

MICHELLE
this is all my fault

MICHELLE
if i just kept my big
fucking mouth shut
they would've been
fine

MOLLY
mj bb don't blame yourself

GINA
peter wouldn't want
you to

MOLLY
as shitty as this is,
hardships happen
and they come and
go

NED
What can we do?

NED
I've tried building
Legos and watching
Star Wars but nothing
is cheering him up

MICHELLE
he's just embarrassed

MICHELLE
not because he admitted
to loving her but because
she might not feel it back

FINN
UGH that's the thing!
ryder loves him

GINA
she just doesn't know
how to say it because
all the guys she's said
it to have manipulated
her

MICHELLE
i told him the same
thing but his feelings
cloud his logic

NED
He can't focus on his
valedictorian speech
and he's been raving
about it for months

MOLLY
well that says a lot

MOLLY
but the fuck do we do?

MOLLY
i hate interfering with
their problems but this
is just getting bad

MOLLY
like, finn wearing urban
outfitters last season
plaid jacket bad

FINN
fuck you that jacket
saved my life

GINA
alright back to topic

GINA
she doesn't know how to
approach him because
she feels bad

MICHELLE
and he doesn't know how
to approach her without
making her feel bad

NED
Ah, crossroads

FINN
i'd suggest locking them
in a room together but
that might honestly
make it worse

FINN
our baby ryder just isn't
thinking straight right
now because she doesn't
know how to feel

MICHELLE
honestly? i think you
need to be brutally
honest with her

NED
Criticize me if this
is a bad idea, but MJ
you should talk to
her

NED
Gina, you could talk
to Peter

NED
Maybe those opposite
perspectives may help?

MOLLY
you have a good point

MOLLY
finn and i are incapable
of sweet sentiments so
gina i vote you too

GINA
are you sure? mj are
you alright with
talking to ryder?

MICHELLE
of course

MICHELLE
i'll be honest but i
won't be mean i
promise

NED
Alright are we really
doing this?

FINN
it's the only chance
we got right now

FINN
plus locking them in
a room so they can kiss
it out doesn't match
this plan soooo

MOLLY
finn you read that
trope in a james x lily
fan fiction freshman
year just let it go

FINN
:(

MICHELLE
alright then it's settled

MICHELLE
good luck

GINA
you too mj