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THE BEAUTIES AND THE BEASTS GROUP CHAT
KAM
THE BEAUTIES AND THE BEASTS GROUP CHAT
Ellie has added you and four others to the group.
Dax
Yo! New group chat for the win!
Mace
I did not consent to being added to this group chat.
Ellie has removed Mace from the group.
Wyatt has added Mace to the group.
Mace
THAT WAS A JOKE
Ellie
A bad one
Lila
Aww! Thanks for adding me, E!
Kam
How much water have you had to drink today, Sunshine? And why hasn’t it been enough?
Lila
*photo of empty water bottle*
Kam
Refill the bottle, Sunshine.
Ellie
So, I brought us all here today to discuss something very important.
Dax
The debate between pancakes and waffles?
Mace
Waffles. Obviously.
Ellie
Our Halloween costumes…
Dax
Come on, Ellie. Pick one.
Lila
Pancakes have my vote.
Kam
Pancakes for sure.
Wyatt
Waffles
Ellie
Fine. Waffles are my pick. Can we move on now?
Dax
NO WE CANNOT MOVE ON! Pancakes are my favorite. Thanks for asking. But this means we have a tragedy on our hands.
Ellie
Do I even want to know what you mean by that?
Dax
It means we need a tie breaker! We have three votes for waffles and three votes for pancakes.
Lila
The twins both vote for pancakes…
Dax
YES! Screw all you waffle loving suckers!
Ellie
Moving on…What do we want our Halloween costumes to be? A group costume would be so fun!
Dax
Can’t I just reuse my costume from last year?
Wyatt
You can’t go as the color red for three years in a row, Dax.
Dax
And why not? We could each be a different crayon color. I’ve already got it all worked out.
Kam - Blue | Lila - Yellow| Jasper - Green| Posey - Pink| Ellie - Orange| Wyatt - Black| Me - Red | Mace - Green
Wyatt
Why am I black?
Dax
It would match the dark cloud you’ve always got hanging over your head.
Wyatt
Mace
Or we could all go as different fruits!
Kam - Apple | Lila - Peach | Jasper - Lime | Posey - Lemon | Ellie - Strawberry | Wyatt - Pear | Dax - Pineapple | Me - Banana
Dax
I can NOT be a pineapple…
Mace
And why not?
Dax
I am not explaining that to him. I refuse.
Mace
Explain what?
Kam
Not it. Someone else explain it to him.
Wyatt
Nope. Not me.
Lila
Absolutely not.
Ellie
Oh, for goodness sake. I’ll dm you, Mace.
Mace
Pineapples aren’t an option. Got it.
Dax
Oh! I’ve got it! We could all be different insects!
Kam - Dung Beetle | Lila - Honey Bee | Jasper - Cricket | Posey - Ladybug | Ellie - Stink Bug | Wyatt - Praying Mantis | Me - Firefly | Mace - Spider
Kam
A dung beetle…Really? And you know spiders aren’t insects, right? They’re arachnids.
Dax
WHAT
Ellie
I AM NOT DRESSING UP AS A STINK BUG
Dax
SHAPES
Kam
Is that a suggestion, or are you just saying random words?
Mace
We could all be different types of pasta!
Kam - Penne | Lila - Rigatoni | Jasper - Ziti | Posey - Macaroni | Ellie - Fusilli | Wyatt - Rotini | Dax - Farfalle | Me - Shells
Wyatt
How does one become a type of pasta?
Ellie
You would make such a cute Rotini, Ranger!
Lila
Aww! You really would, though!
Wyatt
And I was just starting to like you, Sullivan…
Kam
There's eight of us, right? We could each be a different planet…
Me - Jupiter | Lila - Saturn | Jasper - Mercury | Posey - Venus | Ellie - Earth | Wyatt - Mars | Dax - Neptune | Mace - Uranus
Ellie
And how exactly does someone dress as a planet, little brother?
Kam
Not my problem. You’re the one asking for suggestions.
Dax
I WANT TO BE URANUS
Mace
I’m still offended by Pluto no longer being a planet btw.
Wyatt
Pluto is technically considered a dwarf planet now.
Lila
It’s actually called a dwarf planet?? That’s kind of cute, tbh.
Mace
That makes me slightly less mad.
Kam
Happy now, Dax?
Me - Jupiter | Lila - Saturn | Jasper - Mercury | Posey - Venus | Ellie - Earth | Wyatt - Mars | Dax - Uranus | Mace - Neptune
Dax
Yes. Yes, I am.
Lila
What about everyone being a different season or type of weather?
Kam - Snow | Me - Summer | Jasper - Fall | Posey - Spring | Ellie - Rainbow | Wyatt - Storm Cloud | Dax - Tornado | Mace - Winter
Kam
That has my vote!
Mace
Shut up, Cap. Of course you’re going to pick your girl's idea.
Kam
Ellie
I’VE GOT IT
Kam
Do I need to be scared?
Dax
I feel like we should be afraid...
Mace
The suspense is killing me…
Ellie
You guys are gonna love this…