RIVER: i’ve been in the studio for a straight 15 hours and i’m going delusional RIVER: this album is ready to drop RIVER: let’s celebrate by going to soho house or doing karaoke in some dingy bars

MATIAS: working hard or hardly working ?? MATIAS: karaoke in dingy bars isn’t rly my style unless there’s girls lol

VIOLET: that’s so boring !! the best part about going to basketball games is wearing a cute outfit & sitting court side. i could really care less about the actual game :) the only sport i was good at was gymnastics & no one ever tried to sabotage me so can’t relate !!who the hell wants to get eloped in new york ?? that’s so boring !! i thought everyone gets eloped in vegas ?? didn’t britney do that ?? VIOLET: it sounds like she pulled a gone girl !!

MATIAS: to each their own, im glad u find some form of entertainment at games. gymnastics is tough physically tho that shit’s hard, doing flips on balance beams n shit, so that’s impressive. is eloping rly anyone is new york’s style ? sounds too low-budget for half the people out here. idk i don’t rly follow britney spears MATIAS: what’s a gone girl

DYLAN: breaks are great i’m perpetually on one DYLAN: honored i get to pop ur cherry man DYLAN: it involves lots of fruits that’s all u need to know for now

MATIAS: i mean i like my job so im ready to get back at it but time off’s been nice MATIAS: is that rly how that works ? i don’t smoke from a  bong for 4 years so it grows back ? damn learn something new every day MATIAS: idk if that's a good thing or not but ill play along

REMI:  tbh  i  haven’t  been  going  to  the  games  since  you’ve  been  unable  to  play REMI:  yeah  i  guess  so.  do  you  get  in  trouble  if  you  have  weed  in  your  test  ? REMI:  yeah  exactly ! but  mommy  and  me  yoga,  it’s  hilarious.  why  don’t  you  come  to mine  ?  thea  probably  wants  to  show  you  her  christmas  gifts

MATIAS: you’re such a loyal fan  MATIAS: nah not rly only if i smoke before games n shit but i never do MATIAS:  i’d pay to watch that, i imagine the kid does her own thing yeah ? ok sure I'm sure she got spoiled this christmas, right

QUENTIN: and im sure the recovering process is a bitch. how long are you out? QUENTIN: im glad you asked, i just picked up and was just about to roll a wood but i’ll come through QUENTIN: in times like this, you being hurt, a little weed seems more than acceptable

MATIAS: been out since dec 10 so a little over a month. should be back in february tho  MATIAS: ok sick come over, i just ordered wingstop too you’re in luck MATIAS: it helps w the pain or smth coach it’s medicinal i swear

GABE: fuck off, i’ll pretty much be the ben simmons of the knicks at this point. except i could actually do jump shots GABE: nothing really tbh GABE: i’m safe, so stop worrying about me

MATIAS: the kid’s australian, are we really surprised he’s not that great at ball MATIAS: yeah exactly, better to roll w it than to be that pathetic old guy in the club tryna hold onto his youth :/ MATIAS: ur making it rly fucking hard not to worry, y’all got arrested ?? in a foreign country ?? for drag racing ?? smh u need better friends bro

GABE: if he ends up hiring me full time promise not to be too mad GABE: which is a shame, i miss old matty GABE: i’m fine, it’s not like i’m going overboard. before you give me a lecture about the fight, it’s called self-defense

MATIAS: i won’t, im sure u’d be a great addition to the team ! you’d be a better benchwarmer than most of the guys MATIAS: growing up sucks what can u do  MATIAS: ok dude whatever u say

CHANDLER: how come it’s a one time offer? don’t you think you’ll get injured again? CHANDLER: i just realised it sounds like i wanna hurt you… which i don’t CHANDLER: quick question: what if i’m already high? can i still come over and eat?

MATTY: hopefully not, i’m really not counting on it MATTY: yeah sounded kinda threatening man MATTY: u can if you want, i was about to pop out & get snacks, any requests ?

VIOLET: how on earth did you hurt yourself ?? please say it was doing something out of the ordinary like falling in the shower instead of dribbling balls or whatever basketball players do. i could use a laugh & nothing brings me joy like laughing at other people’s misfortune. she’s been mia lately so i assumed that you two got hitched. you can totally wear a cartier veil at that little elvis church in las vegas !! i could definitely see you guys eloping which is cute. VIOLET: the last time i saw her or heard from her was in italy & she left earlier then i did. i haven’t heard anything from her since.

MATTY: nah, during a game. turns out if you’re good at sports other athletes will try to injure you just bc they’re tired of losing. can’t relate :/ if we were going to get eloped, we’d do it in nyc or on some tropical island somewhere, not tacky vegas.  MATTY: last time i heard from her was when she was leaving for italy so idk what to tell you. hope she’s doing ok

GABE: i’ll take your spot on the team, no problem GABE: are you getting fucked up right now ? GABE: should’ve asked me sooner, bro, i’m in dubai atm with the boys

MATTY: great ill call up coach n let him know MATTY: fucked up isn’t really my style anymore MATTY: yeah i saw on the news this morning. u really think going to a notorious party city is the best choice for  recovering addict ?

AMIRA: oh why can’t you play whatever it is you play?? AMIRA: well aren’t you lucky AMIRA: get high? tbh i don’t really do such things but i guess it doesn’t hurt to try it once in a while, right?

MATTY: it’s basketball, & i fucked up my ankle & they don’t want any permanent damage so I'm out for another two weeks :)))) MATTY: so lucky MATTY: nothing better than getting a high without having paying for it the next morning

VIOLET: is that where you have been ?? at home icing whatever it is you hurt ?? wow !! & come to think, i was out here under the impression that you & rory eloped somewhere tacky like las vegas or florida. VIOLET: speaking of rory, where is she & what have you done with my best friend ?? :)

MATTY: unfortunately. did you really think aurora would have a tacky vegas wedding ? or an even tackier florida wedding ? smh  MATTY: idk i haven’t spoken to her since we went to antigua a few weeks back. you’d know where she is better than i should lmao

REMI:  the  knicks rly  are  hurting without  u REMI:  ah  see  i  don’t  think  i’d  survive in  a  career where  i  get  drug  tested. me  &  mary  jane  are  too  close  for  that REMI:  i’m  at  a  mommy  &  me  thing  with  thea  right  now  &  have  her  for  the  weekend. but  otherwise  i’d  totally  be  down  :(

MATTY: it really is painful to watch MATTY: it’s prob the only downside, but it def makes sense for sports MATTY:  lmao like baby music lessons or something ? come over tonight, we don’t have to smoke, i can watch her for u so u can relax