debate {quackity}

{ten}

{in which: they take on
santa monica pier}

***

karl

hey alex

what

okay rude much

sorry, heading out rn what's up?

where you headed?

santa monica pier with reagan

that's great to hear
i'll see you there i guess

what?

what?

what?

i'm in the state of party

so youre in florida?

no, the land of clout

new york?

the one that's populated with
tiktok hype houses.

WAIT
YOU
ARE
IN
CALIFORNIA

yes, duh

WAIT WHAT

i flew out here
i was bored

ur kidding right?

no i'm actually not LOL
i flew out here for some
business stuff
i texted you
because i didn't know where you
we're gonna be, but i'll see you
in what?
two hours!

WAIT ARE YOU JOKING
REAGANS LOOKING AT ME LIKE
IM CRAZYY

ILL SEE YOU THERE BUDDY
FERRIS WHEEL 4:30
BE THERE OR FALL OF BRIDGE

***

Alex's face shined with a smile as he jumped up and down outside of Reagan's car. She simply watched as she waited for him to unlock the car. "Are you gonna unlock the car and tell me why you're jumping like someone who just won't the lottery?"

The boy immediately stopped jumping and started to search his pockets before revealing the key in his hand, he quickly unlocked the door and his smile still evident on his face. Reagan took notice as she jumped into the passenger seat, awaiting the boy to burst with excitement.

He started the car before looking over at her, she looked back, maintaining eye contact. "Are you good around new people?" he simply asked, plugging his phone into the aux. "I mean sometimes matters who I guess," she replied despite her confusion.

"Okay what if the person was Karl?" he questioned. Her eyes widened, and her jaw dropped. "Wait what?" she said almost out of confusion. "Karl, hes uh.. in california and he's gonna meet us at the pier. Is that okay?" he looked down at his phone before quickly looking up to see her face gleam in excitement.

"It's completely fine with me."

***

Arriving at the Santa Monica pier, she simply looked around in awe. Even on a sunday the place was completely packed, the rides were lite up, and the stores were filled. "Have you ever been here?" Alex asked with a small nudge. "Once, it was awhile ago though," she replied still staring ahead in amazement.