Pursuit of Happiness | Taz Skylar [1]

022. text messages

[messages between zoe and nate]

zoe
NATHAN
HOW FARES MY NEPHEW

nate
he's fine
oh do you mean how is his skateboarding going?

zoe
no i meant has he finished mario sunshine yet
yes i meant how is his skateboarding

nate
i don't even know what mario sunshine is

zoe
it's a mario game
please tell me you know what mario is

nate
i know what mario is
i just haven't played a mario game since mario 64

zoe
god you're boring
okay but for real do you think he'd be okay if i took him out for a ride?

nate
fuck idk
do i look like i know the first thing about riding a skateboard

zoe
you look like you're allergic to fun, if i'm being honest
but i finished some music, so work isn't breathing down my neck so much at the moment

nate
in that case, then i guess he'll have to be
to be fair, i can't remember the last time that he came in with heaps of scrapes on his hands, so that's good

zoe
i'm glad to hear that!!

nate
can you take him somewhere easy, though?

zoe
i was planning to
are you still having trouble getting him to wear a helmet?

nate
a little yeah
i told him that you wouldn't take him out if he didn't wear it, and that seems to get him to put it on

zoe
oh yes, the old blackmail

nate
sometimes that's the only thing that works
you'll learn that if you ever have kids of your own

zoe
lmao idk how likely that is
okay i'll swing by and pick him up tomorrow morning

nate
i'll see you then