Reporter Barbie

6:33 PM

so you DO know how to text back.

You've been sending messages to a number that works.

i'm aware. i have at least a hundred read receipts to prove it.

i thought your hands were only good for dribbling

And shooting.

no, that needs work actually

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🔒 @jyv

She insulted my shooting to my face and I laughed. That's new.

Reporter Barbie

6:39 PM

I'll keep that in mind.

Alongside your other...criticisms.

ah kaya ka pala gumaling maglaro this season

Had to.

You were gonna kill me with your writing.

si oa.

there are good things in there too. i'm not just criticizing you.

You hold back on those.

?

The "good things." It's a sprinkle. Like you're hoping nobody notices.

ok first of all it's not a sprinkle. it's a considered ratio

Considered ratio.

facts have to outweigh praise. that's just how it works. otherwise it reads like a puff piece. or PR. or a fan/love letter.

i'm not your fan, jem vargas.

Oh, I'm aware.

Your ratio is considerably lower when it comes to me.

hindi ka special para mag-iba ang ratio ko

And yet you keep writing about me.

And following me around.

see? your ego needs to be taken down a few floors, too. needs a size reduction. some bruising.

My ego is already abused enough.

well, good

Don't sound so pleased about it.

i'm a little pleased about it

You bury the good things underneath all your points.

how would you know where i bury them.

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i don't know if i should be flattered you're reading my works or insulted you're reading my works and yet you chose to ignore me up until this point

AT HINDI NAMAN TUNGKOL SA INTERVIEW YUNG MESSAGE

Well, you said it was off the record.

so ano kakausapin mo lang ako if it's off the record?

Off the record means it stays between us.

I like that better.

EDI PANO KO TATAPUSIN YUNG ARTICLE KO BUANG

That's a different conversation.

I'VE BEEN CHASING YOU FOR THAT CONVERSATION FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS NOW

While I'm very amused, could you calm down first?

NO

Okay, well.

I know that. And everything you've written—it's not wrong. But it's not the whole picture either.

You have the wrong idea about me, Reporter Barbie.

stop calling me that.

Calling you what, Reporter Barbie?

:)

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hoops

7:18 PM

teo

sa sobrang galing maglaro nina kovi ngumingiti na si hoops

Reporter Barbie

7:20 PM

You've been writing about me for two years based on what you see from the press area or the stands. You think you know me, but you don't.

you're not some kind of mysterious character here, jem vargas.

face it or not, uaap star ka.

And so you know the version of me that shows up to presscons, that plays the game.

badly, may I add. most of the time.

No, you may not. This is off the record.

That means on the record you have a job to do. Off the record we're just two people.

| And so you know the version of me that shows up to presscons, that plays the game.

this is literally my job.

and i'm the journalist, i say if it's on or off the record.

stay in your territory.

Okay, Reporter Barbie.

nakakairita ka pala talaga noh

isusulat ko nakakairita si jem vargas

nakakapanggigil, nakakabwisit, nakakabadtrip

I've never had this much fun in my entire life.

you don't know my name, do you

| this is literally my job

Then do your job better. Get to know the actual subject.

are you seriously threatening me to write better things about you right now????????

No. Write what you want. Who am I to tell you what to write?

Wala ka namang sinulat na hindi factual.

I'm just saying they could be more accurate if you knew me better.

Ewan. I'm staying in my territory. 😊

i know what i'm writing about.

and i don't like crossing personal and professional lines

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA.

...what.

Fuck, that's a record.

We already crossed one.

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Tell you what.

You wanna finish your article?

malamang

Lunch tomorrow, then.

?????????

lutang ka na po ba

Months of chasing me and you still don't have what you need. Try something different.

Get on the field.

Sit across from me. Actually talk to me. How is that worse than what you've been doing?

this sounds like a terrible idea.

Mmmmm.

This is the first time I've had that in response to lunch.

Most people just say yes.

do you know how many people will see us and immediately have opinions?

you're not exactly low-profile, vargas.

Jem.

And since when do you care what people think?

i don't, but you have fans. they notice things. lunch will become a thing.

E 'di it's a thing and a lunch. Two things can be true at the same time.

vargas, your fanbase is not known for minding their business.

Jem.

And neither are you. You'll fit right in.

walang magagalit?

Meron. Marami.

But if you're asking if I'm single, yes, I am.

i wasn't

A few minutes ago you were just asking me about my situationships.

Wala akong gano'n, by the way.

just wanted to know who to feel sorry for

send flowers to the affected parties

HAH.

Don't change the subject.

AGH. fine.

Napilitan pa nga.

This is the first time I had to CONVINCE someone to go to lunch with me.

This is a humbling and interesting experience.

fine, but don't kiss me again.

Then don't kiss me back.

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And hit me after.

Deal?

andami kong gagawin vargas ha.

sabagay, assignment naman kita.

di ako matatahimik if hindi to natapos.

Assignment?

yes. you are an urgent to-do.

...Huh.

:)

deal.

work on your shooting in the meantime

Hahahahahaha.

Noted, Yvanna.

And yes, I know your name. Of course I do.

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Unknown Number

8:03 PM

Vargas

? Who is this?

I saw that.

Give me some.

???

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