🔒 @yvannugh

tangina. fuck. what did i just agree to?

jem vargas

1:54 AM

you're not gonna stand me up, are you?

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ano ba, i timed that message very carefully and you have ruined it by being awake!!!

That's a very specific strategy. And you've been sending me messages at 2 AM for almost two months.

Sometimes 3. 4. Do you sleep?

sometimes.

and those were professional follow-ups.

At 2 AM.

i work best at night

Every night?

my head doesn't really quiet down until then. it's when i actually get things done

That sounds exhausting.

bakit ikaw, gising pa?

I crashed after the game but then I woke up thinking you'd back out.

So I wanted to be awake when you did so I can convince you not to.

...am i that predictable?

You sent that message at 2AM hoping I was asleep.

That's not someone who's fully committed to lunch.

i'm committed.

Okay.

I AM NGA

I didn't say anything hahahaha.

Anyway, no, I'm not going to stand you up. What makes you think that?

uaap players have a reputation

You of all people should know not to take reputation at face value.

It's already on my calendar.

???

bakit nasa calendar mo?

I put everything on my calendar.

Everything has a slot. It's easier that way.

That's just what I do with a commitment.

yeah, that's not surprising.

How is that not surprising?

i've covered you for two years, vargas.

i know how you operate on the court.

i just assumed it carries over

Jem.

And no, not everything. But that's what lunch is for, I guess.

pero ang funny ng pinagkaiba kasi ako may tatlong reminders for it

Three?

i might genuinely lose the information between now and lunch if i don't

Gano'n ka ba talaga ka-busy?

it's not about being busy, it's just

how do i explain

ang hirap iexplain pumasok ka na lang sa utak ko

Hahahahaha.

It's okay, take your time. Throw the words out and I'll try to piece them together.

um

when i'm focused on something

everything else

like it just

other things stop

and then di ko na namalayan

na

You focus on something and everything else stops existing?

Like you genuinely wouldn't know where the hours went? Hence the reminders?

i

yes. exactly

Okay, that makes sense.

it does?

You're awake at 2AM on a Wednesday. You apparently work best between midnight and 4AM.

You've been chasing an interview for two months while writing other articles and going through your academic requirements.

Your brain runs fast.

Something has to fall through. Better to have three reminders than not. I admire the commitment.

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oh no.

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he's nice.

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sapakin nyo ko

jem vargas

2:24 AM

they're a workaround for me otherwise losing the information

anyway

na-confirm mo na you won't stand me up, so thank you.

saan tayo bukas pala?

i know guys are usually more go with the flow but

No, that's not my style.

You mentioned you were worried about other people or the "fans" seeing us, so I thought of going to White Plains, kung okay lang sayo. Nag-reserve ako ng table.

If not, I'm happy to adjust.

🔒 @yvannugh

fuck. he's a PLANNER?????????

jem vargas

2:30 AM

that's

really thoughtful

yep, that works. um

ano parking situation?

i need to know beforehand sorry

Parking—if you're open to it, we can just go in my car. If not, let me know the model and plate number, magpapa-reserve ako ng slot. Nasa harap lang naman.

um

wag mo ko tawanan pero forward parking?

Yes.

i have a subaru xv, ZBK 8831

and the menu?

Menu is not anywhere online, but I've eaten there before. It's good.

oh

Do you need it?

🔒 @yvannugh

ok yvanna menu lang naman. hinga. it's fine. ang weirdo mo.

jem vargas

2:36 AM

no, it's fine

see you tomorrow then

i mean later pala

Goodnight, Reporter Barbie.

And actually go to sleep.

*yvanna

and goodnight, vargas

*Jem.

And consider this lunch my apology as well.

for ignoring me?

And for kissing you.

'Di ako pinalaki ng gano'n ng parents ko. I apologize. I should've asked first.

i don't think there was time to ask, you cut me off

Yeah, I'm sorry about that.

You were riling me up and it got heated. My fault.

you

are giving me a whiplash

but

thank you for apologizing, and it's not like i didn't kiss you back either

Oh so you admit it?

goodnight.

Hahahahahahaha.

Don't worry, you don't need to. Naramdaman ko naman. :)

Goodnight. See you tomorrow.

Don't message na, leave me on read this time.

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if this is a terrible idea...

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we won't ever know. so we're going to find out