"Matt's fault."

"It's all Matt's fault."

"He did it. He.. he MADE me do it."

"I didn't want to honestly. I was just like ..no man, that's not chill, but they just ... they just couldn't help themselves," said Wes.

"The itching powder?" asked Julia.

"In the beds.. that's right. Matt's fault. All Matt's fault."

"What about the horrible stench?" said Stella.

"Oh.." said Wes. "Well, that was Nathan. All Nathan there, but also 7.5% Matt. They just lost their coconuts you know. It happens to the best of us.. on occasion. I mean..well, not.. not me usually. Because like, I was there and all, but .. but in protest. Yes." 

"They were just rolling around like giggly spotted hyenas high on gummy bears. There was nothing I could do. I protest! I said, I protest! But they just wouldn't listen. Lost in their hyena world, you know... And they just went on messing things up for you all."

"The journal too?"

"Matt's fault. All Matt's fau- wait, journal? Is it missing?" said Wes in surprise. "We didn't touch the journal. If that's gone, it's all on Ash. He was the one wanting to steal it."

"But Ash wouldn't have had the chance too," said Maddie. "He was at the luau the whole time."

"Look, I don't know how, but he's behind it. He's the only one that had the intention to do it. And Matt, Nathan, and I were too busy putting itching powder on your beds you know? So there's no chance any of us took it."

"Ah, so you did do it!" said Mary.

"Well I-," said Wes, wringing his hands in discomfort. "Matt made me do it. It's entirely different." 

His eyes looked beseeching at Maddie. "Don't hate me, Maddie. It's not my fault. Not this time anyway... I mean.. not entirely at the very least. Peer pressure... you have no idea..." 

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