gallagher dedworth, van dedworth

12:47pm

gallagher: hey so i might have just done something stupid

van: i'm not shocked. be more specific, please.

gallagher: i kind of tried to pick up the poll worker who gave me my ballot.

van: i'm sorry, you did what?

gallagher: yeah
gallagher: well she complimented my mask and she was super friendly even though she was definitely anxious
gallagher: and she was funny and she had this cute "stressed bi" pin on her shoulder
gallagher: also she volunteered to poll work in a pandemic
gallagher: that's super hot

van: i'm all for civic engagement, but only you would somehow manage to turn voting during a pandemic into trying to get a date rather than just use tinder or hinge like normal people do.

gallagher: shut up

van: were you being a creep?

gallagher: i don't think so? i mean i tried not to be
gallagher: i said it was fine if she didn't want me to

van: want you to... what?

gallagher: wait
gallagher: i overheard her tell one of the other poll workers that she went to lunch at one so i asked if it would be creepy if i was out here when she did
gallagher: i said if it was creepy i wouldn't stay and it was really fine and she said i should idk i tried to not be creepy

van: i love you, but sometimes you exhaust me.
van: i don't know, gall, you're usually decent at reading people. just give her space when she comes outside and stop worrying.

gallagher: oh
gallagher: okay
gallagher: yeah

van: dad called, by the way. they dropped off their ballots this morning and want us to stop bothering them.

gallagher: good
gallagher: i'm nervous
gallagher: i don't like this election

van: yeah, i know. neither do i.

gallagher: oh she's coming out i think
gallagher: out of the building, i mean
gallagher: with that pin i'm pretty sure she's out as bi
gallagher: fuck she has really pretty hair

van: you exhaust me. :P


fred weasley, vic weasley

1:05pm

fred: are you on your way back? lunch is ready

vic: yeah, be there in a few


gallagher dedworth, van dedworth

1:14pm

gallagher: she wasn't creeped out
gallagher: she gave me her phone and told me to put my number in pretty much immediately

van: huh.

gallagher: then she called me so i had hers so it wasn't even just a deflection and escape thing

van: huh. so what's this hot poll worker's name?

gallagher: uhhh
gallagher: i was too scared to look at her name tag because it was on her boobs and i didn't want to be creepy

van: oh for fuck's sake, gallagher.


gallagher dedworth, vic weasley

1:21pm

gallagher: hey, cute bi poll worker, i don't actually know your name because i didn't want to seem like i was staring at your chest trying to read your name tag

vic: haha, it's vic

gallagher: thank you

vic: and no, you seriously weren't creepy
vic: i've gotta eat so i can do some last minute phone banking but you can definitely text me tonight if you're not busy with other plans

gallagher: i also have no plans haha


gallagher dedworth, van dedworth

1:33pm

gallagher: i now have a first name (might be a nickname, idk)
gallagher: she's phone banking on her lunch break
gallagher: she's so hot

van: gallagher, only you.

gallagher: what?


gallagher dedworth, vic weasley

10:08pm

gallagher: hey
gallagher: how was the rest of the day?

vic: okay
vic: fairly quiet, all things considered
vic: a lot of people voted early

gallagher: then i'm hurt that you didn't recognize me the two times i came back to commit voter fraud
gallagher: (just to be clear, that is a joke)

vic: very crafty, a deep blue district is the last place they'd look for it

gallagher: exactly
gallagher: gotta keep them on their toes
gallagher: jokes aside, though, i'm really nervous
gallagher: are you nervous?

vic: i'm actually not really that nervous

gallagher: oh, fuck
gallagher: did i misread everything and you're like the one fucking bi woman who actually supports trump?

vic: omg no!
vic: but i love that reaction so much
vic: no, i just know that a lot of dems voted early/by mail - turnout today was pretty low because more than two-thirds of the precinct voted early or absentee and that's true in a lot of places
vic: day-of turnout felt lower than it was on the state primary day

gallagher: seriously?

vic: yeah
vic: it seems like that's true everywhere so i'm withholding panic until fivethirtyeight says i should panic
vic: even a huge deficit might not mean much if they're doing the equivalent of counting 75% of republican ballots first and 75% of democratic ballots second

gallagher: okay random hot poll worker i tried to pick up while performing my civic duty
gallagher: i'll trust you

vic: i mean
vic: you got my phone number
vic: i think you succeeded

gallagher: nice
gallagher: then i feel less creepy saying that fuck i love it when women get technical with me
gallagher: top ten turn ons

vic: maybe once you see the bottom of my face you'll change your mind

gallagher: yeah okay snl
gallagher: not really worried about that but feel free to send a selfie anyway

{vic sent an attachment}

vic: i usually do not look that tired
vic: but it's been a long day

gallagher: oh my fucking god you're even hotter than i thought you were

vic: thank you
vic: already regretting not sending a selfie that looks cuter though, this is really not my best day and i just got out of the shower

{vic sent an attachment}

vic: that's from last week and i look much cuter there, pretend i just sent that and forget the first one

gallagher: i stand by my first reaction, you look hot in both

vic: thanks haha
vic: (the guy in them both is my cousin fred - we live together)

gallagher: do i get credit for wondering but intentionally not asking?

vic: yes
vic: i'm single, though

gallagher: thanks for assuaging my curiosity without me having to ask

vic: "assuaging my curiosity" what are you a ravenclaw
vic: (point of clarification, i am not here for her transphobia)

gallagher: okay yeah thank you for being a poll worker and giving me your phone #
gallagher: no though re: ravenclaw, i'm a slytherdor
gallagher: i'm not evil, i just like getting myself into shit by blindly trusting my gut and then improvising a way out

vic: like picking up your poll worker?

gallagher: exactly

vic: amazing
vic: i'm a gryffinclaw
vic: i overthink until i don't even know what my gut said but i do know if i keep doing the same thing i will eventually get different results
vic: any day now

gallagher: if it's not clear because of overthinking, i'd genuinely be asking you out for a drink if not for, you know
gallagher: pandemic
gallagher: and also i'm very single

vic: why the qualifier?

gallagher: well when i woke up today i was just normal single
gallagher: but then when i saw you behind that plexiglass i needed to be extra available

vic: that's terrible

gallagher: yes
gallagher: i know
gallagher: i like terrible pick up lines
gallagher: if that's a problem i'm not the person to talk to

vic: YES
vic: YES

gallagher: ... that's a lot more enthusiasm than i normally get for terrible pick up lines

vic: YESSSSSSSSS

gallagher: what?

vic: ARIZONA

gallagher: wait what?
gallagher: what are you watching?
gallagher: what'd they call?
gallagher: they didn't call anything here yet!

vic: are you watching news or following online?

gallagher: just news

vic: that's why
vic: we're not watching the news, we're just monitoring fivethirtyeight and twitter while we rewatch avatar
vic: fox made the call, i don't think anybody else has yet
vic: but their decision desk is good, it's not like normal fox news

gallagher: i'm looking now
gallagher: wait they called it for BIDEN? not just the senate race?

vic: yeppp
vic: yesss

gallagher: wow
gallagher: atla the show?

vic: yeah

gallagher: nice, i love that show
gallagher: i was zuko for halloween

vic: yeahhhh i kind of saw that, my cousin found your instagram at lunch

gallagher: oh
gallagher: that's why you weren't asking me for a selfie
gallagher: i wasn't really sure how i should take that
gallagher: now it makes more sense

vic: yeahhh it's just because i've already seen you
vic: i mean if you want to though feel free

{gallagher sent an attachment}

gallagher: that's not me at my best but fair's fair
gallagher: and this election is stressing me out

vic: that took a few minutes
vic: how many did you take before you found an angle you liked?

gallagher: ouch i've been called out
gallagher: let's not talk about it

vic: no judgment, just friendly mocking

gallagher: always here for friendly mockery
gallagher: keeps me from taking myself too seriously
gallagher: but if you get my instagram i want yours

vic: fair
vic: just followed you

gallagher: excuse me while i stalk all your pictures to distract myself from fucking pennsylvania

vic: you're fucking all of pennsylvania? haven't you heard we're in a pandemic?
vic: no seriously, ignore pennsylvania
vic: i'm telling you that the results we're getting are so skewed right now that it's worthless information
vic: unless states are actually getting called i'm not jumping to conclusions

gallagher: thanks
gallagher: okay how the fuck are you single, what's wrong with you that you're hiding from instagram?

vic: just revel in your luck

gallagher: i am


gallagher dedworth, gillian dedworth

11:24pm

gallagher: not election news but holy fucking shit

gillian: what's up?

gallagher: so i got my poll worker's number after i voted

gillian: are you kidding me?

gallagher: and we've been texting and then she followed me on instagram and now i'm looking at her instagram and oh my fucking fuck

gillian: name?

gallagher: i think i'm love

gillian: i want a name, not over the top hyperbole

gallagher: but i like over the top hyperbole
gallagher: you're no fun
gallagher: she's the most recent comment on my zuko costume

gillian: give me a sec
gillian: okay 1) yeah, she's very hot and 2) are you sure she's even single? there's a guy in at least half her selfies

gallagher: yeah, that's her cousin/roommate
gallagher: (she told me that and said she was single, i didn't ask)
gallagher: fucking covid she literally said she'd be getting a drink with me if that was a thing these days

gillian: that sucks, i'm sorry


gillian dedworth, van dedworth

11:39pm

gillian: van, did our little brother really try to pick up his poll worker?

van: i think he semi-successfully picked up his poll worker, since he's spent awhile tonight texting her, but yeah.

gillian: literally only he would walk in to vote and walk out with a fucking phone number

van: yeah, he's the biggest fucking dork.

gillian: in his defense, i'm on her instagram, and... uh, fair

van: yeah, i made him show me one of the selfies she sent him.

gillian: oh fuck
gillian: i just liked one of her pictures by accident
gillian: oops

van: on the bright side, this is a good distraction from the potential end of our democracy. at this rate i'm going to want to propose to steve kornacki before it's all over.

gillian: i mean, same


gallagher dedworth, vic weasley

12:08am

vic: do you have a sister named gillian? somebody just like a picture of mine from two and a half weeks ago

gallagher: goddamnit
gallagher: i hate her
gallagher: sorry

vic: my cousin was the one who found yours so no judgment
vic: it's just funny


gallagher dedworth, gillian dedworth

12:11am

gallagher: GILLIAN

gillian: sorry


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