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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- Branwen
