gallagher, vic

6:40am

gallagher: couldn't sleep and am feeling anxious again
gallagher: are you still feeling optimistic?

vic: yep
vic: i'm feeling better than i was

gallagher: he's still down in michigan and most of the vote is in
gallagher: and he's barely ahead in wisconsin
gallagher: the news is talking about court cases and 2000 and how close wisconsin and michigan are right now

vic: the news is worthless and trying to make you watch them
vic: we're ahead in wisconsin and there's nowhere for votes to come from, and michigan/pennsylvania have a lot more outstanding mail in votes from cities and suburbs, and those are gonna be the bluest of the blue votes

gallagher: wait holy shit i just saw updated numbers how'd he close the gap in michigan so quickly?

vic: detroit
vic: grand rapids and lansing are outstanding as well - michigan is fine

gallagher: are you sure about pennsylvania? biden's 11 points behind with like 75% of the vote in, that's a lot to make up

vic: i mean, i'm not sure about anything
vic: and i'd like to see it called for biden
vic: but i'm not that worried

gallagher: how are you so confident?
gallagher: is this like unearned confidence?
gallagher: is this real, or is just math you do as a democrat to make yourself feel better?

vic: love that you went there
vic: and yes, it's real
vic: i'm a data nerd, it's what i do
vic: i think people aren't processing/expressing how very blue those mail in votes are
vic: which is a failure on the part of the media who want us to all buy into the horse race

gallagher: you are so fucking hot

vic: thank you

4:13pm

gallagher: is georgia possible?

vic: yes
vic: not saying it'll happen but it's definitely possible - a lot of the outstanding vote is from Atlanta and the suburbs

gallagher: north carolina?

vic: that'll go to trump

gallagher: so you're not just overly confident and optimistic, cool
gallagher: why the difference?

vic: because of what ballots are outstanding and where they're from

gallagher: okay
gallagher: i'm okay
gallagher: it's all okay

vic: you need a distraction
vic: have you ever played ultimate chicken horse?

gallagher: have i ever done what?

vic: it's a game
vic: you like create obstacles for your opponent
vic: it's fun
vic: my cousin and i play it with our friend micah a lot, i'm always the squirrel that uses its tail to jump rope

gallagher: i thought i understood the english language
gallagher: i'm not longer sure about it

vic: come on, i'll send you the link if you friend me on steam
vic: i'm vic-breathes-flames

gallagher: taylor swift?

vic: taylor swift

gallagher: okay, sent the request
gallagher: i'm putting myself in your hands

vic: sexy

gallagher: well now that's in my brain
gallagher: is it okay if i call so we can talk while we play?

vic: yes please

8:49pm

gallagher: that was fun, thanks

vic: :) :) :)


gallagher, Lexy

9:02pm

gallagher: so you know how i tried to pick up my poll worker?

Lexy: Yes?

gallagher: i was definitely successful
gallagher: we just spent like four hours talking and playing a game
gallagher: and she's definitely into me

Lexy: Nice. Any chance of your getting laid before next spring?

gallagher: dunno
gallagher: i think she'd need to check in on whether her cousin's okay risking the extra possible exposure
gallagher: and i'd definitely need to ask van

Lexy: Wait, so does she live with her cousin?

gallagher: yeah
gallagher: they're roommates and i guess they're super close, he's in like all of her selfies
gallagher: he was poll working too but i didn't actually meet him bc he was at lunch when i voted

Lexy: Wait, what's his name?

gallagher: fred
gallagher: why?

Lexy: Oh holy shit - I think i know her.

gallagher: wait, what? how?

Lexy: Instagram link please?

gallagher: she just commented on the picture of me and van hiking from last week

Lexy: Give me a sec.
Lexy: Yep, I know her.

gallagher: how the fuck do you know her?

Lexy: Because I play pickup games with her cousin.
Lexy: I mean, it's not that shocking - you met her at your polling place, it makes sense that she'd live in the neighborhood.

gallagher: what do you know about her?
gallagher: she feels way too good to be true she's fucking amazing
gallagher: and she's explicitly said that she's into me

Lexy: I mean, I don't really know her, just Fred. He's a good guy, though, and she's seemed nice when I've talked to her.

gallagher: come on nothing else?

Lexy: Uh...
Lexy: She's a data nerd. If you've been talking about the election at all you can probably trust what she's saying, that's what she does. I think fred said she went back to school for biostats because of the pandemic.

gallagher: wow
gallagher: i think i'm in love

Lexy: you're such a hyperbolic dork

gallagher: i know


fred, Lexy

9:27pm

Lexy: Hey, did some guy try to pick your cousin up while she was poll working?

fred: yup
fred: do you know him?

Lexy: Yeah. Aside from the weird way he apparently goes about getting dates he's actually pretty nice. I've known him for awhile.

fred: why the fuck did he ask out his poll worker? it's so random, especially with the masks on

Lexy: I have no idea. It's been a weird thing with him this year - during the presidential primaries he fucked up his ballot because he got distracted by flirting with a poll worker.

fred: wait, are you fucking kidding me?

Lexy: No? I'm not saying he doesn't actually like your cousin, though, I think he really does!

fred: that's not where my reaction is coming from
fred: is he the guy who forgot that republicans exist and then somehow tried to write in a politician from the UK on the democratic ballot?

Lexy: Are you fucking kidding me.

fred: well, i have no idea if he actually has a thing for poll workers or if he just really, really likes this one
fred: because he was flirting with her then
fred: she was really amused - she mentioned it that night and said she wished they'd been in a situation where she could have followed up a little because it was amazing

Lexy: What the fuck.


gallagher, Lexy

9:42pm

Lexy: Gallagher, did you realize that this poll worker is the same one you were flirting with during the primaries?

gallagher: sort of
gallagher: does that make me creepy? it's not like i've been obsessing about her, i just remembered it when i saw her on election day
gallagher: that's part of why i followed up, she's really funny
gallagher: i actually lowkey tried to give her my phone number last time by fucking up my ballot - i thought i could just hand it back to her and she'd have it, but i guess they're really strict about ruined ballots because somebody intercepted me and took it somewhere specific

Lexy: Does she know that?

gallagher: she does now, yeah
gallagher: i mentioned it while we were playing the game
gallagher: she was really amused
gallagher: she said she thought i might have been trying to give her my number and was a little disappointed when they took the ballot before she could look at it

Lexy: You're fucking ridiculous.

gallagher: i know
gallagher: i mean i was right though
gallagher: she's really funny and smart and pretty
gallagher: i really fucking want her under me

Lexy: Cute.

10:52pm

gallagher: wait, how the fuck did you know that about the primaries?

Lexy: :P

gallagher: lexy i'm serious

Lexy: :P


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- Branwen