roni-rider: Jonesey, you there? You're not gonna believe what went down at the after-show party. Checked your status and saw you're online. Mac's finally asleep so I can give you the FULL report. This. Was. CHAOS.

So after the final curtain (btw the show was actually pretty good, Maniac didn't trip during his spin dash for once), Mac and I snuck backstage to crash the cast party. BIG mistake.

The whole drama club was like collectively LOSING IT. Everyone was hyped on sugar, caffeine, and post-show adrenaline. The backstage area was like 1000 degrees from the stage lights, so everyone was red-faced and acting totally bizarre.

First weird thing: Maniac kept introducing Shirley as his "girlfriend" to everyone. She looked like she wanted to disappear into her Princess Sally vest. Super awkward. Then Tim overheard and went BALLISTIC. Like, full-on confrontation, getting in Maniac's face about "respect" and how "Shirley's nobody's girlfriend unless she says so.”

They were about to throw down when Shirley stepped between them. But then... it got WORSE. While Shirley was dealing with that mess, Zenon (you know, Amy Rose girl) AMBUSHED Tim and just PLANTED ONE on him. Full lips. Not a quick peck either. Had been plotting it all night according to Mac who overheard her in the girls' bathroom. Poor guy froze like his circuits shorted out.

The WORST part? Shirley saw the whole thing, got this weird look on her face, mumbled something about "early curfew" and bolted. she was definitely tearing up. Tim tried to chase after her but WIPED OUT in his robot costume. His pants literally came off revealing POWER RANGER BOXERS. The entire cast saw EVERYTHING.

After that it was pure mayhem. Someone spilled punch all over the control board. The kid playing Robotnik got stuck in his costume and three people had to help pry him out. At least two people threw up from spinning around too much. Mac and I decided to bail at that point.

Pretty sure the entire drama club is spending next week in detention cleaning egg salad out of Princess Acorn's throne.

How was your museum trip? Anything explode there too??

12/23/3781 - 1:06 AM

 

JONEZEEEE: im logged into the terminal downstairs in the hotel lobby. Family stuff in Boston most of the day. Can't sleep.

That is the most insane drama club story I've ever heard.

So Maniac was claiming Shirley as his girlfriend? Bold move. Didn't realize they were that close already.

This is... a LOT. Is Shirley okay? Has anyone heard from her? And Tim must be absolutely mortified.

The museum trip was great but clearly I missed the real exhibition of 9th grade wildlife in its natural habitat. Sounds like a trainwreck I'm almost sad I missed.

Wait - who barfed in the helmet? Please tell me it wasn't Ingo. Dr. Cyber will lose his remaining sanity if Ingo was there too.

12/23/3781 - 1:30 AM

 

roni-rider: Haven't heard from either of them. Sent a message to Tim but no response yet. Shirley went totally offline. Mac tried calling but got her mom who said she was "indisposed" (adult code for crying).

And yeah, Tim was about to throw HANDS. Never seen him like that. Usually he just gets sarcastic when he's mad, but this was full-on fury mode. Didn't know he had it in him. The Maniac "girlfriend" thing was totally one-sided. Shirley looked HORRIFIED every time he said it. She kept trying to correct him but he'd talk over her or put his arm around her shoulders. Super cringey.

The helmet barf was courtesy of Derek from the lighting crew who apparently drank six energy drinks to stay awake during the show. Thankfully Ingo wasn't there.

The Zenon kiss though... that wasn't just a friendly "great job in the play" thing. Girl had INTENT. Tim's face afterward was priceless - like his brain was rebooting.

I'm honestly worried about Monday. This is like three different social nuclear explosions at once. And Timmy... man, the Power Ranger boxers reveal might finish him off socially. Kids are already calling him "Ranger Rick" in the class chat.

Whole thing is such a mess. One second everything's normal, next second it's like everyone lost their minds at once.

12/23/3781 - 1:45 AM

 

JONEZEEEE: This whole situation is a mess. Time travel paradoxes are easier to solve than teenage drama. Poor Shirley. And poor Tim too actually. The Power Rangers thing is brutal, but the Shirley misunderstanding is worse. Let's be real - we all saw this coming for them, right? They've had that weird tension since the Aquazone mission. Then Maniac swoops in with his overconfidence, and Zenon with whatever her game is... recipe for disaster.

Dr. Cyber coming back to this is going to be interesting. He's good at handling temporal anomalies, but teenage relationship explosions?

Do you think Maniac was doing the "girlfriend" thing on purpose to mess with Tim? He's always seemed a bit too aware of how to push Tim's buttons.

Maybe we should organize some kind of intervention before winter break ends? Get everyone together and clear the air? Or is that just asking for Round 2 of the drama?

I'll try messaging Shirley tomorrow. She might talk to me since I wasn't there to witness the humiliation firsthand.

Also... Derek drank SIX energy drinks?! How is he not dead??

12/23/3781 - 2:00 AM

 

roni-rider: Definitely think Maniac knew what he was doing. He had this little smirk the whole time. But I don't think he expected Tim to actually confront him - nobody did!

An intervention might make things worse. Maybe just let the break cool everyone down? Three weeks is a long time.

Derek was literally vibrating when I saw him. Before the vomiting started he was talking about how he could "taste colors" and "hear time." Pretty sure those drinks shouldn't be legal for minors.

Anyway, I should sleep. Late delivery shift tomorrow. Dad's got me doing the "post-musical pizza rush" - apparently people always order hover-board-pizza after watching their kids perform.

Let me know if you hear from Shirley. The Time Cruisers can't afford another civil war right now!

12/23/3781 - 2:35 AM

 

JONEZEEEE: Will do. Get some sleep!

And yeah, Derek was definitely hallucinating. Those Energy Warp drinks got banned last year for a reason!

If nothing else, at least we'll have a much more peaceful next semester once everyone's been expelled for whatever happened after we left!

12/23/3781 - 1:40 AM