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lorenzo "enzo" rivera + 23 + professional dancer

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Remi: I dunno, man...

Remi: Listen, if I signed up to take part in that kissing booth thing, I highly doubt ANYONE would want my services 😋

Enzo: don't lie man

Enzo: you're attractive duh ppl wanna make out with you

Enzo: i'll kiss you if you sign up

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wilderbotez:

“You know what? I probably could. You’re telling me. You can get sued for breathing these days. I’m hoping he was incoherent enough not to follow through with a case, maybe if I give him unlimited coffee he’ll let it go. It becomes a nasty addiction people don’t even realize.”

“Dude, if he was stupid enough to get nine shots of espresso, I’m afraid unlimited coffee is not something he can handle. It’s why I stopped drinking it. It got to the point where I believed I needed coffee to stay awake and got nervous when I didn’t drink it regularly. Thought it was fucked up that my life depended so much on something I could easily replace with another drink.”

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kaseycrowne:

“Pshyeah, if it was the eater’s intention is to. Law of attraction and all that jazz. Unfortunately, if that’s the case, I’ve wasted my ghost pepper wish. Like, my intention going into this was pretty much nothing. I could’ve had it all, man. Maybe I’d now be an academic genius if only I’d concentrated on that instead of hoarding fuckin’ useless water…” trailing off, she suppressed a groan at the inevitable direction she could see that train of thought heading, “Fuck. Now I know I’m gonna end up eating another one sometime just to test this out. Might as well put you on speed dial so you can re-save my ass when that day rolls around.” The bridge of her nose wrinkled in stubborn disagreement. “I’d be so down with that, though. Useless beard-growing broody Ryan, that is. I need someone pretty to look at, not to give me pretty substantial thoughts. You’re helpful, sure, but that’s a double edged sword. Makes you someone tempting to rely on,”  voiced with a thread of faux-earnest belief: “and that’s dangerous, Mr. Seventy Five.” Realizing she couldn’t disagree with the valid point he’d made, her eyes narrowed, “Eh. Po-tay-to, po-tah-to. Now I most definitely have to get to find one so we can play with that theory. Send you both up a hill and see who wins, then various other vaguely upward slating surfaces. Gather some bets beforehand — make a whole daylong event of it. I’m gonna track down a super smart advanced species just to spite that girl. No one’s allowed to inadvertently dishonor my hypothetical cow. What’s the worse that could happen?”

“You know, some days I really worry for your health.” Lorenzo shook his head. “At least get some milk or bread first because I don’t trust you not to make the same mistake twice. Even if you only do it so you can rub it in my face because you proved you were right. Better give me a heads-up before you eat the thing.” He sighed over-dramatically, imagining running after Kasey to make sure she doesn’t hurt herself. He was kind of kidding, kind of serious because he wouldn’t be surprised if she did eat another ghost chili. “Hey, why only get someone pretty to look at when you can can have who looks pretty while saving your life?  That’s a good catch, if I might so say. Your point is? Ain’t got no problem being someone people rely on, I want to be that person.” He’d be lying if he said he didn’t want to find out if the girl on the bus had been lying or not. It seemed like such a random fact that you only could know about if you know a lot about the subject. Either that or it was sounded ridiculous enough that you want to tell everyone about what you just heard. “Aren’t cows supposed to be gentle creatures or something? ‘Cause no offence, but I don’t know how you can make a cow chase after me let alone more than once. Better film the whole thing and put it on Youtube and then we can travel around the US. I’m sure we can do at least two talk shows before people get tired of our story. Being on TV is probably the only way you get to shove it in Mushu’s face too. The worst that could happen is you paying my hospital bills.”

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wilderbotez:

“It may sound excessive but I’m thinking of putting a consumption warning up for people who want more than four shots of espresso. I had a guy come in the other day and ask for nine in his own two liter bottle. Long story short we had to call an ambulance.” 

“Shit, can you get sued for that? I mean you can get sued for everything, but is it likely that you’d lose the case? That reminds me of why I don’t like drinking coffee.“

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kaseycrowne:

“I might as well start going around giving talks to college kids, yeah? Tell ‘em to stop wasting years studying when all you have to do is set a yourself on fire to be considered an expert.” A self-effacing smile slowly spread across her lips, eyes rolling at his defensive stance, both hands raised in front of her in mock-surrender. “Shut up, baby,” she muttered, “I never said it was the worst — but now? You make a girl want to start reconsidering even giving you an inch of credit.” Heaving a feigned sigh of disappointment, she shook her head, “Don’t know what I was thinking reaching out to you in my painful hour of need. Should’ve called Ryan Gosling. But, alright, hang on, maybe I’m missing something here,” pausing for a moment, she cast a contemplative glance over him, “I mean… shit, I guess, out of all the faces I know, yours holds up pretty decent. If I, like, squint, tilt my head, and we turn the lights off — seventy five percent glad worthy. Tops.” Declared matter-of-factly, expression contrived into one of neutrality, only her eyes betrayed a glimmer of authentic amusement. “The weak ones deserve head starts, s’all.” Utterly devoid of foresight and a realistic plan, as usual, she scoffed in spite of herself. “It’s called walking. How big do you think cows are? Whatever, I’ll raise a calf if I have to.”

“I’m sure that eating a whole ghost chili will make them an expert in quantum physics. Wouldn’t go around telling people that or they will steal your idea and all universities will have to close down. You didn’t say that it was the worst, but you did make my face the last thing you’ll ever see a bad thing and I won’t stand for that.” He gasped dramatically.“Pff who even needs Ryan Gosling? The guy might be able to build you a chair, but I’m out here saving your life with my tips and that’s what matters. He’d just grow a beard and be sad about not being with you.” Lorenzo covered his ears for a second. “I only heard seventy-five percent.” Lorenzo shrugged, not caring whether she called him weak or not - even if she was serious. “So? You call me weak, but that’s the reason why you want to help me out so you still care enough.” He started talking about cows animatedly with his hands, almost knocking over a glass in the process. “I shit you not, one time a girl on a bus told me that if I want to run away from a cow I just need to zigzag uphill and they won’t be able to follow me. Who knows if that’s true, but she seemed really into cows for some reason. If zigzag already confuses them, I don’t trust them to walk stairs. And they might not be able to fit into an elevator. Not that I know how big cows actually are ‘cause I’ve only seen them on screens before. Would love to see you try to raise a calf, though.”

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natexwood:

“Eh… yeah, I’ve tried the youtube way. They say all this stuff I don’t even know what it means. It’s like another language.” 

“Well, damn, that’s what I would have done. Do you know someone who wears braids? Or someone who has a daughter who wears braids? Just ask them to teach you and repay them with coffee. Doesn’t have to be expensive, just something that shows you appreciate their effort.”

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aprescott:

“You woke me up at five in the morning… just for this?”

“This is not a joke, okay? Shit, I didn’t do this to get on your nerves, but I sure as hell ain’t going back there unless I know that the spider is gone. You can’t expect me to try to continue sleeping or stay awake calmly after I saw that a spider was about to crawl on my face. You just can’t. I’d rather not get bitten and possibly die, thanks.”

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kaseycrowne:

“Oh shit,” groaning quietly as a realization propositioned itself at the forefront of her mind, Kasey lifted both hands to her face, index fingers working small soothing circles against either temple as if combatting sudden headache. “Can spicy food kill off brain cells? What if this is the last intelligible conversation I’ll ever have? Your face, the last I’ll be able to see…” trailing off for dramatic effect, an amused grin curled at the ends of her lips as she waved a hand at him dismissively. “I fucked up, I know, hush. You laugh now, but just you wait. When — or if — I get better… I’m warning you, y’better watch over your food like a hawk. I only consumed one pepper out of three. I’m still armed and dangerous over here. It’s up to me who’s mouth winds up the next victim.” Each helpful suggestion, though mentally made noted, also left her mildly chagrined; aware she lacked every aforementioned item at home. “So… sounds like right after the hitting up the grocery store I should adopt a cow.”

“I don’t know, you tell me. You’re the expert on eating spicy food from now on, you daredevil.” Lorenzo put his hand over his heart and pretended to be shocked by her antics. “Fuck you, my face being the last thing you see isn’t the worst thing that could happen to you. Out of all the faces you know, I’m sure mine is at least in the ‘could be worse’ category if not even in handsome category. Scratch that, you should be glad that my face is the last one you see.” While Lorenzo realized that he could come off as cocky, he wasn’t going to fish for a compliment just to seem humble. He’d rather speak his mind instead. “I’m glad that you care about me enough to warn me. Now I actually have a chance to confound your plan and keep all of my brain cells.” He raised an eyebrow. “I’ve got several questions about this, but my main concern is how you’re planning to get a cow through a door.”

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kaseycrowne:

“Please. I’m not about to let some dumbass Scoville scale order me around about what should or shouldn’t be put in my mouth. This isn’t amateur hour.” Although almost everything dictated strongly otherwise, she stubbornly sustained her position, something between scoff and a nervous laugh spilling from her lips. “What — no, I mean, yes… yeah, of course I… I fucking know that,” she grumbled quietly, tacitly accepting his advisory by setting down the water once and for all, a slight frown of disapproval sent toward it. “Y’know what would be even better? Some absinthe. But I’m fresh outta luck with where to find that within a five minute’s walk from here. Any household remedies up your sleeve, Doc? I’m all ears.”

“I’ve said that because you thought drinking water was a good idea, not because of a scale. Though I would have tried a bit to see how it tastes instead of eating the whole thing at once. Kinda had it coming for you.” Lorenzo laughed, glad that he wasn’t in her position. It made him wonder if he’d forget everything and try to drink a lot of water if his mouth was burning that much. “Right now or in general? In general I’d drink milk. Or drink or eat other dairy products. High-proof alcohol, bread, rice, oil help too. There’s loads of stuff you can do. Just make sure you don’t drink too much alcohol at once or you’ll feel worse.”

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scgexrcmos:

“seriously, I hate mondays.. i know i’m not the only person but it still sucks. WHAT? you’ve never seen a person drinking at 2 pm? i had a rough day behind me..“

“I’ve seen it before, but I was judging them too if that makes you feel better. You do you and all that jazz, I just don’t see the point.”

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kaseycrowne:

“— no, I don’t regret it. Is there a chance I won’t be able to taste anything until, like, ten years from now? Maybe so. Am I gonna need to consume a life’s supply of water in a day? Yup.” A momentary pause, another prolonged swig, then: “But, gotta say, I’m starting to think Firefighter’s don’t know shit. My mouth’s still on fire and this is water refill number three. Feels like I’m drowning, man. Should probably just get some gills installed, change my name to ‘fish’, and call it a day. On the other hand… y’think my body’d know the difference if I switched out these bottles for a case of tequila?”

“I just- why are you doing this to yourself? It’s like you don’t know the first thing about eating spicy food. You do know that drinking water is making everything worse, right? A fucking shot of tequila would actually help you more right know than water.”

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natexwood:

“My eight year old is begging for me to do her hair like Elsa’s from that Frozen movie, the only problem is, I don’t fucking know where to start with girls hair. I just brush it and hope for the best. I swear to fucking god… if my five year old starts asking as well, I’m gonna hit the roof. Who knows how to do ‘Elsa’s hair’?”

“I don’t think I ever even tried to braid my whole life, sorry. Have you tried hitting up youtube yet? There’s a tutorial for everything on there and Elsa is a damn popular character anyway. Judging by all the merchandise that’s been everywhere for a few year.” 

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mavpierce:

“then get more sleep. it shouldn’t be my problem. anyway, yes. giant hotel, we’re all drunk and nineteen in some auxiliary room, and of every single bathroom in that place, she has to wander into this one. and my other friend’s mom is a cop - totally busted us. she got cuffed and i just kinda walked away, though.”

“Easier said than done, but I’m not tired enough to fall asleep so don’t worry. Dude, you should have gotten her out of there before she got caught. I would have given you so much for leaving me there, but I’d also have run away when they were cops.”

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andrelytle:

          “titles can tell you a lot about a work. the light between oceans is a great story, very RIVETING. about love, marriage, parenthood, what it means to be a parent. i’ll take it… you don’t read much?” 

“I know you shouldn’t judge of book by it’s cover, but the title and cover are the first things that catch your attention. Never would have guessed that. I assumed it’d be a story about a long distance relationship or maybe a story set on a ship? Who knows. Not really, not a big fan of the whole sitting down and trying to concentrate thing. You seem like the opposite, though.” 

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I need to log off now, but I’m excited to be here! I want to post Lorenzo’s intro post tomorrow, but if anyone wants to plot in the meantime feel free to hit me up or like this post

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mavpierce:

“… which is exactly what i’d told her not to do, but of course, you know where i find her? in the bathroom, on her - are you listening?”

“Shit, sorry. You, erm, said something about her not being allowed to use that bathroom because only the parents were allowed to use it and they didn’t know about the party, right? Sorry for spacing out, I’m tired.”

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andrelytle:

          “let’s see… book club… suggestions… perhaps, the light between oceans? or… bel canto? patchett is an absolute GENIUS. or… things fall apart! yes. done. don’t tell me you’ve read it? it’s at least at a number five or six on my recommended list.”

“I’ve lit never even heard of any of them before. Not much of a reader. I guess I’d go with ‘The Light Between Oceans’ because it sounds the most interesting and has the fanciest title.”