i always said that i'd mess up

i told you that, so what did you expect from me? it shouldn't come as a surprise anymore.

[frcddie]

anastasiabaskov‌:

“ you could at least pretend to watch where you’re going. “

anastasia had only been at her new school for a week but she was already feeling homesick. and it didn’t help that she was being subjected to mandatory therapy sessions. she was in a foul mood, and being knocked into as she walked down the hallway to the gym didn’t help matters.

          freddie wasn’t the most aware person. growing up he was always covered in bruises from how much stuff he constantly bumped into. but, since going to blackthorne/gallagher, he’s learned to be better. but, he was also currently mid-battle on some stupid phone game, and did not realize that he almost slammed into another person. “ shit. sorry about that! “ the third year called out as the phone almost flung from his hand and skidded down the hallway. 

[frcddie]

itsellataylor‌:

1:29AM. After too many attempts of sleeping, Ella walked down to the library to hopefully get some homework done, but there wasn’t much mind in her for that. She had a book on one side and a milkshake she had grabbed from the food court right before getting there, but she didn’t seem to be getting much done. If anything, she was just sitting there, staring at nothing. “Hey–” she said very softly when someone else walked into the room. “Glad to know I’m not the only one who can’t sleep.”   (( @gallagherstart​ ))

          freddie wasn’t much of a sleeper recently, not after everything has happened. he also has not felt up for doing his homework, despite the fact that working on his stolen greg has been a small source of joy for him recently. sitting down across from ella, he let out a defeat sigh and dropped his head onto the wooden table. “ why would i sleep? who needs sleep anymore? we should just live our lives awake twenty-four-seven. “

[frcddie]

lefebvre-leo‌:

leo rolled his eyes. “and they’re all locked.” he tried with his own windows first, then with the room next door. “it’s an old building, but they wouldn’t leave the rooms unprotected– the common rooms, though?” he reasoned, but he looked like he had given up already as he sat down on the couch, pinching the bridge of his nose, his already pale skin looking even more colorless somehow.

          freddie sat down next to leo and placed a comforting hand on his arm. “ hey, it’ll be okay. we’ll figure something out, alright? “ his tone was soft, especially after he started moving his hand up and down to reassure the other. “ we could ask one of the alumni if they know what to do? i know you like to keep this smoking thing under wraps, but the common space smelled like weed last night so i’m sure they’re letting most things fly. “ that was probably partially a lie, but if they did get in trouble for asking freddie would, hands down, take the blame for leo. 

[frcddie]

sunnyxxmartin‌:

It was because of Starlight that Sunny decided to venture out of her room. The kitten wasn’t aware of the situation, she just wanted to waltz around and enjoy stretching her legs. Her owner was right behind her, blanket from her room still wrapped around her. She was tired, you could see it in her eyes, but couldn’t bring herself to close them. Once in the common space, Sunny was ready to pick up the cat and settle down somewhere when she heard a voice. Looking around, no one else was in the room except for… “Greg?” she asked, voice shaking. “Y-you can talk?”

          freddie didn’t know sunny that well, other than the occasional conversation in passing and the food-debate they had at the valentines day party, but what he had heard about her was good. “ hey sunny! “ freddie called out, making the greg wave one of his robotic arms back and forth. “ its freddie, actually! i hacked a greg to see if i could figure out what was happening on other floors. also because i’m bored. “ he saw the kitten pass in front of the robots camera, and her let a wide smile spread across his face. “ and who is this? “ 

[frcddie]

📲 enzo -> freddie

enzo: damn

enzo: sorry.

enzo: just kind of anxious, ig

freddie: sorry if that came out as mean. stressed as fuck

freddie: wanna talk ?

[frcddie]

Celeste 📲 Freddie

Celeste: You know, you would think a fancy spy school could design a better robot.

Celeste: The one on my floor keeps getting stuck. Which is only amusing the first hundred times or so.

freddie: i can send my greg over to see if i can push him out of wherever hes stuck?

freddie: but i'm also still trying to figure out how to control him so its a hit or miss

freddie: haha. guess they never miss huh.

[frcddie]

📲 tba.

freddie: this school exists to weird us the fuck out.

enzo: i mean you're not wrong

enzo: but you also didnt answer my question

freddie: no, its not normal

freddie: this is my first lockdown since ive gotten here. but you might wanna ask a student whos been at gallagher longer than i have, lol.

[frcddie]

rizosguin‌:

“ yo .. that’s smart . i can’t believe i didn’t think of that . i was also hungry but .. you know . “ rizo remarked before shrugging . the beef jerky still in one hand , he tilted his head as the machine rolled closer . “ you know , i hope they let you keep this thing . it can prove to be pretty handy ! “ he said , nodding in excitement before his expression turned a bit curious . “ hey since it was rolling around .. did it .. see anyone ? or hear anything that could tell us about what’s going on ? “

          “ i haven’t been able to experiment on if greg can still make and or retrieve food while i control him. maybe we could fuck around with it. “ freddie suggested, watching rizo wave the jerky around through the camera, and he felt his own stomach grumble in hunger. “ gallagher can’t take it away from me if they don’t know i have it, do they? i took out the tracker in this one and taped it to another greg, so they think the two of them are just being buddy buddy right now. “ it was a pretty crappy way to deal with the tracker, but hey, his creativity has to stop somewhere. “ i’ve been trying to see if i could use him to eavesdrop on the alumnae, but i feel like they can sense that i’m trying to listen through the robot. i might set him to record everything, if i can figure out how to add that in. “

[frcddie]

📲 tba.

enzo: are these things like normal

enzo: bc this lockdown has seemingly gone on forever

enzo: and i'm surprised ppl haven't gone stir crazy yet

freddie: this school exists to weird us the fuck out.

[frcddie]

carmenxflores‌:

“Holy fuck,” Carmen said in both shock and happiness and jealously, throwing her sketchbook to the other side of the fifth floor common room couch. “Why didn’t I think of that?” She been joking around with Sofia about messing with Greg and hacking the robot to do what she wished with it and to kill some time, even though she knew that she could build a better one, but someone had gone and actually done it. “What are you controlling it with?”

          “ just a simple program. “ freddie replied, using his table to make the greg spin in a little circle. the camera spinning was a little dizzying, but whats some vertigo if it means he gets to show off to other students. “ the camera is legit just me facetiming myself, so i guess old school? “ pausing, he hummed as he thought for a moment. “ no, not old school. civillian? diy? dunno. but for a school that touts secruity, greg was way too easy to hack. “

[frcddie]

prcdigiums‌:

                  admittedly sofia was going a little crazy in her room , there was only so much she could take.  she was a people person , but she wasn’t much of a cuddler so when she had enough she went outside.  it was better to be outside of the stuffy room than in it but she just wanted fresh air — i know , shocker.  or the labs , that seemed more appropriate – she also wanted a drink , but that was just her.  sofia furrowed at the voice , but she didn’t see anyone.  she finally lowered her gaze to see freddie’s face on the small screen , “ holy shit , “ she said with a small grin.  “ i’m impressed. “

          rolling around using the little robot made everything (and everyone) seem so much bigger than they actually were. changing your perspective can make you realize how small you actually were in this world, and freddie was kind of going through the internal turmoil that this whole lockdown was bigger than anything he could have solved. sofia looking down to see the little robot jolted him out of his thought process, and he cracked an even wider smile. “ impressed? you should be more than just impressed, my dear sofia. “ he waved his hand in front of himself in a sweeping motion, trying to digitally indicate to his masterpiece. “ this is the peak of gallaghers technical education, right here. in a teeny, tiny robot. “ 

[frcddie]

bcketts‌:

FIFTH FLOOR; COMMON ROOM.

– “OH MY GOD,” ALLIE WHIPS AROUND TO LOOK AT THE ROBOT. she knows they’re programmed to do simple tasks, like bring food ( again, this school was SO weird ! ) to the students, but she didn’t think that it would try to strike up conversation. “um, greg?” she pauses, kneeling down to the ground where the robot is. “did you just SPEAK to me ? or have i finally officially lost it ?”

         freddie wasn’t as close to the witness protection students as he sometimes wishes he was. he misses the normalcy of the outside world, and despite the fact that they’re all traumatized and constantly left in the dark, they’ve been doing pretty well adjusting to how fucking weird gallagher was. “ the name is freddie. “ he says through the mic, using one of the robots arms to wave awkwardly. it wasn’t really made to bend in the angle that waving would entail. “ i stole one of the gregs from the second floor. got bored being stuck with the same twenty-something kids. “

[frcddie]

thursdaypop‌:

A voice came from somewhere behind Poppy, but when she turned around to see who it was, there was no one there. They’d been on lockdown for a while. It hadn’t been long enough for her to go completely mental, but this certainly wasn’t a sign in her favor. “Hi?” She responded back before looking down and spotting the little food robot. “Freddie?” She asked, quirking her head curiously to one side. Poppy bent down to get a closer look. “When did you rig this up?” She laughed, reaching out and examining his wiring. It was more clever than any of her robotics work had ever been. “It’s good.” She complimented him easily. “What’s happening on your floor? Do you have any more information than we do?”

          freddie recognized poppy’s voice fairly quickly, and he watched her through the camera as she crouched down to observe his wiring work. “ earlier today. i’m losing my mind by staying on the same floor, and i can only try to break so many windows for leo before it gets annoying. “ leaning forward to he could appear closer on the screen, he sighed loudly and hung his head. “ not really. i’ve been trying to send greg around to spy but i think the alumnae are onto me. they see greg roll by and they stop talking. its getting kind of annoying, if i’m going to be honest. “ he knew they were going to be smarter than him, because thats what happens when you go to a spy school, but that didn’t mean it didn’t frustrate him beyond belief. 

[frcddie]

rizosguin‌:

fourth floor , common room

he sat in the fourth floor common room , hoping to work on some class work , but had become distracted by a pinball game . he chomped on a stick of beef jerky and looked up just in time for a greg to get close to him . he liked the little guys , if not just for the food service . but they were also kind of adorable . it reminded him of the roombas they had at home . rizo was about to ask about greg possibly making some boba tea when the voice piped up . “ no way ! “ he recognized freddie’s voice and gave a laugh . “ freddie ? this is awesome ! “

          freddie recognized riz’s voice immediately, and he let out his own laugh. “ hey rizo! “ freddie settled back in his own seat, adjusting the headphones he had on his head. “ thought this would be a good way to check up on my pals since we’re stuck on our own floors, but greg here can go wherever! “ using the tablet, he rolled the machine a bit closer to riz. “ howre you doing? “

[coleconnerhq]

GROUP: room 204

[frcddie]

coleconnerhq‌:

nudgeritt‌:

judesfm‌:

jude:  you are being paranoid cole jude:  i’m also in our room,  looking at freddie jude:  i look forward to you leaving, freddie jude:  delilah is getting antsy

nudge: i fell asleep in the common room then went to our room 

nudge: can you maybe. not for like twenty minutes

nudge: i want to take a shower and i’d rather not come out to sex

cole: I’m being perfectly cautious, thank you cole: alright, so you’re all on the second floor, good to know cole: christ, jude cole: intrusions aside, you’re all okay, right? not too shaken up?

@frcddie​

freddie: im fine. i hacked a greg and now hes wandering the halls freddie: and christ jude, just say youre horny. freddie: i’ll go bunk out in the bathroom with nudge freddie: how are you doing cole?

@judesfm​ 

[frcddie]

any floor ;; 11:14pm

          for a man who claimed he could never go stir crazy and that he was used to staying in the same place for hours on end, freddie was getting a little stir crazy. and stupid, but that wasn’t a new revelation. after greg had delivered the floors food for the evening, he had snagged the small robot for a little experiment. after rigging his phone up to the top of the robots head, and playing around with the internal wiring, he had been able to gain control of the autonomous robot. he settled into the couch in the common space of the second floor, and sent greg on his way to travel onto other floors. there, he finally encountered another student, doing something, in their common space. “ hey! “ he called out through the mic, giggling to himself. “ down here! “ [ @gallagherstart​ ]

[frcddie]

lefebvre-leo‌:

leo looked at freddie from head to toe, but couldn’t handle looking back up, so he just looked away. “or making sure is completely shut,” he responded dryly, moving up to the next window where he attempted to do the exact same thing, with no success of course.

          “ i may be stupid, but i’m not an idiot leo. “ freddie retorted, his eyes following as leo attempted to open the next window, with no avail. “ maybe you shouldn’t be trying to open a window that is in public space? you know, where everyone can see you? “ freddie tilted his head towards the common area that was a couple dozen feet away from them, the noises of a few students chatting from the couches floating towards them. “ you do live on this hall, and so do i, and we both have windows. “