Glad to hear everything’s going well! What are you learning in Chemistry? Rethinking it as a major? It’s up to you, Bug, you
know we just want you to do what makes you happy. Still writing your poems?
Off those meds yet?
Keep it up, Bug. Looking forward to talking to you once we’ve got reliable phone service again. Right now I’m in an Internet cafe in Ruisui Township in Hualien County. Taking lots of pictures! Your mom’s out seeing what we haven’t tried at the market in central Ruisui. No psychotropic berries yet. :)
Love ya,
Dad
from: Seth Goldman
to: Genevieve Goldman
date: Thursday, April 10 9:02 AM
subject: RE: (no subject)
Hi Dad--
Molarity mostly in Chemistry. It’s pretty cool. Did you know that the volume in the equation Ci = ni/V refers to the volume of the solution, not the volume of the solvent?
Don’t really write anything anymore. It’s fine. Busy with my friends and stuff. Living it up :)
Bet Ruisui is gorgeous.
Tell Mom I say hi.
Love,
Gena
on John’s wall
I didn't learn a Windsor knot from you.
Your shorts hang off my knees and bite my skin.
The whole of me could not fill up your shoe.
I'm half a boy and half a girl too thin.
You were a boy. I shrunk so you would fit.
I'm angry like it's your fault that you grew
but didn't pause to wash a girl a bit.
You left me huge and threadbare. Bad as new.
If I wear all your clothes and shrivel up,
Will my dresses and my dreams get trapped and die?
Did cutting off my hair make me feel cold?
Did it only make me hard for you to hide?
I try to bare, return the clothes to shelf.
Say, “"Half the fun's in lies we tell ourselves."”
Text with John C.
you were a cute 6 year old
Apr 11, 1:09 pm
no. shit. you’re fucking kidding
me.
i swear i wasn’t looking for it.
flipping through the channels
in the lounge looking for
sports and they’ve been
rerunning on abc family again
looks like
“sports”?? you realize people
who actually watch sports
generally care about which one
ha yeah, all right, say yes to
the dress, sue me
seriously?
nah, cake boss. splitting the
difference.
almost liked you there for a
second
come down and we’ll watch it
ew.
then I guess i’ll keep
watching little nina tinnerman
timmerman
seriously. You were really
fucking cute
still are
creepy
Apr 11, 1:22 pm
thanks for giving me that chem
anecdote. i’m sure he bought it
Apr 11, 1:29 pm
shouldn’t you be studying
instead of watching old
sitcoms?
trying to figure out if you still
have that lisp
ugh
Apr 11, 1:41 pm
yeah
Text with Alanah J.
hey. busy?
kinda. y
any chance you can come over
and distract me? I’m kinda
freaking out about calc final.
And other shit.
Apr 11, 7:24 pm
so now you want me.
what?
Apr 11, 7:29 pm
wtf?
Apr 11, 7:42 pm
is this about last night?
from: Genevieve Goldman
to: Finn Bartlett
date: None. Saved to Drafts.
subject: con
Hey there Finnegan,
real life sucks. are those convention tickets still an
Text with Michelle Q.
what do you think the odds are
of someone recognizing my
name?
what?
or face even
what?
Apr 11, 8:52 PM
never mind
from: Genevieve Goldman
to: Finn Bartlett
date: Friday, April 11 9:04 PM
subject: con
Hey there Finnegan,
real life sucks. are those convention tickets still an option?
i’m so in.
i’ve attached a photo of a sloth because why not.
Gena
from: Finn Bartlett
to: Genevieve Goldman
date: Saturday, April 12 9:32 PM
subject: con
Please tell me this is a photo you took yourself.
Actually, tell me all about it IN CHICAGO, girl!!
in a flat envelope addressed
to gena's parents, unsent
July 6
3 pm-7 pm: Registration/Check-in and receive event passes and gift bag – Hotel Lobby
9 pm: Dessert Social (cosplay welcome!) – Main Ballroom
July 7
9 am: Breakfast Q&A with Zack and Toby (Gold Badge Holders only) – Lennox Room
11 am: Writers’ Panel: What’s Coming Up in Season 4! – Lincoln Room
1 pm: Lunch – Main Ballroom
2 pm-6 pm: Exhibit Halls Open
7 pm: Dinner – Main Ballroom
9 pm: Fan video contest and awards – Lennox Room
July 8
9 am-12 pm: Exhibit Halls Open
1 pm: Lunch – Main Ballroom
2 pm-6 pm: Exhibit Halls Open
2 pm: Photo Ops with the Cast (Gold Badge Holders only)– Lennox Room
4 pm: Cast and crew autograph signing (Gold Badge
Holders only) – Lennox Room
7 pm: Dinner – Main Ballroom
July 9
9 am: Carl Casden Panel: Ben Evanson, Hero or Villain? – Lincoln Room
11 am: Directors’ Panel: The Shocking Twists of Season 3
1 pm: Lunch – Main Ballroom
2 pm-6 pm: Exhibit Halls Open
2 pm: RPG Adventure – Hotel Lobby
4 pm: Fan art contest and awards – Lennox Room
7 pm: Dinner – Main Ballroom
July 10
9 am: Breakfast Q&A with Carl Casden (Gold Badge
Holders only) – Lennox Room
11 am: Zack Martocchio and Toby Frost Panel: Jake and Tyler, Season 3, and What’s Ahead for the Guys – Main Ballroom
1 pm: Lunch – Lincoln Room
1 pm: Private Lunch with Zack and Toby (Gold Badge
Holders only) – Lennox Room
2 pm-6 pm: Exhibit Halls Open
7 pm: Dinner – Main Ballroom
9 pm: Cocktails and dancing – Lincoln Room
Jul
y 11
12 pm: Checkout deadline
Text with Evie
tell me i remembered your
number
yes, this is Vlad, and you are?
...
lol hi it’s me
are you here??
by the registration table.
it’s MOBBED
meet me by the elevators.
yellow dress.
Group Text
Mallory: Are y’all here?
Jen: check
check
Sara: about 30 min away
Mallory: HURRY UP
YOU’LL MISS
REGISTRATION
Evie: registration’s open for
3 more hrs calm down mal
Text with Charlie
make it there okay?
all checked in. rm 258 if
you need to call the hotel or
something
miss you
miss you too!
have fun fangirling!
July 6, 5:42 pm
thx
you making fun of me?
no!
July 6, 5:50 pm
meet any of your internet
friends yet?
they seem nice
good!
so not old men then
old men could be nice :p
but in this case no
gotta run, they’re texting
love you!
love you
Group Text
Sarah: where are we meeting
up for the cosplay dessert?
Sarah: I’m dressing as Tyler
Jen: I’m Jake!
Mallory: um, I’M dressing
as Tyler
you guys know half the people
there are going to be tyler right?
it’s okay
Mallory: we need an rpg
group. someone has to be
evanson
Mallory: sarah be evanson
Sarah: I’m tyler
Mallory: gena, be evanson
Evie: lol no
Mallory: be evanson or you
can’t be in our cosplay
Text with Evie
want to skip the cosplay?
um, yeah.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT: WRITERS’ PANEL
STU WILSON: What made season 3 so exciting for us as writers was that it was the first time the great bond Ty and Jake share had really been tested. They were both outside their comfort zone, forced to rely on themselves and on other people instead of each other. And that’s always a lot of fun, when you get to break convention like that.
MARIAN LITTLE: I think we did upset some fans, though.
SW: Ha! You could say that. We got some angry letters this season. Particularly after the fire in 3.16. I think there was a feeling that . . . we could have handled that differently.
[Audience murmur.]
ML: This show has a truly amazing fan base, and we consider it a responsibility to take care of the fans and . . .
keep the story something viewers will love. But taking risks is also an important part of what we do, and we hope the fans trust that we do have you in mind.
from: Finn Bartlett
to: Charlie Thomas
date: Tuesday, July 8 8:36 PM
subject: Hi from Chicago!
Hey!
Oh my god, I’m having such a good time. I’m so glad I came.
The girls I’m here with are – well, kind of annoying, to be honest. They talk a lot about how hot Toby Frost is. And, I mean, he is hot, but there isn’t a lot to say on the subject. I don’t know that they’re interested in the characters in the same way I am. I don’t know. It makes me feel weird. I guess I thought I’d come out here and feel
like I was with My People (and I kind of do) but maybe it’s too much to expect that kind of homogeneity from a group of thousands.
The exception is Evie. She’s the one who writes the journal I showed you, and she’s a RIOT. She’s in here now (we’re hiding from some of the other girls in our group and watching Up Below and eating a lot of Twizzlers) and she’s delivering one of Evanson’s speeches right along with him and it’s SO DRAMATIC AND HILARIOUS. Maybe it’s because her hair’s all messed up from sticking her head out the cab window on the way back from the sushi place. I don’t know how to explain it. She’s great.
(Everyone else calls her Gena, which is pretty funny. She told me that online, but I kept thinking about her as “Eve,” and it’s just who she is to me now.)
We’ve all got gold badges, and it’s amazing. I got my picture taken with Zack Martocchio, and he signed a picture I drew of him. I think he was really impressed!
Something’s kind of weird, though. Evie’s been blowing off all the gold pass events. First she skipped the special Q&A with Zack and Toby where you actually get to have a conversation with them (I had to sit with this girl Mallory who’s incredibly annoying), and then she didn’t even want to go to the photo op. No idea what that’s about.
Anyway, thanks for being so great about me coming here. I’m having a blast.
Love you, miss you, see you soon,
-me
from: Charlie Thomas
to: Finn Bartlett
date: Tuesday, July 8 7:12 PM
subject: RE: Hi from Chicago!
Glad you’re having such a good time! Where does Evie live? Maybe you two could see each other again after this.
Sounds like she’s just not as starstruck as you are. I wouldn’t read into it.
Love!
-Charlie
from: Finn Bartlett
to: Charlie Thomas
date: Tuesday, July 8 9:40 PM
subject: RE: Hi from Chicago!
I am NOT STARSTRUCK.
Fuck off :P
-me
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT:
ZACK MARTOCCHIO AND TOBY FROST PANEL
TOBY FROST: Zack, though . . . Zack has had a long and illustrious career.
ZACK MARTOCCHIO: Shut up, dude.
TF: What? I’m proud of your work, I can’t say that?
ZM: You’re being a jerk.
TF: I’m being a supportive partner.
[Audience laughs.]
TF: Any Man of the House fans? God, that was a fun show, wasn’t it?
[Audience cheer.]
TF: Me too. Let’s talk about Man of the House!
ZM: No one’s here to talk about Man of the House.
TF: Dude, you didn’t see her?
ZM: See who?
TF: In the back there. Isn’t that Genny Goldman?
ZM: . . . Genny?
[Audience turns to look as girl departs hastily through rear door. A minute later, ZACK follows.]
TF: Uhhh . . . Who wants to hear a story about Carl Casden driving a golf cart into a snack bar?
Group Text
Mallory: HOW DO YOU
KNOW TOBY!
Sara: can you introduce us?
Jen: OMG what just
happened?
evie, are you okay?
from: Finn Bartlett
to: Charlie Thomas
date: Thursday, June 10 3:16 PM
subject: Drama
You won’t believe what happened today. It’s insane.
We were at the Zack and Toby panel (where the stars talk about the show and acting and answer questions from the audience) and some girl asked what they’d be doing if they weren’t on Up Below, which led Toby into this tangent about Zack’s past acting jobs. You probably know he was the star of Man of the House when we were kids.
But then Toby pointed to the back of the room – I swear, I thought he was pointing at me – and goes, isn’t that Genny Goldman? And Evie jumped up like her chair was on fire and ran out of the room. I haven’t seen her since.
from: Charlie Thomas
to: Finn Bartlett
date: Thursday, July 10 3:22 PM
subject: RE: Drama
Googled it. Genny Goldman played the little sister on Man of the House. Is this her?
from: Finn Bartlett
to: Charlie Thomas
date: Thursday, July 10 5:34 PM
subject: RE: Drama
...holy shit.
Text with Evie
sorry I took off. mad?
no. come back okay?
have to tell you something.
it’s okay, I already know.