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143 lines
4.7 KiB
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%title Textual Grieving
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Mechanics:
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* three column table: sender, text, num days after start date
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* macros: mk for Michael K., jm for Jace Macallan, number by days to turn into actual dates later (day 1 = Nov 11 2015)
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* emojis: https://afeld.github.io/emoji-css/
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Act 1:
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* Two teens dating online - Jace (Jason) and Michael
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* One thinks they're trans
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* Thinks folks find out, commits suicide - discovered soon enough that lands in hospital for a week or so, other finds out by calling parents
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## 2017-03-06
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```
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Michael K.: 🆗🆒
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jace macallan: lol whats that supposed to mean
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Michael K.: Come on. OK and Cool. Right?
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jace macallan: i get that
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jace macallan: not disputing the fact of ok and cool
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jace macallan: just saying you're a dork
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Michael K.: Dork, huh? I'll dispute that.
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jace macallan: i'll dispute you
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Michael K.: I'll dispute your face
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jace macallan: classy, mikey
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jace macallan: you're really showing your maturity
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Michael K.: One year ahead of you, haha 😂
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jace macallan: trust me, the view's great back here
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Michael K.: Spicy 😉
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jace macallan: you're not helping your case here
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Michael K.: Haha, fine. I'll admit that I'm a dork.
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jace macallan: 🙂
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jace macallan: love you, dork
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Michael K.: Love you too 😘
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Michael K.: So how was class?
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jace macallan: lame
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Michael K.: Lame how?
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Michael K.: I mean, you always say lame, but how?
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jace macallan: lol
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jace macallan: just lame
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jace macallan: teachers are assholes, students are assholes
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jace macallan: i hate it
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Michael K.: Yeah, me too
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Michael K.: Anyone being an asshole to you?
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jace macallan: feels like everyone is lol
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Michael K.: Seriously?
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jace macallan: hmm
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jace macallan: no, guess not
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jace macallan: just not a good place
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jace macallan: not good people
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jace macallan: kids are awful. can't wait until i'm not one
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Michael K.: Haha, you're not a kid, really.
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Michael K.: More grown up than me, at least.
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jace macallan: that's not hard, you know
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Michael K.: 😝
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Michael K.: Seriously, though. Anyone gives you trouble, you tell them your boyfriend will kick their asses.
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jace macallan: lol
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jace macallan: i can't tell anyone that, and you know it
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Michael K.: Yeah, sorry.
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Michael K.: Still...
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Michael K.: I'd totally kick their asses.
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jace macallan: 🙂
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jace macallan: you're sweet for a dork
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Michael K.: Thanks 😂
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Michael K.: Besides, I might need you to return the favor some day. I know some assholes around here who need their asses kicked
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jace macallan: lol! and your girlfriend's the one to do it?
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Michael K.: Hell yeah.
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Michael K.: My girlfriend can beat me up!
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Michael K.: They'd be terrified of you.
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jace macallan: oh god please don't tell them about me
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jace macallan: please don't, mikey
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Michael K.: I didn't, I promise.
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Michael K.: Sorry, didn't mean to worry you.
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Michael K.: You okay?
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jace macallan: yeah
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jace macallan: you promise, though?
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jace macallan: pinky swear?
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Michael K.: Promise.
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Michael K.: Pinky swear.
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Michael K.: Didn't mean to upset you.
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jace macallan: it's 🆗🆒
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jace macallan: did I do that right?
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Michael K.: Haha, not quite, but I'll accept it.
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jace macallan: still a dork
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Michael K.: Thanks 😝
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Michael K.: No one at school knows, though. promise.
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Michael K.: Mom and dad know.
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Michael K.: * know that I'm dating, not who
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jace macallan: yeah, good
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Michael K.: I still want to brag about you though 🙂
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jace macallan: I know 😝
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jace macallan: just don't
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jace macallan: you can be out
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jace macallan: at least there
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jace macallan: i can't do that here
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jace macallan: or anywhere
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Michael K.: I know.
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Michael K.: I wish you could.
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Michael K.: Still think your parents would shit a brick?
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jace macallan: mom would be fine
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jace macallan: dad would just shit a whole building
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Michael K.: Haha 😂
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Michael K.: I hope it's not a big one.
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jace macallan: it would be
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jace macallan: it would be the brick factory
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jace macallan: he got home, gotta go
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jace macallan: dinner, bbl
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Michael K.: Okay. Hopefully no bricks for dinner.
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```
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## 2017-03-07
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```
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-jm: hey
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-jm: hey jerk
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-mk: Jerk? Why? 😝
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-jm: you didn't respond, that's why
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-mk: For fifteen minutes!
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-mk: Jeez 🙂
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-jm: lol it's fine
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-mk: Suuuure 😂
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-jm: just being goofy
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-mk: Oh, like that Disney dog character?
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-jm: no 😝
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-jm: just had a good day
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-jm: so I'm feeling good
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```
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Act 2:
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* Remaining teen grieves by leaving messages like journal entries through IMs
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* Goes through many of the classical stages of grief - Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression
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* Talks to own parents, calls other's parents once or twice
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* Parents find log/conversation at one point, suggest therapy, therapist suggests continuing.
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Act 3:
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* Remaining teen learns to accept the loss
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* Starts dating again - guilt over replacing relationship, but finds a way to work with that, too
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* Ends with needing to let go of the dead, decides to delete the chat
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