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Bridgerton Full Family Chat
Violet: Is everyone coming to brunch on Sunday?
Hyacinth: I live there, Mum. I don’t exactly have a choice, do I?
Gregory sends a thumbs-up emoji.
Gregory: Same here. Not like I can escape.
Daphne: We’ll be there, Mum. But Amy’s got a bit of a cold.
Hyacinth: Oh, can she give it to me so I don’t have to go to school?
Eloise: Count me in. I’ll be there.
Francesca: Same. Wouldn’t miss it.
Colin: Hey, is it okay if Penelope and I come down on Saturday night instead of Sunday?
Violet: Of course, darling. I’ve missed you both so much.
Benedict: You know I’ve missed you too, Mum. Although, I bet you wouldn’t say that about the rest of us, right?
Gregory: We know Colin is the favourite child. Or he thinks he is.
Daphne: Well, we wouldn’t miss Benedict, that’s for sure!
Anthony: You’d miss him if he wasn’t there. You’d be Catherine or something.
Daphne: True! Eloise would totally end up as Daphne! 🤣
Gregory mischievously changes everyone’s names in the group chat: Daphne becomes Catherine, Eloise becomes Daphne, Francesca becomes Eloise, Gregory becomes Fred, Hyacinth becomes Grace, Benedict becomes Nobody, and Colin becomes Ben.
Eloise: Gregory! Seriously?!
Fred: 🤣🤣🤣
Nobody: Wait, why am I 'Nobody'? That’s just mean! I thought I was your favorite brother.
Anthony: No way, I’m his favorite.
Benedict: I’m pretty sure I’ve got that title, thanks.
Grace: Anthony, you think you’re everyone’s favorite. Newsflash: you’re not.
Benedict: Hey! Uncalled for!
Daphne: It’s not his fault Mum treats him like the prodigal son.
Eloise: If he didn’t disappear randomly for “artistic inspiration,” maybe Mum would treat him like the rest of us.
Violet: Speaking of, Benedict, are you bringing Sophie on Sunday?
Nobody: I’ll ask her, Mum. But she’s still kind of nervous.
Fred: Nervous? About what?
Nobody: You lot! Have you met yourselves?
Eloise: @Anthony, you should bring Kate.
Anthony: No.
Fred: Who’s Kate?
Catherine: Can we please change these names back? It’s giving me a headache.
Nobody: Agreed.
Nobody changes the names back: 'Nobody' becomes Ben, 'Benedict' becomes Colin, 'Catherine' becomes Daphne, 'Daphne' becomes Eloise, 'Fred' becomes Gregory, and 'Grace' becomes Hyacinth.
Ben: There. Better?
Anthony, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca liked the message.
Hyacinth: Aww, but I thought it was fun!
Gregory: Anyway… back to the important stuff. Who's Kate?
Daphne: Oh, just a new lawyer at Anthony's firm.
Eloise: More like a 'new friend', am I right?
Ben: More like a 'frenemy with benefits'.
Colin, Daphne, and Eloise laughed at the message.
Anthony deleted Ben's message.
Ben: Hey! What was that for?
Violet: Anthony, you should definitely invite her. I love meeting your friends, darling.
Anthony: She’s not my 'friend', Mother.
Anthony: I’m not ten years old anymore!
Hyacinth: You were acting like it last week when we played football. Remember? You sulked for hours after losing!
Anthony: Quiet, Hyacinth.
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Ant: You’re dead, Francesca.
Fran: Me? What did I do?
Ant: You know exactly what. There is nothing going on between Kate and me!
Ben: Tell that to my ears. Every night this week, mate.
Daff: Wait, what? Every night? Seriously, Anthony?
El: But you two don’t even like each other, do you?
Col: Oh, no, they don’t get along at all. No chemistry whatsoever.
Fran: Yeah, the ‘bane of his existence,’ I believe he said.
Ben: Bane of my existence, more like. Do you know how hard it is to sleep when you two are having... “discussions”?
Ant: You’re not exactly quiet yourself, Benedict. We all know that.
Ben: My girlfriend and I can do what we want.
El: Yeah, speaking of, what exactly is Kate to you, Anthony?
Ant: I don’t have to answer to my younger sister about my personal life.
Daff: @Ben, why haven’t you asked Sophie yet to come on Sunday?
Ben: I did ask her! But Lexa’s got her convinced you lot are completely mental.
Fran: What could possibly give her that idea?