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the mel protection program

Fri, Jan 10 at 9:09 PM

Trinity added Samira to the group
Trinity added Princess to the group
Trinity added Perlah to the group
Trinity added Dennis to the group
Trinity added Kim to the group
Trinity added Mateo to the group
Trinity added Victoria to the group

Trinity

Yo @everyone

As discussed earlier, this exists to discreetly watch over Mel on her blind dates. Just the first ones

We trust her, we don't trust the random people

Princess

maam yes maam 🤨

Fri, Jan 10 at 9:13 PM

Trinity

@Princess Delete

Everyone here was carefully selected: trustworthy, observant, and allegedly single enough to have free time🥶

Samira

right!! i'm on first watch tomorrow

mel mentioned the date's at a bar and i also kind of need it

Princess

k first of all, how do you even know i'm single, Trinidad? 🤨

@Trinity

Princess added Robby to the group

Trinity

Oh I have sources

Perlah

I told her

Princess

whatever, im not even single anymore

Fri, Jan 10 at 9:17 PM

Trinity

Ok we can remove you then

Princess

NOOO MY FOMO 😭

Samira

u probably lol

Kim

I'm excited! Mel seemed so excited about the date too🥹

Fri, Jan 10 at 9:21 PM

Mateo

Excuse me

What if I have dates of my own

Trinity

Then congratulations

Mateo

No one's volunteering to supervise my dates? Left to my own devices?

Classic tough love

Perlah

We trust you'll disappoint yourself even without supervision 🤣

Princess

IJBOLs

Mateo

Fri, Jan 10 at 9:26 PM

Victoria

Same haha I also have dates

Because I date, I'm free sometimes

But not too late though

Princess

oh bbygirl

if you actually go on a date, we WILL be there

otherwise, idk i guess your mom will?

idek why Trinity added u here

Trinity

She just wanted to be in the know

Victoria

Oh god 😭 I was joking. Srsly, no one tell my mom I said that haha 👌

Fri, Jan 10 at 9:28 PM

Kim

Wait✋ we're not going to end up in HR or something right?

Trinity

Valid concern

Perlah

Nah

HR only applies if we start filing reports

Trinity

No one likes filing reports 👍

Fri, Jan 10 at 9:35 PM

Robby

?

Y am i here

Princess

u kinda check all the boxes.....

and u have fomo like me

Robby

What

Fri, Jan 10 at 9:39 PM

Trinity

Here @Dennis

Dennis

Trustworthy✅

Observant✅

Allegedly single enough to have free time✅

Fear of missing out✅

Mateo

Wow, someone finally got their ipad time 🤭

Robby

No I hav ROMO

Relief of missing out

Samira

okaaaaaaayyyy

Fri, Jan 10 at 9:49 PM

Robby

Ah the Mel dates

I still think we should probably know less about each other

Samira

agreed

back in your day, people probably kept things to themselves

Perlah

Relax @Samira it's not just a "back in ur day" thing

No one knows a single thing about you

Samira

the mel protection program

Sat, Jan 11 at 8:01 PM

Samira

ok ok im here (1st date), stop messaging me one by one

i see them he’s got a blue jacket she’s wearing purple

Kim

What does the guy look like? 🧐

Samira

guy looks ok kinda nervous fidgeting with his phone. thankfully he's not using it👍

gonna walk past so I can hear his order

Sat, Jan 11 at 8:08 PM

Perlah

Why do we even care about his order

Princess

told her there's drinks that are red flags 🚩

some of them scream bad idea right away

Robby

Like

What?

Princess

idk what drinks you guys like so to not offend anyone i’d rather not say, thank you very very much

Sat, Jan 11 at 8:14 PM

Samira

oh no oh no

he got one of the drinks on your list @Princess

and a straw?! like what even ❓

also extra ice I think that counts too

getting Mel out of here now bye

Robby

This is y I dont like blind dates

Mateo

Do you even date, Dr Robby?

Sat, Jan 11 at 8:19 PM

Robby

Went on one years ago

My date spent the whole night talking about her ex

Swear I started missing him too 😂

Robby

Ended up convincing her to go back to him and then of course I had to drive her to his place

Victoria

uh of course 😭😭😭

Sat, Jan 11 at 8:25 PM

Samira

Princess

i disagree!

we should know more and more abt each other 🤷

the mel protection program

Sun, Jan 19 at 7:54 PM

Princess

DATE 2 updates: here already. i'm early

I think I just spotted her date…

huh I know him asjhahsjda

okay now I'm very confused

This man has a boyfriend AFAIK 😲

Perlah

You sure?

Princess

YESSSSSYES IM SURE

Sun, Jan 19 at 8:03 PM

Samira

AFAIK = as far as i know

@Robby

Robby

IK 👏

Sun, Jan 19 at 8:06 PM

Mateo

Maybe he's not the date?

Trinity

Ok... where does Mel even find these people? 👈

Kim

Same question😅

Does she have a secret casting call or an app we don’t know about?

Victoria

I mean

she doesn’t even use her phone unless she’s home or there's an emergency

so maybe not an app

Sun, Jan 19 at 8:12 PM

Robby

Im getting curious now

If I&m off on her next date, I'll chaperone

Samira

yes, thou shalt chaperone thy good sir, verily, quite quite 😆

Kim

No, it's my turn next date!!

Sun, Jan 19 at 8:17 PM

Robby

Abbot has just shown me how to enable the gifs option 😩

the mel protection program

Sat, Jan 25 at 8:23 PM

Kim

Hiii i dont think dr mel is here (yet?) 🥲

You all sure it’s 8pm?

It’s been like 23 mins

Do i keep waiting or 😄

Robby

Shes never late

Trinity

Yeah like ever ever

Do you see her bag coat vibes anything

Sat, Jan 25 at 8:27 PM

Kim

Nope

Just me

One other girl

And a cat staring at me 🐈

Sat, Jan 25 at 8:30 PM

Princess

ok i can fix this @everyone

however

i just need everyone to stop asking questions

Trinity

?

Mateo

??

Princess

NO QUESTIONS @everyone

Sat, Jan 25 at 8:33 PM

Samira

alright i know you can track us 😳

just tell us where Mel is

Princess

fineeeeee

she’s near tje BW bakery

and before anyone asks.. no questions

Sat, Jan 25 at 8:38 PM

Robby

Ok just talked to Frank

He’s nearby

He can check on her

@Princess I do have questions

Sat, Jan 25 at 8:40 PM

Princess

absolutely NOT

Mateo

Ok is this why you knew where i was last weekend and won the bet

This feels illegal

Princess

more like who you were with

anyone curious?

Mateo

Jk

You’re doing amazing, Princess

I feel so safe knowing our lives are in your hands 😇 👍

Sat, Jan 25 at 8:44 PM

Perlah

Quick question

Are we all being tracked or just some of us?

Princess

no worries girl, no one cares that you feed special pellets to the ducks at the park🤦

Sat, Jan 25 at 8:47 PM

Samira

GUYS WAIT

mel just called me

she thinks someone is stalking her!!!!!!! we had to turn off the call bc the stalker might hear her

Trinity

WHAT

Princess

she's still near the BW bakery

Trinity

Damn we're alr home. That's like 20-30 mins away from us

I'll just get my jacket

Mateo

Too far from me

Who lives close there?

Princess

hmmmmm i think i know someone

he isn't here in this groupchat tho

Robby

IK someone

Stay at home @Trinity

Trinity

Are you sure, Dr @Robby?

Robby

Yes

Robby added Frank to the group

Robby

Frank are u already near the bakery

Sat, Jan 25 at 8:51 PM

Samira

@Frank

Perlah

@Frank

Robby

@Frank

Sat, Jan 25 at 8:54 PM

Trinity

@Frank

Frank

Yeah

I actually think i see mel

It’s dark out here tho

Frank

What's this? Another group chat? 🫣

Frank

HUH IT'S AN OLD ONE

You made one w/o me??

Robby

Lets not get into that yet

Sat, Jan 25 at 8:56 PM

Samira

ok Mel texted that thestalker is wearing a cap. she cant see the color yet

oh and she is in a green plaid shirt

plsplspls do not mix this up

Frank

Ok i really think i see her 🥳

Robby

Go

Sat, Jan 25 at 8:59 PM

Frank

I’m calling her

Kim

Please ask if she’s ok

Do NOT mention about her date or anything abt the date

Sat, Jan 25 at 9:00 PM

Frank

Her date? What date?? 😅

Ok im right behind her

Why does she walk so fast

Sat, Jan 25 at 9:03 PM

Frank

Fuck

She’s running now. I don’t think she can hear me

Brb gotta run

Trinity

Maybe shes just getting her steps in

Victoria

So, I have a completely unrelated thought 🤔

…does dr langdon wear a cap

and is he wearing one right now?

Sat, Jan 25 at 9:07 PM

Princess

PAUSE LOOK HERE

i think she thinks frank is the stalker 😂

@frank are you wearing a CAP

@frank

FRANK M. LANGDON

Sat, Jan 25 at 9:09 PM

Frank

Fucking hell

Yes

I am

I removed the cap just now

Samira

@Frank

Robby

IJBOL

Sorry cant help it

Trinity

No i get it 😂

Princess

Sat, Jan 25 at 9:13 PM

Frank

Wait she stopped

Samira

LMAO ok well that was kinda my bad 🧐

but I mean, who wears a cap at night?

Frank

Yeah sry that was my bad too. Didn't mean to scare her

All good, @everyone ❤️

Mel's with me right now and she said she’s about to get coffee

Robby

Gud tnx

Sat, Jan 25 at 9:18 PM

Frank

Oh she also asked how I knew about her date, which was canceled btw 😖

Sat, Jan 25 at 9:21 PM

Princess

you mentioned we know about the dates? ayayay this boy

Frank

Well u guys shouldve added me here earlier so I wouldve known all the rules

I mean, if you look at it that way, it’s ur fault ⁉️

Sat, Jan 25 at 9:24 PM

Robby

Frank

?

Sure

Trinity

@Dennis

Maybe stop archiving the group chat so I don’t have to tag you every single time

Lock tf in

Dennis

Trinity

Sat, Jan 25 at 9:27 PM

Dennis

Dr. Langdon:

Trustworthy❓

Observant❓❓

Allegedly single enough to have free time❓❓❓🫢

Sat, Jan 25 at 9:33 PM

Mateo

Hey, am I crazy or

Didn’t Mel and Frank date already?

Princess

yuppp went to that one date

like last year

then they decided... to be friends... for now? IDK no one knows, might just be a mandela effect

Sat, Jan 25 at 10:06 PM

Robby

Frank

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD😭

Just kick me out of this GC already

Perlah

Frank

Or maybe not

Sat, Jan 25 at 10:11 PM

Trinity

@Frank

You up for chaperoning Mel on her next date?

Frank

Depends

Is dying also an option?

Robby

Perlah

We don't have Dana or Dr Collins here so

@Samira

Do something 🙏

Samira

fine....... im disabling that option soon...........