2025-01-10 - The Sassy Manatees

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Hey Ruby, it's Brandon 😀

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: I'm sorry, who?

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Brandon O'Donnell. From the beach. And the club?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: I don't recall........

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: That was so long ago

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Ohhhhhh BRANNNNDON the drink stealer

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: You're giving me shit, aren't you? You are

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: I'm giving you shit. Yes. Haha

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: It's cool. Sorry I didn't text yesterday

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: But I swear it wasn't b/c of some dumb rules

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Are there texting rules?

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Some guys say there are

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Are you messing with me again? You haven't heard about this?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: What do you say?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: I actually have no clue what rules you're talking about

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: I say I was up all night on the beach with this girl. And then I went straight to work and Benedict knocked me off my horse like four times. And then I

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Oh

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: They say you're supposed to wait a few days before you text a girl. I always thought that was stupid

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: I wouldn't say up ALL night

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Oooohhh people still do that? I thought that was just a thing in movies.

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: They did at my school. Then again ND's a little... different.

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Did you actually sleep?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: I slept for a few hours then had to take care of the manatees. They don't care how late I was up.

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: I've never met a manatee

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Are they really that insensitive?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: And they've never met a rockstar

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Rockstars suck

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Jury is out on that one

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Let me know if you meet one you like. I never have

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: They are the best. But they like to graze and wouldn't appreciate missing breakfast. They can be sassy when they want to be. But mostly they are just the sweetest.

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: We have three here.

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: I am trying and failing to picture a sassy manatee

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Lol what they say

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: I guess physically they don't get too sassy but they will tell me they are starving, dying, never eaten before in their lives.

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: And Iggy can hold a grudge.

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: OMG that's right... did you tell me you can talk to them?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Did I?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: I can talk to them. I have a few abilities and luckily animal communication is one of them.

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: I think you did. Yeah! You did. That's so crazy. This PLACE is crazy

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: What other animals do you talk to?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: I know. I didn't believe them when they first told me that people develop abilities here.

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: I can talk to any animal but I honestly try not to. The fish are chattery enough and half the time they forget what they are trying to say before finishing actually saying it

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Sometimes it's nice just to have quiet

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: I hear you. You know what kinds of places I really hate tho

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: REALLY LOUD DANCE CLUBS

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: 😉

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Lol you're just boring now

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Am I really boring or are you just defending clubbing as a pasttime?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Little bit from column a little bit from column b haha

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Admittedly I'm not much of a clubber

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Funny how life works

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: That now you're boring and talking to a girl whose best friends are a manatee and a mandarinfish?

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Maybe I need to convince you I'm a rock star again 🤣 but no

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Do you ever talk to sharks? Do we even have sharks?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Haha sorry sorry. I know you're a rockstar but now you're my friend so it's weird

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Do you want me to squeal again? Will that help your ego?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: We have some reef sharks, and yeah, they talk. They mostly just like to chill out, though. Not as chatty as some of the others.

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Maybe I should stick to asking about the sharks

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: haha aww come on i thought that was funny

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Oh it was, it was also really really hard to answer truthfully 😉

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: ...

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: .......

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Yeah maybe we should talk about sharks

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: It's okay, you can go with manatees if you prefer

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: The sharks sound kinda aloof

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Like cats

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Water cats

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Ohhh... why does this make total sense

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Have you started performing in shows or are you still training?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: You didn't tell me that much about your role here

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: I perform. I hate the jousting but yeah, I perform

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Actually Ant- he's one of the other knights- took my shift yesterday b/c the morning after the beach, I totally got my ass kicked by the BadGuys 🤣

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Oh no!

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: So you're one of the heroes? Do you sing? Will you wave to me if I come to your show? Can I be the queen of love and beauty or whatever they do at Medieval Times?

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Yes 😀

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Haha to which?

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: I just said Yes. It's all encompassing 😉

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: You sing?!?!?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Does it count as a concert then?

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Oh you meant at the SHOW. No not there

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Lol yes the show you ding dong

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: You should still totally come though. I can set you up with good seats. The others do that for people all the time

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: I'd love that. I haven't seen the show yet... which is embarrassing since I've been here since August.

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Then it's settled. I'll fix you up

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: But you have to cheer for the good guys

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: I can't make promises like that

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Fine, I'll bribe you

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: What if the bad guys have a prettier horse?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Bribe you say?

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Yep

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: What kind?

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: (Don't ask the horses what they think, they'll tell you all our secrets)

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Depends. What works?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: I'm not going to tell you what works

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: That's on you haha

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Oh so I have to figure it out?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Yup

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: That's fair. You busy this weekend?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Mostly free. I have a paper due next week that I should proooobbbbbs work on at some point

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Ok. Wanna go out after work Saturday? I have to do the matinee show but would be free by 6

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: So me showing you work is my bribe?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: You'll have to be better than that.

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: No no no

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: We hang out, I do my homework and figure out how to bribe you

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Alright, alright. I'll introduce you to Iggy, Gretchen, and Walter. Just don't ask them. They'll say lettuce. They want it for themselves.

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: I must have bad thumbs

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Somewhere along the way I was not clear

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: I don't mean I want to see your work. I totally would.. just what I mean is, let's go someplace

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: I don't mean I don't want to see your work

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: I sound really stupid, don't I

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Lol no you're not stupid

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Not very clear, maybe, but not stupid.

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: We can hand out, Brandon.

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: But maybe not the aquarium? I'd rather not go there when I'm not working. Even I need a break sometimes from the water.

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: 😀

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Totally fine by me

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Any other places to avoid?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Corndog Castle

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Because corndogs are gross

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: I can support that

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Hey

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: What if we were tourists for a night

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: I like that!

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Like, actually went on rides and did stuff like normal people?

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: Let's do it

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: Locked in. Thanks! This will be fun

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: I have to go prep for the prime time show. Maybe they'll let me win one

[TXT to Ruby] Brandon: But have a good night ok? See you Saturday!!

[TXT to Brandon] Ruby: See you then!