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"THERE'S SO MANY things I can say about Dylan, but we'd be here all day, so I'll give you the basics,"
[THE CAMERA PANS TO A STANDING DYLAN JENNINGS, HER ARMS CROSSED AS SHE AWKWARDLY TRIES TO FLIRT WITH A TOURON]
"Did you see that news report about that woman was found dead in her car?" The brown eyed girl asked, her voice coated with excitement.
The touron boy would have been disturbed if the alcohol wasn't already taking over his mind. "No, I don't watch the news." His words slurred. He released a burp. Dylan cringed.
[JOHN B'S VOICE]: I've known Dylan Jennings since before I knew how to talk. Our dads were best friends since high school, meaning it was basically fate that we were in each other's lives. I knew her when she was still in diapers, she knew me when the first time I skinned my knee on the dock. She's seen me cry, seen me angry, seen me pick my nose, but she's never left. She's always been here.
[THE SCENE CHANGES TO JOHN B AND DYLAN AT THE CHATEU, DYLAN TRYING TO TEACH THE BOY HOW TO MAKE AN OMELETTE THEN KICKING HIM OUT OF THE KITCHEN WHEN HE BURNT IT (HE CAN'T COOK)]
[DYLAN'S VOICE]: John B, that's the third one!
[JOHN B'S VOICE]: I'm doing exactly what you're telling me to do!
[DYLAN'S VOICE]: Clearly not!
[THE CAMERA PANS TO DYLAN SITTING ON THE DOCK, LAUGHING, WHILE THE REST OF THE POGUES WERE FISHING (SHE WAS TERRIBLE AT IT)]
[JOHN B'S VOICE]: We call her DJ for short. JJ's the one that came up with it; abbreviations are our thing. The three of us are thick as thieves. All the Pogues are, really, but JJ and DJ are my partners in crime. She's known as the Outer Banks future detective because since she was a kid, Dylan's been sucked into the world of serial killer documentaries and Criminal Minds binge watches on Netflix. It's honestly kind of creepy but it makes her happy, so, who am I to judge?
[THE SCENE CHANGES TO DYLAN SITTING IN THE BACKYARD OF HER HOME WITH HER FAMILY, A DECK OF CARDS ON THE CLASS TABLE AND IN THEIR HANDS. THEY WERE LAUGHING TOGETHER. IT WAS ALWAYS LIKE THAT WITH THEM]
"I win again!" She announced with a loud cheer.
Her little brother, Braxton, groaned and threw his cards on the table. "That's the third time!"
Their father, Logan, shook his head. "I knew I shouldn't have taught you my tricks when you were younger."
[JOHN B'S VOICE]: She's got the best of both words, really. Her parents have this epic love story because her mom's a Kook and she fell in love with a Pogue. They used to live on the cut until DJ's dad got a huge job offer on Figure Eight and then they had to move. Now, he's a big shot lawyer which will probably come in handy one day. Not gonna lie, I shed a few tears that day.
[THE SCENE CHANGES AND WE SEE DYLAN AND THE POGUES RELAXING ON THE HMS POGUE LIKE THEY DID EVERY DAY. DYLAN HAS HER BACK PRESSED AGAINST THE BOW WITH HER COPY A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER RESTED IN HER HANDS]
[JOHN B'S VOICE]: Even though she lives on Figure Eight, she spends the majority of her time with us. In our eyes, she's not a Kook. She's just DJ. Our DJ. She's the mediator of the group, much like Pope. . . Okay, scratch that, exactly like Pope. Their brains are basically wired the same.
[THE SCENE CHANGES AGAIN AND POPE IS SEEN DRIVING THE BOAT, DISTRACTED WHEN DYLAN STANDS BEHIND HIM AND PUTS HER HANDS OVER HIS EYES. HE LAUGHS AND SWATS HER HAND AWAY]
[JOHN B'S VOICE]: Don't tell him I told you this but the guys had a crush on her since middle school. We tell him all the time to make a move but he's. . . well, he's Pope. You should see how funny it is when she rambles on about anything that has to do with crime. He looks like a lost puppy.
[POPE LEANS HIS HEAD BACK AND SMILES AT THE GIRL STILL STANDING BEHIND HIM, THE WIND MAKING HER CURLY HAIR BLOW IN HER FACE. SHE SMILES WIDELY AT HIM]
No, it's honestly really cute.
[AT THE CHATEU, DYLAN LAYS ON JOHN B'S COUCH WITH THE TALES OF THE GRIM SLEEPER PLAYING ON HER PHONE. SHE GASPS AND SHOWS KIARA THE PHONE]
Kiara's face twists, clearly disturbed. "DJ, I don't want to see that."
Dylan retracts her phone back. "I don't want to see that." She mocks the girl and goes back to watching with interested eyes.
[JOHN B'S VOICE]: She's extremely smart. Like, top of the class smart. Hadn't made anything below a B in her entire life. She's a hard worker, that one. She has dreams of one day being a homicide detective. I have no doubt it'll happen. She'll be the one to make it out, her and Pope. Maybe they'll make it out together. Who knows? We'll see how this Summer goes.
