PETER
you're an angel

RYDER
you're right parker but
don't turn this on me

RYDER
how many hours of sleep
are you getting?

PETER
8

RYDER
8? hours? each night?

PETER
in the past 4 days

PETER
🤠

PETER
pls don't be mad

RYDER
why would i be mad im
more concerned

RYDER
like what do you even do
during the night

PETER
hehehehe
(not sent!)

PETER
idk, nothing i guess

PETER
ive always had trouble
sleeping. it began a couple
months ago and ive had
some sort of insomnia since

RYDER
:(

PETER
no!! don't be sad
im just stupid

RYDER
is there anything i can do?

PETER
nah, you're fine

PETER
frank helps me sleep

PETER
so thank you

RYDER
go to sleep pete

PETER
you too

RYDER
no i want you to put your
phone away and try and
sleep. for me? :)

PETER
only because you
asked so nicely

PETER
and because my
kneecaps are asleep

PETER
goodnight ryder, ill see
you in the morning

RYDER
good night - im picking
up sallys coffee again
tomorrow morning,
you want the usual?

PETER
you know i hate when
you pay for me

RYDER
you literally told me
you had $4.03 in
your wallet

PETER
just a mere estimate

RYDER
you also cried when you
couldn't afford chicken
nuggets because you
only had 37 cents

PETER
people cry over nuggets
all the time it's normal

RYDER
you also refused to talk
for 2.6 hours when
the clerk told you you
didn't have enough
cash for the polka dot
paper for your dog
scrapbook

PETER
wait who told you that

RYDER
ned

RYDER
and mj kindly reminded
me that for your birthday
you asked for bandaids
since you get paper cuts
too often

PETER
that's false

PETER
i don't even know
what a scrapbook is

PETER
besides i got a paper cut
this morning and only
cried for like 3 minutes

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