Jesse sent a message to Scooby-Doo Gang

  Jesse: just checking in

  Jesse: did everyone get home okay?

  Alicia: I’m good

  Siobahn: same

  Noah: No

  Noah: Got killed by a second imp queen on my way home

  Jesse: haha

  Siobhan: RIP

  Siobhan: guess we gotta do this all over again to avenge his death

  Alicia: No

  Jesse: no

  Jesse: he can just suffer in the afterlife

  Noah: Rude

  Siobhan: did u guys get the imp back to dr rotbart

  Jesse: yep. it’s his problem now.

  Alicia: About Rotbart, did he seem weird to you guys?

  Siobhan: yeah

  Noah: Yeah

  Noah: Do you mean like specifically?

  Alicia: It’s just... is he even a monster?

  Alicia: Judging by how long it’s taking you all to type, I’m guessing you don’t know either.

  Jesse: he has to be a monster

  Jesse: there’s no way just a regular guy is living in gravewood

  Noah: Bella’s just a regular lady

  Jesse: doesn’t count, she’s a witch

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  Siobhan: choose ur next words about witches carefuly

  Jesse: ...

  Alicia: Busted

  Jesse: he’s like frankenstein

  Jesse: rotbart is I mean

  Jesse: and adam’s his monster

  Alicia: That doesn’t explain how Rotbart’s a monster though

  Siobhan: doctor Frankenstein was the real monster

  Alicia: OMG you’re right

  Noah: We’re talking about a fictional book here, right?

  Siobhan: buzzkill

  Siobhan: do u think we can just ask him what kind of monster he is?

  Jesse: let’s not do that

  Jesse: anyway, i just wanted to check in. see you all at school.

  Alicia sent a message to Siobhan

  Alicia: Hey, are you still up?

  Siobhan: yeah

  Alicia: I just wanted to tell you I’m sorry about everything I said before.

  Alicia: About wanting to forget Halloween and calling you a freak and everything.

  Siobhan: u already apologized remember?

  Alicia: I know, but I wanted to tell you specifically.

  Siobhan: ?

  Alicia: The truth is, I really was trying to avoid you after the block party. I wanted to forget everything related to monsters and you’re... you know.

  Alicia: With how into the occult you are, you were basically a walking reminder of Gravewood.

  Siobhan: oh

  Siobhan: if thats how u felt, why didnt u just tell me?

  Alicia: I didn’t think we were that close. And what was I supposed to tell you; hey your personality makes me uncomfortable, please change?

  Siobhan: okay that does sound bad

  Siobhan: but still u could have told me you didnt want to talk about that sort of stuff

  Siobhan: i would have understood

  Siobhan: it was worse thinking you just didnt care at all

  Alicia: I’m sorry.

  Siobhan: thats the third apology now

  Siobhan: how about this; do u still want to forget everything that happened? keep pretending that monsters dont exist?

  Alicia: ...

  Alicia: No.

  Aalica: I don’t really know how to explain it, but despite everything, hanging out with you guys is the most fun I’ve had in years. Maybe I just got used to all the crazy magical stuff, but it doesn’t really bother me anymore.

  Alicia: Besides, it’s not like pretending nothing ever happened worked out for me the first time.

  Siobhan: wow okay

  Siobhan: i wasnt really expecting that but since your cool with monsters and stuff now lets just put our fight behind us

  Alicia: Really? You’re okay with that?

  Siobhan: all I wanted was to be friends with u

  Siobhan: i think we made this more complicated than it needed to be

  Alicia: Okay

  Alicia: ...

  Alicia: Do you want to hang out some time?

  Siobhan: like...

  Siobhan: with jesse and noah?

  Alicia: I was thinking just the two of us, but we could invite them if you want.

  Siobhan: no just us would be cool

  Alicia: Cool. See you at school