Today, 6:56 PM
Colin
Hey, do you want to maybe meet up tonight?
Sae
would love to pretty boy
but ive got plans already
Colin
Oh uhm!
Am I allowed to ask what they are?
Sae
you can
Colin
...Okay
What are you doing tonight?
Sae
me and some friends are going around trash bin diving
Colin
Uh
Why are you doing that?
Sae
raid alarms means business owners have to send everyone home or to a safe location
which means theres nobody around to catch us
even at the expensive places
Colin
Okay but why?
Sae
because theres a ton of good shit in there that just gets put in the landfill
i know some people who could really use those binned clothes that have like one hole in them
or appliances that got returned one too many times
packaged foods that never go bad but still get tossed because its past the expiration date
etc
thats where me, my bud, his boyfriend, and their truck come in
Colin
Why do the businesses throw out useable stuff instead of donating it?
Sae
liability issues
creating artificial scarcity
cant be bothered to transport the stuff or they dont know who needs it
take your pick
Colin
Oh.
Can I join?
Sae
its not exactly legal
and youre a college boy
we cant have you getting expelled now
Colin
I know, but I want to help.
Sae
cute
how about i meet with you after and you can help me wash the clothes and sort through the food
probablyll be back around 11pm
police wont follow us past the first checkpoints so you should be safe
Colin
Alright!
Sae
u sound excited
Colin
I am, actually :)
Sae
i was excited too the first couple times
id offer to pick u up but my friends not allowed past the checkpoints
Colin
That's okay, I can walk.
Sae
itll be too late to be walking alone
Colin
I'm a big boy.
Sae
big boys need protecting too
wait at the bus stop on north christopher st and well pick you up
Colin
Okay. I'll be there at 11.
Sae
good
also download the nightwatch app in case you need help
Colin
You're actually a worrier, aren't you?
Like, you're surprisingly protective.
It's kind of sweet.
Sae
download the app
Colin
Yes ma'am.
Sae
there you go
Colin
I've always thought the neighborhood watch, uh Nightwatch, thing is pretty awesome.
Like how the community comes together to take of each other.
How do people apply to be a part of it?
Sae
they dont
anyone who has the app gets notified if someone near them needs help
its all anonymous
Colin
Huh, so it's really relying on the hope that there's someone with good intentions nearby.
Couldn't it be abused pretty easily?
Like, what if someone called in a fake report and then a nice person showed up and got mugged or something.
It'd be a good way to lure in victims.
Police could use it.
Sae
police dont come here
and anyone else who tries to abuse the system is dealt with
Colin
How?
Sae
living in the inner city isnt all too glamourous if youre not in a gated area
but its leagues better than living on the outskirts
and people who get kicked from the community have no choice but to live on the outskirts
so people generally just dont mess with the mutual aid stuff
Colin
Who enforces that?
And why don't police come in anymore?
Sae
you ask a lot of questions for someone living within the first inner checkpoints
Colin
Sorry.
I just
I get really curious.
Sae
i can tell
its not a bad thing
but i have to get going to work
Colin
Okay!
See you tonight.
Sae
see you then
Today, 10:58 PM
Colin
At the bus stop!
Sae
well be there in like 6 mins
Colin
Okay :)
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