Virgo Sun Pisces Moon

Were you just a random guy at the beach?

Was I?

You were just a random blonde guy at the beach that waved at me and said Hi?

Was I?!?!!? When would I have had time to do that?

I don’t know… you fly incognito… but then… you were feeling more free… at that beach?

Yeah, it was a more private, less populated beach… Why were you there?

I don’t know, just wandered around with Best Friend and we also stumbled upon that beach…

(Chuckles) It was a good beach. Gold Coast has lots of those places… it’s nice. I liked it.

Yeah, but you can’t swim.

I can’t swim?

I mean you — or anyone — can’t swim at the random places along the beach if there’s no lifeguards and no flags to swim in between… don’t do that.

Okay. Well, I didn’t… I was just… enjoying the breeze.

Yeah. So were we.

I literally smiled at you and waved.

(Laughing) Who the fuck were you?!!?! I didn’t recognise your NEW FACE?!?!?!

I was at the height of my popularity in my genre. And you hadn’t even heard ONE song. Or seen ONE interview?!?!?!

(Laughing) No…. (Laughing more)

(Laughing as well) (It’s just so funny to us!!!) ^0^

Why did you wave back?!

I don’t know, probably just thought you had a cute smile… you looked like a hot guy?!?!?!!? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA…

I was thinking, “Fuck. Does she recognise me or is she just being nice to a random guy on the beach?!?!!” I was doubting myself… (laughing)… I couldn’t bring myself to do anything else. I just enjoyed you smiling back at me for the first time, in a long time… I held that in my heart for months and months. Through all the concerts, all the interviews — everything else that was going on.

Wait, did you have your shirt off?! I think I remember saying to Best Friend, “Wow, that guy has a hot body!” HAHAHAHAHAH…

(Laughing) — YES. I HEARD YOU… (HAHAHAHAHAHAHA)… Do you know how many fans would’ve KILLED for that PHOTO?!?!! And you two were just hanging out at the secluded beach?!?!?!!?! And I was there, blonde, with my shirt off?!?!?!!?! (Laugh-crying)!!!!! AND I WAVED FIRST. I WAVED FIRST AND SMILED AT YOU……

Well you could’ve APPROACHED me and started TALKING LIKE A NORMAL PERSON AT THE BEACH!!!!!!!!!!

Oh? Then what? Would we have hooked up that night?!?!?!!

(Laughing) I think in our conversations, it would’ve been revealed… that we already know each other, right?!?!

That’s what I was fighting with myself about in my head!!! That’s why I couldn’t go talk to you!!! I was like — “How the fuck do I explain THIS?!?!?!!?” (Laughing)

Oh my god, I’m laughing-crying til my abs hurt.

Me too… (Laughing, still)…

Did Best Friend recognise you?!

No, she didn’t either… I almost wanted to call out HER name… but she doesn’t remember… we barely interacted even back then, when I had my old face… I didn’t want to… intrude on anything… I don’t know, I just kept my distance that year.

Couldn’t you have just asked the mutual friends?

I did!

What did they say?

They said, “Yeah, we THINK she’s still SINGLE?! She hasn’t mentioned anyone?!?!?! Not THIS year?!?!?!”

Oh… LOL…

Yeah, right?! So then I just held onto that hope. “Okay, she’s still single. That’s okay. God — and I don’t even believe in God — keep her single, please. I need her to wait for me. I gotta get more stuff done. Keep her single, please, just keep her single…”

And then you write me Easter Eggs in some of your songs…

(Smiling) You figured it out?

(Nodding) Yep… today I got it… connected the dots…

…

Wait… did you… take a photo… of me?!?!!

(Giggles)

You took out your phone, and you asked if you could take a photo of me? And best friend?

Yes. I wanted a photo. I’m your fan. I wanted a photo of you. I asked Best Friend to be in it too so it wouldn’t be too weird.

And then, some people DID walk past… and they recognised you. They were saying, “Hey! Isn’t that Common Name?! He’s taking a photo of those girls?!”

Yeah. But they were bros. They weren’t fans.

What?!!?

They were just dudes who made those remarks. I don’t know, casual listeners, probably. It wasn’t a big deal. I think it was more amusing that you were “my type” — cos they were looking at you too.

No they weren’t! This is such fiction!

Yes… they were… I already saw them, approaching from metres away… and I wanted to wave at YOU before they got anywhere near… and by the time they got there, I got that photo of you and Best Friend. And they knew they LOST when they recognised me — Common Name — the celebrity. And I felt really good! (Happy with himself about telling this story, finally)…

You finally felt good… with your new face?

(Nodding) Yes, I think it was in that moment… because… you smiled back, too. Even though — you didn’t really open up for normal conversation. You did smile back, and you told Best Friend, “Wow that guy has a hot body!” (Laughing) So then I felt… okay… I’ve got some hope. I don’t know, I can’t really explain this very well. But it felt like a new hope. For a new destiny. With my new face…

Well now you have to maintain the hot body otherwise it’s all out the window.

(Laughing) Okay?!?!! I’ll maintain the hot body… for you?!?!!?!

(Laughing) I’m just joking! Of course I’ll still love you if you have a Dad Bod.

(Laughing) I can’t wait to have a Dad Bod… you have no idea…

In your retirement?

Yes, please, I’m ready for it… NOW…

You’re just saying that. You’re not really going to retire for a long while…

How do you know?

You’ve signed the contracts! It’s in the media.

No, but… after this round of contracts…

No… have you seen the Bon Jovi documentary?

No?

Well, he never retired. And I don’t think you will either. He’s still going… his wife is… more low key… and maybe we’ll get there one day, when it can actually be revealed… I don’t know.

His wife is more low key? Actually yeah, I don’t really think about his wife… I mean, she’s not a celebrity?

No, she’s not really a celebrity… they knew each other since high school… it’s in the documentary… now she just steps out to do charity things…

(Nodding) Do you wanna be like that too?

I wanna be me. I don’t wanna be anyone else. But sure, I can see myself “just stepping out” with you, for charity things…

I want you to step out with me for charity things… even Met Gala… that’s also a charity thing.

Oh, pfftt~~~ I don’t think this makes sense at all. Not if you’re still with your bros?! Not if you’re maintaining your characters’ narratives?!

No, it doesn’t. Maybe I’ll need to invent a new personality. A new celebrity story…

Then you’ll have to start all over again?

It’s not impossible…

It’s not NECESSARY. Come on, you’re on a good streak with your bros.

Nah. It’s all ending soon…

If you invent a new personality, just be NUDE FACE. Just show them your pustular acne!!!

(Laughing) Oh no… I can’t do that… I don’t want to do that…

Why not?! You could create a new whole new business. Invest money into acne research. Get actually good acne products that work for you. And then be the face of that, along with all your music.

(Chuckles) I don’t know…

See?! It’s not that realistic either. Just stay with your bros.

Until the fans don’t even want us anymore…

Hmm? You think that day is coming?

(Nodding) It’s inevitable…

I’m trying to think… Backstreet Boys… New Kids on the Block… NSYNC… it’s not like the fans “don’t want them anymore”… there’s still many nostalgic world tours…

Yeah… but it’s not as… consecutive… as it was…

Consecutive?

It won’t be consecutive years, or even decades… I’ll have a lot of time off… to be with you! (Suddenly, very happy…)

Okay then. So we’ll be together on your time off. And when your time is “ON” — you gotta be ON. You gotta be genuine. To that extent of being a nice friend to your fans.

Yeah… I can do that…

You’ve BEEN doing that. Why are YOU so emo today all of a sudden?

Because it was easier when you were ghosting me. It was easier when you had amnesia. Now, I’m suffering… I know you want me back… and I can’t be there… even when you’ve got your period, even when you’re having a bad day at work, I can’t actually be there…

Okay but we can talk on the phone? We can talk like this? Telepathically? We’re still connected. It’s so much better than what it was. I didn’t have this comforting feeling…

Comforting feeling?

Don’t you feel comforted? We actually recognise each other now. We didn’t before. We didn’t know what we were… what we “had” in front of us, when we first met. It hadn’t yet evolved… to this point. Today. It just… didn’t flow yet, like this. We were still young… still inexperienced… does that make sense?

(Nodding) (Processing)… It makes sense… I bought those apartments because, that’s the beach where you smiled at me. Without anyone else’s influence. Without any mutual friends — even Best Friend didn’t recognise me — and I was just there by myself. In my natural form, well, sort of — blonde. And… you thought I was HOT! (Giggling)… I didn’t even have to say anything!!!

I’m pretty sure 99% of the straight women population of this world, who were single at the time, at the beach — would’ve looked at you — the way that you were, and SMILED BACK. Yes, you were hot!!! Oh my gosh, why do you keep needing me to say that?!?!?!

Because… it just makes me feel good, I don’t know. It doesn’t mean anything when fans tell me that I’m hot. But when YOU say it… it feels SO GOOD!!! (Laughing) (Hands to his heart)…