Sam is hiding in the bar bathroom, frantically texting her friend Mahiru (who Sam thinks changed her number) but accidentally texting Alex.
[11:07 PM] Sam (🙃): I'm at a bar right now and I just saw my ex here and spilled an entire cocktail on myself. Emergency code red. Please tell me you can come save me right now. I'm hiding in the bathroom and my dress looks like a tropical sunset died on it. 😭
[11:09 PM] Sam (🙃): Seriously, Mahiru. If you leave me here, I'll never forgive you. I'm checking flights to Antarctica tomorrow. Just tell me you're on your way.
[11:13 PM] Alex (📷): I'm not Mahiru.
[11:15 PM] Sam (🙃): OMG.
[11:15 PM] Sam (🙃): I am SO sorry. Like, honestly mortified. I thought this was my friend. Please forget everything I just said.
[11:16 PM] Sam (🙃): I'm so sorry, Random Stranger. My mistake.
[11:18 PM] Alex (📷): A tropical sunset died on your dress? That's quite a visual. What kind of cocktail was it?
[11:20 PM] Sam (🙃): ... you're not going to just forget it? It was a Blue Hawaiian. So, basically, I look like a sad Smurf that melted. And now I have to face the ex/stain combo.
[11:21 PM] Sam (🙃): My actual friend, Mahiru, must have blocked me or something. This is a disaster.
[11:23 PM] Alex (📷): Smurfs are resilient. Go home. You've paid the entry fee for the night. You're done.
[11:24 PM] Sam (🙃): I like the way you think, Alex. A true escape artist.
(11:25 PM) Mahiru (👯♀️) enters the chat!
[11:25 PM] Mahiru (👯♀️): I was in a meeting! My phone was on silent! Why are you threatening me with Antarctica?!
[11:26 PM] Mahiru (👯♀️): OMG. Just read your texts. A Blue Hawaiian? Are you a tourist? And your ex is there? You HAVE to send me a picture of the dress.
[11:27 PM] Sam (🙃): MAHIRU! I thought you abandoned me! I've been talking to a complete stranger named Alex for the last 15 minutes! The number was right all along. I am so relieved and so embarrassed.
[11:28 PM] Mahiru (👯♀️): Hahaha, amazing. I am now demanding full screenshots of this Alex conversation. What kind of advice did this stranger give you?
[11:29 PM] Sam (🙃): He said I was done for the night. I should go home. He's actually really calming.
(11:30 PM) Alex (📷): I appreciate the review, Sam. But you need to move fast if you're going to make a clean getaway.
[11:31 PM] Sam (🙃): See, Mahiru? A professional. Thanks, Alex. I'm going to make a break for it. Wish me luck.
[11:32 PM] Mahiru (👯♀️): Go! Text me when you're in the cab! And block the ex later.
[11:34 PM] Sam (🙃): I'm at the table. Got my jacket...
[11:35 PM] Sam (🙃): Oh wait. I can't find my purse. Did I leave it in the stall? Shoot.
(11:37 PM) Alex (📷): It's behind the bar stool at the table you abandoned. The bartender slid it out of the way. Don't go back in the bathroom.
[11:39 PM] Sam (🙃): Wait, how do you know where my purse is?
[11:40 PM] Sam (🙃): Alex? That's actually creeping me out.
This flow is much better! Mahiru's re-entry provides comic relief and validation, while Alex's knowledge of the purse remains the central mystery.
