1. The Turd Burglar is an online entityCopy !req
2. that has been terrorizing St. Bernardine
High School for quite some time,Copy !req
3. with a series of crimes.Copy !req
4. They're poop crimes.Copy !req
5. Okay, how...Copy !req
6. How is he using my private photos?Copy !req
7. He or she
must have had access to your phone.Copy !req
8. We actually know
from one of his victims that...Copy !req
9. the Turd Burglar was contacting people
in August of last year.Copy !req
10. Was your phone ever
out of your possession, maybe,Copy !req
11. - during that time?
- I...Copy !req
12. I don't know.Copy !req
13. I can check.Copy !req
14. "Broke my phone,
won't have it for the night.Copy !req
15. Hit me up here if you need me."Copy !req
16. Okay, and what date was that?Copy !req
17. - August 6th.
- August 6th.Copy !req
18. Okay, is there anything else
you remember from that day?Copy !req
19. Anything else that you can tell us?Copy !req
20. Yeah, I remember...Copy !req
21. I was FaceTiming my boyfriend,Copy !req
22. and I didn't look where I was walking.Copy !req
23. I've dropped my phone, like,
a million times,Copy !req
24. but this time it hit every step
on the way downCopy !req
25. and just, like, completely shattered.
I couldn't even unlock it...Copy !req
26. without... glass on my fingers.Copy !req
27. So I looked on Yelp
for a place to fix it and...Copy !req
28. I called them and they said they
would have it done in under an hour,Copy !req
29. but I showed up and this guy...Copy !req
30. said that he needed it overnight,Copy !req
31. and...Copy !req
32. I gave him my password.Copy !req
33. - So...
Huh.Copy !req
34. He had access to everything.Copy !req
35. Where did you get it fixed?Copy !req
36. It's, like, a kiosk at the mall.Copy !req
37. What mall?
- The Kirkland Mall.Copy !req
38. The Kirkland Mall.Copy !req
39. Was it a Broke 2 Fixed kiosk?Copy !req
40. Yeah, that sounds right.Copy !req
41. Hold on a second.Copy !req
42. Was this who helped you?Copy !req
43. Yeah.Copy !req
44. I made a joke, and they kicked me out
of the fuckin' school.Copy !req
45. I discovered he was tweeting
some pretty unsavory stuff.Copy !req
46. Grayson's a weirdo, but I couldn't believe
that they actually expelled himCopy !req
47. over a few tweets about "chlamyds."Copy !req
48. Guys like Kevin and me,Copy !req
49. we are easy escape-goats.Copy !req
50. And we end up with ankle bracelets,
and a job at the fucking Kirkland Mall.Copy !req
51. Grayson worked at the kiosk.Copy !req
52. That's so gross to think about, man.
I mean... Think about it.Copy !req
53. Every time you take your phone
at one of those places...Copy !req
54. they have access to all your shit.
- He had a history of cyber-bullying.Copy !req
55. He had... He has a grudge
against the schoolCopy !req
56. and he had access to Aby's phone,
I mean...Copy !req
57. she even identified him by photo, dude.Copy !req
58. It's him, man. Grayson's the catfish.Copy !req
59. He is the Turd Burglar.Copy !req
60. We're fucking done, man.Copy !req
61. We take this to the police, right?Copy !req
62. Yeah. We take this to the police
and the school.Copy !req
63. What do we do now?Copy !req
64. Messaging the Turd Burglar,
letting know it's over.Copy !req
65. Hi, Greyson.Copy !req
66. With definitive proof
of the Turd Burglars identity...Copy !req
67. Sam and I headed
to the Bellevue police station.Copy !req
68. But before we can get there...Copy !req
69. It became clear that we needed
to change our course...Copy !req
70. and head to Saint Bernardine.Copy !req
71. We just receved a notification
from the Turd Burglar.Copy !req
72. Except, it wasn't a response to our DM.Copy !req
73. He posted something.Copy !req
74. "The Dump is coming."Copy !req
75. He knows he's caught.Copy !req
76. Students of St. Bernardine,Copy !req
77. it would appear that you're all
about to learn my true identity.Copy !req
78. But not before I unleash
my fecal finale,Copy !req
79. and show you the complete truth.Copy !req
80. That you're all full of shit.Copy !req
81. Today at noon...Copy !req
82. prepare for The Dump.Copy !req
83. We just had no idea
what it was going to be.Copy !req
84. The Dump? What does that even mean?Copy !req
85. I was so scared. I thought we were gonna
get pooped on.Copy !req
86. I was eyeing the ceiling for cracks.Copy !req
87. Any student leaving this campus
will get Saturday detention.Copy !req
88. I thought it was gonna be, like,
helicopters coming down like...Copy !req
89. Like, poop missiles
just blowing up everywhere.Copy !req
90. I was all like, "Fuck this.
I do not want to know what The Dump is."Copy !req
91. So I just walked out.Copy !req
92. But it didn't really matter,
because The DumpCopy !req
93. wasn't like the others.Copy !req
94. Nobody saw The Dump coming.Copy !req
95. It was Grayson's darkest,
most impactful crime yet.Copy !req
96. But ironically, The Dump was
the first Turd Burglar crime...Copy !req
97. void of any turds.Copy !req
98. It was an information dump.Copy !req
99. Grayson posted a download linkCopy !req
100. containing dozens
of compromising photos and videosCopy !req
101. sent to Brooke Wheeler,Copy !req
102. the persona Grayson used
to blackmail his victims,Copy !req
103. and to performing his poop crimes.Copy !req
104. These pictures that I sent her...Copy !req
105. They're, like...Copy !req
106. you know, like, super suggestive photos.Copy !req
107. I just feel, like, so stupid
because I thought she was a real person.Copy !req
108. I miss you so much, Pickle.Copy !req
109. And Jenna wasn't alone.Copy !req
110. There were three other victims
who fell for the catfish,Copy !req
111. including the Tech Ed teacher,Copy !req
112. Mr. Gesualdi.Copy !req
113. I really wish I had not seen
those pictures of Mr. Gesualdi.Copy !req
114. Faculty member, Matthew Gesualdi,Copy !req
115. has confessed to committing the crime
in the faculty lounge.Copy !req
116. He has resigned, effective immediately.Copy !req
117. Drew Pankratz was also a victim.Copy !req
118. He was already infamous
for the embarrassing photosCopy !req
119. of him in a diaper
that leaked months earlier.Copy !req
120. But those photos pale in comparison...Copy !req
121. to the video he sent.Copy !req
122. My God. I mean, that video of Drew...Copy !req
123. How is that even possible?
Like, physically?Copy !req
124. It was actually kind of cool, I guess.
I mean, I guess he's pretty flexible.Copy !req
125. God did not design us to bend that way.
Certainly not for that reason.Copy !req
126. With The Dump,Copy !req
127. the Turd Burglar was making
his biggest statement to date;Copy !req
128. a statement heard around the country,Copy !req
129. thanks in part to the stature
of his fourth victim,Copy !req
130. DeMarcus Tillman.Copy !req
131. Let's talk about DeMarcus Tillman.Copy !req
132. You gotta question
where this guy's head's at.Copy !req
133. Instead of working on his handles,
and putting up Js in the gym,Copy !req
134. this guy is sending pics of his junk
to a catfish,Copy !req
135. and doing poop pranks.Copy !req
136. Red flags all around it.Copy !req
137. He's a great player,
but the catfishing thing?Copy !req
138. Can't escape it.
Gonna be a big distraction.Copy !req
139. DeMarcus Tillman, of all people,
I can't believe he fell for a catfish.Copy !req
140. I was, like, "Why are you talking
to fake online girls? I'm right here.Copy !req
141. I don't care that you're uncircumcised.Copy !req
142. DeMarcus was the fourth
and final victim of The Dump.Copy !req
143. He was one of four peopleCopy !req
144. who were coerced
into performing poop crimes.Copy !req
145. And now his private photos
were exposed to the world...Copy !req
146. by Grayson Wentz.Copy !req
147. Witness testimony has led Bellevue Police
to reopen the case.Copy !req
148. Former St. Bernardine student,
Grayson Wentz,Copy !req
149. has been taken into custody
without incident.Copy !req
150. He will face charges for crimesCopy !req
151. that former St. Bernardine junior,
Kevin McClain,Copy !req
152. confessed to in November of last year.Copy !req
153. They've actually got Grayson in custody.Copy !req
154. - Really?
- Yeah.Copy !req
155. - So what's next for Kevin?Copy !req
156. You should probably get a lawyer
just to be safe,Copy !req
157. but, I mean, I can only imagine that
his sentence is going to be overturned...Copy !req
158. Kevin McClain had been intimidated,Copy !req
159. manipulated,Copy !req
160. isolated.Copy !req
161. But The Dump changed everything.Copy !req
162. There were four crimes committed...
and four people blackmailed,Copy !req
163. none of whom were Kevin McClain.Copy !req
164. You actually knew Grayson Wentz.
Right?Copy !req
165. I did.Copy !req
166. Fruit Ninja!Copy !req
167. Fruit Ninja.
The Fruit Ninja, man!Copy !req
168. In fact, there was a time I might have
even called him a friend.Copy !req
169. What do you think of him now?Copy !req
170. I can't believe what he was capable of.Copy !req
171. Why did Grayson go down
such a dark path?Copy !req
172. And how did he choose his four victims?Copy !req
173. We'd unraveled so much,Copy !req
174. but there were still plenty
of loose threads.Copy !req
175. So the computer teacher, Mr. Gesualdi,
confessed to doing the Crap Calendar.Copy !req
176. Yeah.
- So that we know.Copy !req
177. Then we got Shit Launcher,
and Jenna Hawthorne confessed to that.Copy !req
178. Yes, she did.
- So she did that.Copy !req
179. And now that leaves us with the Brownout,
and the Poop Piñata,Copy !req
180. and two blackmail victims.Copy !req
181. So, which one do you think
DeMarcus did?Copy !req
182. I guess there's only one way to find out.Copy !req
183. Pete, maybe just knock, dude.Copy !req
184. - Hi, Mr. Tillman, is DeMarcus home?
- We're not taking visitors right now.Copy !req
185. Okay, I was just wondering
if I could maybe speakCopy !req
186. - really quickly with DeMarcus and—
- Yo, Pete, get the fuck out of here.Copy !req
187. I just thought that maybe
he might want to share his side of the—Copy !req
188. Goddamn.Copy !req
189. Pete.Copy !req
190. Hey, can we—
- Let's talk, man.Copy !req
191. Awesome.Copy !req
192. - Thanks, dude.
DeMarcus!Copy !req
193. Come on back here, boy!Copy !req
194. Hop in the passenger seat.Copy !req
195. Are you joking?Copy !req
196. Man, it's embarrassing.Copy !req
197. People see your dick pics,Copy !req
198. whole school talkin' 'bout it look like
my dick got a turtleneck on.Copy !req
199. I keep trying to explain to people,Copy !req
200. outside the United States,
that's how dicks be looking.Copy !req
201. But that ain't cultured. Whatever.Copy !req
202. The worst part is...Copy !req
203. people know I got catfished.Copy !req
204. DeMarcus Tillman, catfished.Copy !req
205. By a dude.Copy !req
206. More than anything, man,
I feel bad for the people at school.Copy !req
207. I mean, Miss M.Copy !req
208. She's corny, yes, who cares?Copy !req
209. But she don't deserve shit
in her eyelashes.Copy !req
210. Like, that's fucked up.
I feel bad as shit for that.Copy !req
211. So you did the Poop Piñata?
- Yeah. I did it, yeah.Copy !req
212. Would you mind walking us through
how you did it?Copy !req
213. A'ight, she told me
to meet her in some alley.Copy !req
214. I walk in the alley
and there's a package.Copy !req
215. I open it up.Copy !req
216. And there's just, like,
these big bags full of shit.Copy !req
217. And then I pull out a Turd Burglar card,
and then it was some directions,Copy !req
218. and then she had printed out pictures
of every embarrassing thing I ever sent.Copy !req
219. Said if I don't do it,Copy !req
220. she was gonna spread around
my dick pics.Copy !req
221. So, yeah.Copy !req
222. I did it.Copy !req
223. Looking back at it,
I wish I would have just been like,Copy !req
224. "Fuck you, bitch. You shit-loving bitch.
I'll call the FBI. Fuck you."Copy !req
225. Instead, I said nothing,Copy !req
226. and she still spread around my dick pics.Copy !req
227. Can we talk about Brooke?Copy !req
228. You don't have to answer
if you don't feel comfortable, but...Copy !req
229. why do you think that she was able
to manipulate you?Copy !req
230. You know, like all the girls
at this school, you know, they...Copy !req
231. they're obsessed with you, so...Copy !req
232. why this girl that you've never even met?Copy !req
233. I don't know.Copy !req
234. I think I just wanted it
to be real so bad.Copy !req
235. We started off normal.Copy !req
236. She was liking a lot of my pics.Copy !req
237. I was just thinking
it's a thottie tryin' to smash,Copy !req
238. so I slide in her DMs...Copy !req
239. You know how it is...Copy !req
240. One day we was just talkin'.Copy !req
241. I remember thinking, like,
"Yo, she different."Copy !req
242. She didn't care that I was the man.Copy !req
243. She didn't even watch sports.
She didn't care that I hoop.Copy !req
244. She liked me.Copy !req
245. When I started getting rank,Copy !req
246. everybody either, they started
acting like they was scared to talk to me,Copy !req
247. or they was just acting likeCopy !req
248. they was my best fucking friend
and shit.Copy !req
249. That shit is alienating.
People don't understand.Copy !req
250. Like, when you're in a position
where everybody's looking at you,Copy !req
251. nobody's honest with you.Copy !req
252. It's hard to know what's real
when nobody's real with you.Copy !req
253. Like, I'm not from the same world
as those kids at St. Bernie.Copy !req
254. This is where I grew up at.Copy !req
255. And all of those people,
they might act like they love me,Copy !req
256. you know,
and sometimes I feel like they do.Copy !req
257. It just don't feel real.
It don't feel genuine.Copy !req
258. But with Brooke,Copy !req
259. it was different.Copy !req
260. A conversation from November 2nd, 2017.Copy !req
261. Everyone's so nice to my face,
but it doesn't feel right, you know?Copy !req
262. I just don't trust anyone.Copy !req
263. What about Lou?
Especially Lou.Copy !req
264. Hate saying it,
because he's all I got at Bernie,Copy !req
265. but I know he's finessing,Copy !req
266. talking to recruiters behind my back,
all that shit.Copy !req
267. I don't even know if he likes me anymore.
I don't know if anyone really does.Copy !req
268. I do.Copy !req
269. I really like you.Copy !req
270. I really like you too.Copy !req
271. That's why I kept it so real wit' her.Copy !req
272. Then when I found out she was
just playing me too, it was just...Copy !req
273. That shit fuck with you, man.Copy !req
274. That shit fuck with you hard.Copy !req
275. Hey, Sam.Copy !req
276. Yeah.Copy !req
277. You see my dick pic?Copy !req
278. Yeah.Copy !req
279. We had to look at it
for the documentary, so—Copy !req
280. Nah, man, it's cool. I was curious.Copy !req
281. It's just weird, though.Copy !req
282. Like, I'm talking to two dudes
I met a month agoCopy !req
283. and both of y'all seen my dick.Copy !req
284. I mean, I'm sorry, man.Copy !req
285. It's cool.Copy !req
286. Shit, it could be worse.
I could be like Drew Pankratz.Copy !req
287. Yo, you saw that video?Copy !req
288. That shit is fucking crazy.Copy !req
289. How you fit the whole thing in there?Copy !req
290. I hope that dude doing a'ight.Copy !req
291. So, we now know
that DeMarcus did the Poop Piñata.Copy !req
292. Jenna Hawthorne did the Shit Launcher,Copy !req
293. and Mr. Gesualdi did the Crap Calendar.Copy !req
294. Which leaves one less crime,
and one last blackmail victim.Copy !req
295. Let me tell you about Drew.Copy !req
296. I mean, he's a theater kid,
who lives in the friend zone.Copy !req
297. He's like a brother to me.Copy !req
298. My parents let him sleep over
all the time.Copy !req
299. Like, I can change in front of him.Copy !req
300. That's how asexual the situation is.Copy !req
301. And then the pictures came out.Copy !req
302. There were picture leaks of him
in, like, diapers with baby bottles.Copy !req
303. I'm not sure if it's some sort of
weird fetish.Copy !req
304. I just really want to know
who it was for.Copy !req
305. Thank you so much
for sitting down with us, Drew.Copy !req
306. So, would you...Copy !req
307. Would you actually care to speak
on that video? I mean, how much...Copy !req
308. practice did that take?Copy !req
309. I don't really want to talk
about the video.Copy !req
310. You don't have to.
Just, forget about it.Copy !req
311. - So you met Brooke online, right?
- Yeah.Copy !req
312. And how did she get you
to do the Brownout?Copy !req
313. I didn't do the Brownout.Copy !req
314. Well, we... We know
who did all the other four crimes,Copy !req
315. so by process of elimination—Copy !req
316. Look, no, I'm telling you,
I didn't do it.Copy !req
317. She asked me to.Copy !req
318. But...Copy !req
319. I said no.Copy !req
320. She already had some photos of me,
so,Copy !req
321. that's when she started
to blackmail me.Copy !req
322. So Brooke leaked the photos.Copy !req
323. Yeah, she...Copy !req
324. She said she had a diaper fetish,Copy !req
325. and...Copy !req
326. Honestly, it was the first time a girl
seemed to take me seriously,Copy !req
327. so I went along with it.Copy !req
328. Biggest mistake of my life.Copy !req
329. So, you knew about the BrownoutCopy !req
330. and you didn't say anything?Copy !req
331. Yeah.Copy !req
332. Are you serious?Copy !req
333. I mean, she still had the video.Copy !req
334. Oh.Copy !req
335. Yeah, no, I wouldn't have said anything.Copy !req
336. Yeah, no shit.Copy !req
337. Now everyone knows how...Copy !req
338. you know...Copy !req
339. flexible I am.Copy !req
340. Your nice-guy best-friend act
isn't fooling me.Copy !req
341. If you don't,
I'll show the school the pictures,Copy !req
342. so they can see
how desperate you are to get laid.Copy !req
343. Please, Brooke, don't.Copy !req
344. And if you tell anyone about me,
I'll release the videos.Copy !req
345. Not the videos.Copy !req
346. Please, Brooke.Copy !req
347. It felt good twice,
but it doesn't feel good anymore.Copy !req
348. I don't get it.Copy !req
349. If there are four crimes
and four blackmail victims,Copy !req
350. if you didn't do the Brownout
then who did the Brownout?Copy !req
351. I don't know.
All I know is it wasn't me.Copy !req
352. Four blackmail victims,Copy !req
353. four Turd Burglar crimes.Copy !req
354. But if Drew Pankratz didn't do
the Brownout,Copy !req
355. then why didn't
The Dump include blackmailCopy !req
356. of the individual who did?Copy !req
357. There was still a dingleberry
of information...Copy !req
358. that we didn't have.Copy !req
359. Fortunately,Copy !req
360. Grayson's trial unearthed new evidence.Copy !req
361. He had wiped his phone and laptop
before police raided his house.Copy !req
362. But Washington State's
Technology Crimes UnitCopy !req
363. was able to recover most of the data.Copy !req
364. That included Grayson's conversations
and all of his passwords,Copy !req
365. which led to the discovery
of several angry videosCopy !req
366. posted to 4chan and YouTube
after his expulsion.Copy !req
367. I got expelled today
and no one seems to care.Copy !req
368. They're talking about it on Twitter.Copy !req
369. Let's see my classmates are saying.Copy !req
370. "Grayson Wentz is a creep.Copy !req
371. I'm glad he's expelled."Copy !req
372. "Fuck Grayson Wentz.
He's a piece of shit."Copy !req
373. A piece of shit?Copy !req
374. I'm the only one not hiding on Instagram
fishing for likes,Copy !req
375. and I'm the fucking piece of shit?Copy !req
376. He began obsessively following
his former classmates,Copy !req
377. digitally stalking them.Copy !req
378. Their social media...Copy !req
379. became his only connection to the world.Copy !req
380. He devoured every detail he could.Copy !req
381. Every post.Copy !req
382. Every profile.Copy !req
383. But the more he consumed,
the sicker it made him.Copy !req
384. Instagram filters, Snapchat filters.Copy !req
385. They're not fucking filters,
they're masks.Copy !req
386. You all pretend to lead these
perfect, happy livesCopy !req
387. when you're just as lonely as me.Copy !req
388. You're fucking fake.
You're fucking plastic.Copy !req
389. Grayson believed that behind
their happy social media profiles,Copy !req
390. they were just as insecure
and lonely as he was.Copy !req
391. He wanted to make them pay for being
so desperately artificial.Copy !req
392. And prove that they were,
quite literally,Copy !req
393. full of shit.Copy !req
394. The recovered data from Grayson's trialCopy !req
395. also revealed
that he didn't just target the four peopleCopy !req
396. who were exposed in The Dump.Copy !req
397. He reached out to as many faculty
and students as he could.Copy !req
398. He was fishing.Copy !req
399. I heard the name "Brooke Wheeler"Copy !req
400. and it sounded kind of familiar
and I was, like,Copy !req
401. "wait a minute, she DM'd me too."Copy !req
402. When she asked for pictures
of my privates,Copy !req
403. I told her I didn't feel comfortable.Copy !req
404. That's what she just stop messaging me
altogether.Copy !req
405. I obviously knew it was, like,
some sort of bot or whatever,Copy !req
406. because...Copy !req
407. Grayson didn't need everyone
to take the bait,Copy !req
408. just the ones
who were desperate enough to do so.Copy !req
409. A small number of people
responded to Brooke,Copy !req
410. and an even smaller number
engaged in prolonged conversation.Copy !req
411. Grayson found that Jenna, DeMarcus,Copy !req
412. Drew, and Mr. GesualdiCopy !req
413. were all particularly vulnerable.Copy !req
414. I think I just wanted it
to be real so bad.Copy !req
415. With Brooke,Copy !req
416. Grayson was able to attract people
who were longing for a deeper connection.Copy !req
417. I feel like
I can talk to you forever. Everyone'sCopy !req
418. so fake, but I can just be real with you.Copy !req
419. You don't know how it feels
to have found someoneCopy !req
420. who takes me seriously.Copy !req
421. I wish I could talk to everyone
like I can talk to you.Copy !req
422. She told me that she loved me.Copy !req
423. And I thought she did.Copy !req
424. And I thought that I loved her back.Copy !req
425. He used their own loneliness
against them...Copy !req
426. to get back at the school
that he hated,Copy !req
427. including the teacher responsible
for his expulsion.Copy !req
428. I discovered he was tweeting
some pretty unsavory stuff.Copy !req
429. As you probably are aware,Copy !req
430. these computers are supposed to be
used for nothing but schoolwork...Copy !req
431. Grayson took great pleasure
in pointing out the hypocrisy.Copy !req
432. Your self-righteousness makes me laugh.Copy !req
433. Put the crap in the calendar,Copy !req
434. or I'll show you the world
all the unsavory stuffCopy !req
435. you're sending young girls
from school computers.Copy !req
436. And he relished the power he held
over the people who opened up to him.Copy !req
437. Everyone can seeCopy !req
438. that behind your pretty, little,
rich-girl Instagrams...Copy !req
439. Your nice-guy, best-friend act
isn't fooling me..Copy !req
440. You're no hero, you're a phony.Copy !req
441. This was no prank.
These were the actions of an individualCopy !req
442. completely lacking...Copy !req
443. any form of empathy.Copy !req
444. The victims of your crimes...Copy !req
445. In total,Copy !req
446. Grayson reached out to 41 people
as Brooke Wheeler.Copy !req
447. He exchanged over 30,000 messagesCopy !req
448. between August 12th
and December 4th.Copy !req
449. But of all the conversations
uncovered at the trial,Copy !req
450. Grayson's longest,
most intimate exchanges,Copy !req
451. were not with DeMarcus, Jenna,
Drew, or Mr. Gesualdi.Copy !req
452. They were with Kevin McClain.Copy !req
453. I'm sorry, Peter.Copy !req
454. I couldn't tell you.
I couldn't tell anyone.Copy !req
455. Tell us what?Copy !req
456. I did the Brownout.Copy !req
457. Kevin, if you had told the police
that you were being blackmailed,Copy !req
458. they probably would have helped youCopy !req
459. - or been a little easier—
- I couldn't.Copy !req
460. Why?Copy !req
461. Because I wasn't blackmailed.Copy !req
462. When I first met Brooke,
I was instantly smitten.Copy !req
463. We had so much in common.Copy !req
464. We had similar tastes in movies, TV.Copy !req
465. We bonded over the same critiques
of Rick & Morty.Copy !req
466. She made me feel all these things
I had never felt before.Copy !req
467. A conversation from October 28th, 2017.Copy !req
468. One week before the Brownout.Copy !req
469. I thought
everyone at school loved you.Copy !req
470. You're the Fruit Ninja.Copy !req
471. Nobody really wants to be
the Fruit Ninja.Copy !req
472. I've just never really been good
at fitting in,Copy !req
473. so at some point I decided
to do the opposite.Copy !req
474. And I did everything I could
to convince myselfCopy !req
475. that I didn't need people
to like me.Copy !req
476. That's why I like you.Copy !req
477. I hate people
who need everyone's approval.Copy !req
478. Maybe,Copy !req
479. but sometimes I wonder
if I have anyone's approval.Copy !req
480. Even Tanner and Chloe.Copy !req
481. Sometimes I wonder if they're laughing
behind my back like everyone else.Copy !req
482. I wouldn't even blame them.Copy !req
483. You have my approval, Pickle.
I think I'm falling in love with you.Copy !req
484. I felt close to her in a way
that I have...Copy !req
485. never felt with anyone.Copy !req
486. In many ways,Copy !req
487. Kevin was Grayson's easiest target.Copy !req
488. Fruit Ninja!
Fruit Ninja!Copy !req
489. The two had been childhood friends,Copy !req
490. so Grayson knew about Kevin's
sixth grade nickname.Copy !req
491. Did you like that nickname?
- No.Copy !req
492. That name, it destroyed Kevin.
And it was huge for Nick Sondergoth.Copy !req
493. And Grayson knew how much Kevin
still resented the kid...Copy !req
494. who created it.Copy !req
495. You changed seats, Kevin.Copy !req
496. Did you enjoy watching Nick Sondergoth
poop his pants?Copy !req
497. Grayson planted the seeds for revenge.Copy !req
498. And Kevin thought he could impress Brooke
by sticking up for himself.Copy !req
499. Together they laughed about
how fitting it would beCopy !req
500. to see Nick Sondergoth
and the rest of the kids who bullied him,Copy !req
501. get such a suitable comeuppance.Copy !req
502. Love had blinded me.Copy !req
503. I was willing to do...Copy !req
504. anything to impress her.Copy !req
505. She wanted me to do the Brownout,
so...Copy !req
506. I did the Brownout.Copy !req
507. How did it all happen?Copy !req
508. Well, she sent me the maltitol.Copy !req
509. She said that it was going to work
better than any store-bought laxative,Copy !req
510. and that no one would get hurt.Copy !req
511. There was a fire drill scheduled
for November 6th.Copy !req
512. It was the perfect opportunity
to enter the kitchen unnoticed.Copy !req
513. I quickly found the lemonade dispenser
and I...Copy !req
514. deposited the maltitol.Copy !req
515. I'm ashamed to admit this,
but it was...Copy !req
516. thrilling.Copy !req
517. Until I was...Copy !req
518. seated in the cafeteria, of course.Copy !req
519. I had no idea so many peopleCopy !req
520. drank that fucking lemonade.Copy !req
521. You know, it's not even made
with real lemons.Copy !req
522. Let's talk about the horchata.Copy !req
523. Did you knock over Brother Buckley's
lemonade on purpose?Copy !req
524. Yes.Copy !req
525. I did. Of course.Copy !req
526. He's not exactly in pristine health.
Okay?Copy !req
527. I felt responsible for him.Copy !req
528. I didn't want anyone to get hurt.Copy !req
529. Did it turn out the way you anticipated?Copy !req
530. It was like a bad dream.Copy !req
531. It was soul-shaking.Copy !req
532. Did anyone else know
that you were speaking to Brooke?Copy !req
533. No.Copy !req
534. I hadn't told anyone about Brooke,Copy !req
535. but obviously,Copy !req
536. DeMarcus figured it out.Copy !req
537. He didn't want me speaking to you
because he was afraid.Copy !req
538. Of what?Copy !req
539. Exactly what happened.Copy !req
540. All of our pictures
and conversations getting released.Copy !req
541. And when did you realize
that Brooke wasn't who she said she was?Copy !req
542. I was supposed to meet Brooke.Copy !req
543. The night after the Brownout.Copy !req
544. It was the only thing that was getting me
through a rather traumatic day.Copy !req
545. Where were you supposed to meet?Copy !req
546. At the Holiday Inn on Route 2.Copy !req
547. The previous day I had...Copy !req
548. picked some things up
at Dassey's.Copy !req
549. Is that when Tanner thought
that you were buying laxatives?Copy !req
550. - Yes.
- Ah.Copy !req
551. I'm almost positive that he had laxatives
in that Dassey's bag.Copy !req
552. So what did you buy?
- I bought...Copy !req
553. adult...Copy !req
554. paraphernalia.Copy !req
555. Prophylactics.Copy !req
556. I didn't tell Tanner
because I was embarrassed.Copy !req
557. I got there early.Copy !req
558. I texted Brooke after 20 minutes or so,Copy !req
559. telling her the room number.Copy !req
560. And I waited...Copy !req
561. and waited.Copy !req
562. At 8:48 p.m.,Copy !req
563. on November 6th,Copy !req
564. Brooke sent one final message to Kevin,
before blocking him.Copy !req
565. You act like you're smarter
than everyone else,Copy !req
566. but everything about you is fake.Copy !req
567. The way you dress.Copy !req
568. The way you talk.Copy !req
569. You're full of shit.Copy !req
570. Just like me.Copy !req
571. I never heard from her again.Copy !req
572. And just like that...Copy !req
573. I had no one.Copy !req
574. Hey, Pickle.Copy !req
575. I'm going to bed and I wanted
to say goodnight.Copy !req
576. This girl
that I fell in love with...Copy !req
577. had never existed.Copy !req
578. Can I...Copy !req
579. Can I just ask you one more question?Copy !req
580. Well,Copy !req
581. if you did the Brownout,Copy !req
582. doesn't that mean that...Copy !req
583. you shit your pants on purpose?Copy !req
584. Yeah.Copy !req
585. How do you feel
now knowing Kevin's involvementCopy !req
586. in the Turd Burglar crimes?Copy !req
587. Well, I thought I was going crazy...
throughout the entire process.Copy !req
588. I mean, I know Kevin better than anyone,Copy !req
589. and I just knew
when he was acting up.Copy !req
590. At first I was...Copy !req
591. I felt really betrayed.Copy !req
592. You know? I really believed in him.Copy !req
593. And I went to bat for him.Copy !req
594. My life is very different
because of how hard I fought for him.Copy !req
595. But I guess I should have just gone
and talked to him about it.Copy !req
596. Instead of going to the school
and ratting him out,Copy !req
597. I should have just been a better friend.Copy !req
598. Then...Copy !req
599. I read his texts with Brooke and...Copy !req
600. Just to see how Grayson manipulated him.Copy !req
601. And yeah, my life is different now.Copy !req
602. But it doesn't even come close
to what Kevin went through.Copy !req
603. I guess...Copy !req
604. I guess, I just didn't really realize...Copy !req
605. how lonely he was.Copy !req
606. Man, I don't know. Life is crazy.Copy !req
607. I came to the realizationCopy !req
608. that life is a lot more like basketball
than I thought.Copy !req
609. Like for instance,
when I'm on the court,Copy !req
610. I'm in control, handle the ball,
I shoot it,Copy !req
611. I tear down my own rebounds.Copy !req
612. It's like, I'm DeMarcus Tillman,
I'm in control,Copy !req
613. but in real life,Copy !req
614. it's like I'm on the fucking bench.
Feels like I'm Squeaky.Copy !req
615. And everybody else making calls.Copy !req
616. So from that point forward,Copy !req
617. I got off the bench.Copy !req
618. I got my driver's license.Copy !req
619. I'm looking after my own calendar,
making my own college decisions.Copy !req
620. Lou and my dad wanted me to go Oregon.Copy !req
621. In the fall of 2019,Copy !req
622. - I'll be attending...Copy !req
623. Villanova University.Copy !req
624. I just want to do my own thing.
I'm making decisions.Copy !req
625. Game time.Copy !req
626. Raise your hand
if you want to play basketball.Copy !req
627. Yeah? Raise your hand
if you want to go to the NBA.Copy !req
628. Okay, one of you tell me
what you have to do...Copy !req
629. to make it to the NBA?Copy !req
630. I'm the most happy
when I'm on the court.Copy !req
631. That's why I really started playing
basketball, I really enjoyed it.Copy !req
632. Outside of just being, like,
really, really good,Copy !req
633. like, I liked it first.Copy !req
634. That's me, that's the real DeMarcus,Copy !req
635. you know, just playing in the park.Copy !req
636. I kind of want to get back to that,Copy !req
637. and I want to get back
to feeling that same joy...Copy !req
638. when I'm not playing basketball too.Copy !req
639. Bless us, oh Lord, for these thy giftsCopy !req
640. which we are about to receive
through thy bounty,Copy !req
641. Christ Our Lord, amen.Copy !req
642. Amen.Copy !req
643. I am still very much an atheist,Copy !req
644. but if it gives my grandmother
some peace of mindCopy !req
645. to believe in a fairy tale,Copy !req
646. so be it.Copy !req
647. it is not Christians I hate,
it's the institution.Copy !req
648. You say that, but just wait till
somebody requests a Christian rock song.Copy !req
649. You're gonna lose your shit
like you always do.Copy !req
650. That's because Christian rock offends me
more as a musician.Copy !req
651. It feels goodCopy !req
652. to have Tanner and Chloe
back in my life.Copy !req
653. I will not be returning to St. Bernardine.Copy !req
654. I'm going to public school
for my senior year.Copy !req
655. I'm excited for a fresh start.Copy !req
656. I have a good feeling.Copy !req
657. I think it'll be a good year.Copy !req
658. You know, Peter, Sam.Copy !req
659. I really mean this.Copy !req
660. I hope that we keep in touch.Copy !req
661. On social, you know?Copy !req
662. Or...Copy !req
663. in real life.Copy !req
664. We're the first generation
that gets to live twice.Copy !req
665. Our existences are simultaneously
experienced...Copy !req
666. and curated.Copy !req
667. Presented.Copy !req
668. Packaged.Copy !req
669. Polished for our own protection.Copy !req
670. Digital fortresses
made of bits, bytes, and pixels.Copy !req
671. Walls made of zeros and ones.Copy !req
672. Grayson referred to these digital walls
as masks,Copy !req
673. and he created the Turd Burglar
to prove that behind them,Copy !req
674. we're all full of shit.Copy !req
675. It would be easy to dismiss his messages,Copy !req
676. as the ramblings of a madman,Copy !req
677. if there wasn't so much truth to them.Copy !req
678. We do all create versions of ourselves...Copy !req
679. to appear to be the curators
of our own stories,Copy !req
680. to appear to be in the driver's seat
of our own lives.Copy !req
681. We are the worst generation.Copy !req
682. We're all full of shit.Copy !req
683. You all pretend to lead
these perfect, happy livesCopy !req
684. when you know,
you're just as lonely as me.Copy !req
685. You're fucking fake.
You're fucking plastic.Copy !req
686. But pretending...
doesn't make us plastic.Copy !req
687. Imagination...Copy !req
688. is what makes us human.Copy !req
689. It allows us to figure out
which version of ourselves fits best.Copy !req
690. Put you...Copy !req
691. Alright, how's the service?
Wow. It's a big venue.Copy !req
692. We're gonna rock this.
This is awesome!Copy !req
693. We're not the worst generation.
We're just the most exposed.Copy !req
694. We're living in a constant state
of feedback.Copy !req
695. And judgment.Copy !req
696. So maybe the masks are a tool
to survive the time.Copy !req
697. Maybe they provide a thin layer
of protection.Copy !req
698. A place to grow,Copy !req
699. discover,Copy !req
700. reinvent.Copy !req
701. The important part is having
people who know you...Copy !req
702. without the mask.Copy !req
703. And being happy with who you are...Copy !req
704. beneath it.Copy !req
705. Sorry, wrong number. Time to die.Copy !req