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[glassesonachain]

UN: Diencephalon

"Hello. This is Bennett and you've reached my voicemail because I'm not in at the present moment. So leave me your name and a brief message and I'll...get back to you as soon as I am able. Thank you."

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[hardballsy]

Oh.

[He sounds like...

Like he doesn't know how to feel about that.

Should he tell her?]

I, uh. I just had... one. It made me a little giddy.

["a little"]

[glassesonachain]

That's...

[She defaults to thinking the worst. Her brain immediately jumps to the worst conclusion.]

I wouldn't be, I wouldn't be offended if you wanted to take back your offer. Of doing something together. Again.

Because of the birds.

[The way she says this isn't angry. She more sounds just...disappointed. She liked him.]

I don't want you to feel, to feel obligated.

[hardballsy]

No, no, I —

[He kind of trips over his own tongue for a second, there. What sounds is he trying to make? We just don't know.]

I had a nice time. I don't think it was just because of the birds, but... there's only one way to find out?

[Right?]

...we can call it an experiment.

[glassesonachain]

[Don't smile. Don't laugh. Whatever sound that was, she still finds it endearing, despite no longer being under the influence of birds.]

You'd still like to go out. Again. Maybe?

[She sounds more hopeful than she'd like at this idea.]

[hardballsy]

Yeah. I would. If that's something you'd also like, I mean.

[But she totally would, right? She sounds like she would.]

[glassesonachain]

That would be, it would be...

Nice. I would like that. We should meet again. Time permitting, of course and--

[She should just. Stop talking. Like, completely.]

[hardballsy]

We'll figure it out, don't worry.

[IT'S OKAY, BENNETT. It's okay. Breathe.

You're making Josh nervous, jeez.]

[glassesonachain]

[Nervous wreck is her default state 99.9% of the time, okay.

SHE'LL GET BETTER ABOUT TALKING TO HIM. Eventually.

Maybe.]

I won't. We should be able to coordinate schedules.

Though I have been taking extra shifts, lately.

[And this surprises no one.]

[hardballsy]

I've been working extra hours, too. But we'll — yeah, we'll figure that whole thing out.

[Eventually.

...probably.]