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[absinthe_eyed]

[An audio feed begins. Dull scratching sounds, muffled but hurried words. After a moment, the words become clear...]

--where I dropped--

[...only to disappear in a buzz of white noise. It gives way to a video feed featuring the too-close face of one Justin Pendleton, although he may not be recognizable as such. The typically fastidious boy is

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[dreamsofnoah]

You look very happy for someone who disappeared for a whole week.

[audio]

[dreamsofnoah]

It's the lovely curse we're being treated to today.

[audio]

[absinthe_eyed]

It's not bad.

[audio]

[dreamsofnoah]

It's noisy.

[audio]

[absinthe_eyed]

Use one of your doors to get away from it.

[audio]

[dreamsofnoah]

[She's having fun complaining, Justin, stop spoiling it :|]

I don't know if that'll work.

[audio]

[absinthe_eyed]

[He's having fun spoiling it!]

You could try.

[audio]

[dreamsofnoah]

[How mean. Spoiling a little girl's fun.]

But I'm busy right now.

[audio]

[absinthe_eyed]

[Welcome to the strange world of Cheerful Justin, Road.]

Busy doing what?

[audio]

[dreamsofnoah]

[It is a most disconcerting world.]

Talking to you, of course.

[audio]

[absinthe_eyed]

[Don't worry! It can't last.]

You could stop talking to me. Or I could stop talking to you.

[audio]

[dreamsofnoah]

I don't want to. And you're still talking.

[audio]

[absinthe_eyed]

I could stop.

[audio]

[dreamsofnoah]

Will you?

[audio]

[absinthe_eyed]

[This is Justin stopping.]

[audio]

[dreamsofnoah]

[Fine, two can play at that.]