[separate phone calls to Henry and Cousland; Day 53]

[justhitjackpot]

[ring ring ring ring.]

Pick up, damn it...

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[womanwhofights]

[After several rings, the phone goes to voice messaging.]

Hello. We are not home right now. But if you leave your name and a message, we will return your ca--

[CLICK. Looks like someone picked it up. A very groggy-sounding someone.]

'Lo?

[justhitjackpot]

[He's standing in the kitchen, bent over the counter and staring at the phone book.]

Where's Zev.

[It's...less of a question and more of a statement, really.]

[womanwhofights]

Travis?

[Grumble grumble.]

Beats me. He's probably out in the forest or something. I'm not his babysitter, you know.

[justhitjackpot]

Yeah. How're you feeling?

[Back to business--]

His name's not in the phonebook.

[wearecowboys]

[Henry picks up on the second ring, like he always does.]

Hello, Travis.

[justhitjackpot]

Where is she.

[wearecowboys]

[He knows exactly who you're talking about and knew where she was going and where she'd been for the entire time she's been here ever since meeting her at the S-Mart. Tailing her? What? Don't be silly...]

Not in town, that's for sure.

[justhitjackpot]

Fuck.

[In the background, some pages are flipped. He's going through the phonebook looking for her name for what must be the 10th time.]

Her name's not in the phonebook.