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[dontlooklisten]

Suzi's going to be taking the citizenship test very soon, which is fine by Whistler. He's promised not to hack the results, not even to find out what they are in advance, so the only thing he's really got to do that can help her out is prep work. As it's on the noisy and chaotic side in the office back in San Francisco, he's doing his part of the

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[coconutextract]

Izzie's still hanging around Milliways after an evening of drinking, so the part of her that's a little hungover is grateful for the quiet in the bar.

Holding a tall glass of water in her hand, she attempts to find a place to sit, but only succeeds in bumping into one of the tables by the door.

"Oh! Sorry, I'm a little clumsy today," she apologizes to the man sitting there.

[dontlooklisten]

"Whoop! It's okay," says Whistler, turning in the direction of the voice. "You all right there?"

One hand reaches out for the stack of cards and starts feeling around to make sure he hasn't lost any of them.

[coconutextract]

"I'm good, I'm good. Apart from the very large migraine, I'm good," Izzie answers, because she's nothing if not honest.

A few cards have slipped to the floor, so she bends down to pick them up.

[dontlooklisten]

"Ouch. One of those days, huh?" Whistler shakes his head sympathetically. "Not the place I would've picked to recover from a migraine, but if it works for you..."

[sime_channel]

Suzi plops down next to him with a stack of books. "Hi, Whistler. How's it going? I think my brains are going to boil out of my ears."

[dontlooklisten]

"Sorry about that," says Whistler with a grin. "Hey, soon it'll all be over and you can keep your brain where it belongs. I'm doing okay, myself."

[sime_channel]

"Good." she leans over for a quick kiss on his cheek, then rests her hand on his leg, "I'm really nervous about it, even though I've been studying? Just, you know? What if I do fail?"

[dontlooklisten]

"You're not gonna fail," Whistler says firmly. "You know enough to flatten these guys six times over."