002 [Video; English]

[notmanaging]

[The communicator flickers on, showing a shaky video footage of a ceiling moving from side to side. In actuality, Adrian is fiddling with it in her hands, as she tends to do with objects when she's nervous or restless, and is unaware that the video feed is even on.]

...so many people here.

I miss the privacy. It's been...

[And the video feeds

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[dividend]

I-I... I can talk to the others about it!

[notmanaging]

[...Shit! It's only when she hears his voice emitting from the communicator does she realise it was on in the first place, and she quickly sets it down on the edge of her bed.]

Oh, that's quite unnecessary. I'll manage.

[dividend]

... but you're not managing right now, are you?

[notmanaging]

I'm fine.

[And yet, she sounds too defensive to be telling the truth.]

[dividend]

I can see right through you.

[notmanaging]

Those who are overly-confident fall hardest, Mr. Wright.

[dividend]

I wouldn't exactly call it over confidence.

[notmanaging]

Then what makes you think you know me so well?

[Just because he knows about that incident doesn't give him the right to make such blanket statements, and as grateful as she is, Adrian is starting to feel irritated.]

[dividend]

... I never said that I knew you that well, Adrian. Look, I'm just gonna drop it.

[notmanaging]

[She signs, not having intended on being quite so harsh about it.]

It's appreciated.