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Room 513 of Different International Relations; Thursday Morning [ 06/04 ].

Jun 04, 2009 08:52

There was a certain rhythm to Turtle's working, assuming the ever-comforting position of sitting cross-legged on her bed, surrounded by files and folders and stocks reports and plugging away at things on her laptop. It was a very particular type-type-type, flip through things, type-type-type some more, then look up, sigh, and sit distracted for a ( Read more... )

jeff, emo? in my turtle?, room 513 is no longer british

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scary_jeff June 4 2009, 12:58:24 UTC

"Jeff Murdock!"

It was a miracle how Jeff managed to sound both upbeat and utterly terrified at the same time, but he managed.

(It was the 80s. They didn't have caller ID)

stocksgrrl June 4 2009, 13:14:37 UTC

"Jeff!"

If a single syllable word could manage to sound all together too rushed and eager and happy and excited and desperate and lonely and longing and regret in one breath, Turtle came pretty damn close to accomplishing it.

"Hi. It's...me."

scary_jeff June 4 2009, 13:23:38 UTC

"Oh."

Beat.

"Hi, you."

He was trying, here.

"You're using the phone!"

stocksgrrl June 4 2009, 13:30:29 UTC

"I know!" Turtle said, brightly, kind of glad she was using the phone because that meant Jeff couldn't see the fact that she was smiling like an idiot. "And so are you!"

She was actually a little worried that he might not pick up, considering how Jeff was with phones and everything. It was a risk she obviously decided to take, even if her depression would have probably sunk tenfold if he hadn't answered.

"So..."

I miss you. So. Much.

"How's it going?"

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