[Lottie had set her communicator on her desk, and without realizing that it would turn on, dumped her lesson plan notebooks on top. The spiral-bound books slide off though, revealing Lottie sitting down at her desk and going through a small pile of mail. If someone had good eyes, they might be able to make out that one of the return addresses is
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I'm so terribly sorry for eavesdropping-- I-I didn't mean to-- I-
..are you all right?
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Y-yes, jus' fine, darlin'! Don't worry 'bout me! I'm jus'... feelin' a l'il emotional right now because... because...'
I'm out of chocolate. Yeah, that's it!
[She's badly lying, but she really doesn't want Jane to feel obligated to even know of her problems.]
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...oh.
[That's... an odd thing for a grown woman to cry about.]
Um.. my mother sends me chocolate from time to time. I'd be happy to share.
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They're... um... not th'same as th'chocolates from N'ahlans! Yes, that's it! Not French-American.
[She bought the story. She bought the story.
WAY TO GO, LOTTIE!]
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Yes it is.
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I, um... certainly hope someone will be giving out the chocolate you like during Halloween then.
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Then everythin' will be alright, even if no one hands it out.
[Lottie can't believe her luck. She's starting to feel a lot more in the clear.]
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Well I.. I do hope you feel better soon, Miss Lottie. I'm sorry for having bothered you.
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[She just... needs a bit of time to get over the news and buck up.] Thanks for bein' thoughtful and checkin' in, honey.
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But I'll be fine. I'm jus'... bein' silly ovah nothin', that's all.
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B-but... if you really were upset, you would tell someone, wouldn't you? So they could help you...
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[8DDDDDD;;;;;]
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Goodbye then, Miss Lottie. Sorry again for having bothered you.
[With that the younger girl finally leaves her be, completely fooled.]
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[Whew~. That was close. Way too close. Lottie better be a bit more careful with her comm from now on!]
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