. dial tone.

[zealouspeter]

[not even two rings.]
Hello. This is Shiroe speaking-- if you were trying to reach me, leave a message. If not, I won't begrudge you.

Thanks![end.]

Comments

call backdate to the 6th; re: these - http://sirenspull.livejournal.com/1116189.html

[payback]

[Calling you, Shiroe. Pick up.]

[payback]

Shiroe, you can't say that unless you TALKED to her and explained yourself! I can't BELIEVE you would do this to a little girl who is dying.

[zealouspeter]

[finally, the amusement drops off.] I spoke to her. Face-to-face, for thirty minutes.

I explained that it was mine, that it was important -- just because she was dying doesn't change the fact that she was a kid.

[payback]

You told me she never saw you. So which is it?

[zealouspeter]

She didn't see me taking it, the day of.

She saw me two days ago.

[payback]

I still find it hard to believe she does not have the logical capacity to point you out as the one who took it, if she knew you wanted it.

[zealouspeter]

She won't.

[with finality.]

[payback]

So not only are you stealing from a little girl, you're bullying her.

1/2.

[zealouspeter]

[a beat.]

[zealouspeter]

... Yes.

[payback]

You should be ashamed of yourself.

[zealouspeter]

Probably.

I took their advice.

[payback]

Are you going to replace the book?

[zealouspeter]

... What good would that do?

[payback]

It's better than just leaving it.

[zealouspeter]

[he starts to say something, but then -- silence.]

[would it?]