[So... the reply wasn't immediate. It came a few days down the road, and if she happened to check, nobody'd seen her at her home. There was no word, but the phone message didn't disappear or get returned to her, so the fluid was still registered.
When she replied, she sounded fine. She'd had a little bit of time to calm herself, to realize that she wasn't sick to death for the first time, that things hadn't somehow gotten worse. She was trying to digest a lot of what she'd seen and decided to just shelve it for the moment. She'd already lied to three people, what was one more?]
Makoto... Don't worry about keeping me waiting a few days. I'm sorry. I've been asleep for the last week. It's a strange thing that happens here every once in a while, where we dream of home. Of time passing.
I'm sorry about not getting back in touch sooner. How are you?
[She didn't actually like lying but there was a lot of drama that might get involved. this was... simpler.]
Voice (A few days later...)
When she replied, she sounded fine. She'd had a little bit of time to calm herself, to realize that she wasn't sick to death for the first time, that things hadn't somehow gotten worse. She was trying to digest a lot of what she'd seen and decided to just shelve it for the moment. She'd already lied to three people, what was one more?]
Makoto... Don't worry about keeping me waiting a few days. I'm sorry. I've been asleep for the last week. It's a strange thing that happens here every once in a while, where we dream of home. Of time passing.
I'm sorry about not getting back in touch sooner. How are you?
[She didn't actually like lying but there was a lot of drama that might get involved. this was... simpler.]