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[onerthes]

[A tinny man's voice gives what is clearly a default answer machine message. Vira-Lorr is still figuring the phone out it seems.]
"Hello, we are not available now. Please leave your name and phone number after the beep. We will return your call."
*Beep*

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[mypartnerintime]

[The realization that you're not all you think you are... Max doesn't envy that feeling at all, and hearing Vira-Lorr go through it is saddening.] There's loads about you that's better than you think, you know.

[She means it.]

Just promise me you'll come out the other side of that month still the great person you are.

[onerthes]

mmm, thank you for saying that. [She sighed and raked her hand through her hair, laughing bitterly and shaking her head.] I don't always think so, but I am still pretty great aren't I?

[That ego was only half felt at the moment.]

But don't you worry. I don't plan on changing too much. I'll probably still be touchy feely when this ends.

...a week after it ends.

[mypartnerintime]

You are.

[She's quick to throw that in before Vira-Lorr can take back her self-compliment.]

Hey, a week of recovery is hella fair. You deserve that much. Then you'll be back to your "watch me wink with two eyes and make you uncomfortable" self.

[onerthes]

Careful there. I enjoy making you blush, you should know. [She laughed again. Forced, but it felt better.] And I'll have to remember that that can be a little disconcerting.

[Bull, she knew and did it on purpose.]

[mypartnerintime]

Pfft. [Yeah, she knows. Or rather, she's finally caught on, after a very long time and some downright blatant hints.] Pretty sure you're gonna do it even more now.

[Damn straight.]

And hey, VL...? I really, really like it that we're friends. Best friends, even. You know that, right?

[onerthes]

I have been unleashed with all of my freedom in making people embarrassed, I assure you.

[She smiled over at Max through the feed, resting her chin on her knuckles and nodding. Ok, it still smarted. She'd been trying to move on, which meant trying to decide if she should rebound off of the attempt and considering asking someone out, but it did still smart. Still...]

Now now. Don't butter me up. I'm your Second Best friend. We don't need her to get too jealous, Max. And of course. I'm glad we are too.

[mypartnerintime]

[Max holds back the gasp at that retort - barely.]

Hey. People are allowed lots of best friends, you know. It's not a one-and-only thing.

[Alright, alright, step away from this topic right now, before she really says something dumb.]

Promise me when you're feeling better we'll go and grab some ice cream together or something. Or whatever's available here, anyway.

[onerthes]

[She snickered, opting to not dig in further. It was fun to tease, but always risky to keep going at it. The offer, though, definitely had her attention.]

You know, there actually is an ice cream stand if you want to meet up there. I hear their stuff is good and never cursed.

[mypartnerintime]

The one in town?

[Their old haunt. Max would like that a lot... assuming they got back there in one piece.]

Yeah. I'd like that. Once you're feeling better, though...

[Definitely not risking all that emotional turmoil right now. Definitely.]

[onerthes]

... yeah, you have a point. We're trapped here. But I think they have shaved ice with a syrup that is rather like those snow cones. I could get you into the 1st class section if you wanted to try.

Once... Once... Once I can be safe around you, first though. Ok?

[mypartnerintime]

Yes. Definitely only then.

[For both their sakes.]

Looking forward to it, Vira-Lorr.