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Hey T-Q, how's it going? [ the video feed begins, but the girl speaking isn't immediately visible. instead, you're treated at first to what looks like the corner of her desk, and the straps of what you can guess might be her mask. one that remains safely offscreen. ] Anyway I don't wanna get too chatty, so lemme just run us right up to our next calendar- [ which is exactly what pops up a beat later. ]

Bah-dah!
Alright, lemme break it down here.

Someother-tember the 8th is Wolf's Day! Apparently celebrated by, and I quote, [ is she joking? it's hard to tell. ] throwing sticks, rolling around, and biting for fun. Also eating. There's supposed to be eating.

Someother-tember the 12th back by popular demand, is Slap a Lawyer on the Ass day. I'm not gonna question anybody's taste, okay? It's space, you gotta do what you gotta do.

Someother-tember the 23rd &24th for you lushes is Nog Day- which out of the mercy of my heart has stretched to encompass the next day, to nurse your hangovers and mope generally about how much this place sucks and you aren't at home. And probably drink more because hey, why not, you know?

Someother-tember the 25th is Sinterklaas, where you can throw your amalgamation of miscellaneous holidays together into one massive whole.

Then last but not least, Someother-tember the 29th is Awkwardly hug a Josh Day which is pretty self explanatory, in my opinion.

I'm toying with the idea of next month having a pin the nametag on the squinty-eyes [ she may be referring to the plethora of Joseph Gordon Levitt faces, but you know, she isn't elaborating, so take that as you will ] and probably a sad, sad belated new year's party for all the oldbies kicking around- but you know, if I put like all those holidays on here it pretty much just would've been one giant month of getting drunk for faintly justifiable reasons. Blah blah insert too much of a good thing proverb here. Anyway.

That's it for me! Have at it!

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Is there any chance we could get that amended to include a surname or something?

Um- I could try?

-Some kinda emergency?

If I say "maybe" are you going to want details? Because they're not mine to give out. But it would probably make things a lot easier for someone who could use a little of that right now.

I can't not want details with bait like that. -But I get it. I'll see what I can swing.

-Somebody special, huh?

'preciate it. He kinda just busted me asking, but it'd still be a nice thing to do if you can swing it.

[There's a pause at "somebody special", mostly because if Alex is still listening in this is an A+ opportunity to provoke the funny kind of freakout rather than the kind she's trying to avoid, but:]

He is, yeah. More 'he's my bro and I wanna make sure he's okay' special than 'I wanna hold his hand and feed ducks' special, but if you ask me that's the kind that sticks anyway.

It's cool. [ her hands raise in mock surrender ] And just for the record, I didn't actually jump right to wanna-marry-him special. [ Hayley's expression flickers, a ghost of a smile and little more. ]

We don't have much here. What we've got is-
Well I just don't think you're the only person who likes to play it close to the chest.

[ no, she didn't so we'll just be neatly sidestepping that little outburst oh god, but it gets a little laugh. ]

I guess when you end up in a place like this you just wanna make sure the good stuff stays good. Or make some up. Like holidays. Freakout aside, it's a good thing you're doing.

Oh stop, you're gonna make me blush.

.... Heather, I have a comm. And ears.

[You two...]

I meant a different guy! Someone... else. Called Josh. Who doesn't like hugs.

...

If I do your laundry for a week will you pretend you bought at least some of that?

Not a word of it.

[More sincerely-]

... I appreciate the worry, but. It's alright.

[Sure, it'll sting and make him miserable for that day, but hell... a lot of things hurt lately. What's another little thing? People around here deserve to have their weird holidays or plans or anything like that.]

...you're okay, Shepherd.

[Boundless fondness here, dorky spacebro. Boundless.]

[He shrugs at that.]

Sorta'. I'll get around to it eventually.

[But at least he's not calling her Elle and hanging out around pools at the moment, right?]

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