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[threelayers]

[A tinny, electronic voice comes on the other line. The message recorded is very obviously a 'default' setting of the fluid, available to any user. It displays no name or identity.]

The person you're trying to reach cannot answer the phone right now. Please leave a message with your name and number after the beep and we will return your call.

[What? Were you actually expecting her to record a voice message?]

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[threelayers]

[She nodded her head and raised the glass again before taking a nice, long draught of her drink. Oh yes, they were getting through this. She had no intention of letting this stupid town get the better of her again.

...

Ok, she'd accept a few setbacks, but she was going to win damnit. That was the plan. As she took another drink, she looked over at her phone and just tapped the off button before sauntering over to the couch and flopping there, one arm going over Emerald's shoulder and the other holding a drink. Seriously, who needed to talk? She was fine just the way she was.]

[hallucinogem]

[this was the life. hanging out with her best friend, decompressing, getting close with her emotionally and physically and then cutting the rest of the world away and losing themselves in alcohol. this was what life needed to be. two friends hanging out, chilling on a couch, sharing drinks and getting ready for how hard they were gonna take the world by storm.]

[she draped her arm over Neo's shoulder in return and grinned at her, though her words came out a little sappier than she might have wanted.]

Thanks for looking out for me. I know, I know, but I'm just gonna keep saying it so you better get used to it. Means a lot to me, you having my back like you did in the labyrins. The... the maze. You know. [she leaned her head against Neo's quickly, and pulled back before it became uncomfortable for either of them.] If you ever need me to pull you out of some weird emotion hole, you know I'm there. For anything.

[threelayers]

[She leaned right back in and rested her head there, toasting widely with her drink. It made a little spill, but she'd worry about that later. That's what stain removers were for. She felt good like this, so drunk that she didn't have to think about the consequences too much. And she had very few here that she could actually do this with safely here. God, she'd never have admitted it before, but it was good to have Emerald.

A little nod and she glanced up at the other girl, winking. She'd tell her if there was something she needed. Oh definitely, though right now all she really needed was to not think about it all. She had her back.]