ic contact; MoM

[coppelganger]

Hey, it's Sarah. Leave a message.

Comments

[magnitudes]

what if it was my dying wish

[coppelganger]

[ There's a long pause before Sarah texts back. A good five minutes where before she'd been responding within one. ]

is that supposed to be funny?

[magnitudes]

yes?

I can't be pathetic and miserable about forever

[magnitudes]

You big sook.

( Spoken with the utmost regard, btw. Sarissa scoops up the smallest parcel dramatically and shakes it a little, Seeking Clues. )

Is it a pony?

[coppelganger]

it is possible to not be miserable and pathetic without resorting to shitty jokes.
surprising, i know.

[magnitudes]

gotta stay ahead of the game. did I hit a saw spot?

[coppelganger]

piss off. go to disney world yourself, make jokes about dying to mickey bloody mouse.

[magnitudes]

hey
I died, I get to cope how I need to cope
everyone wants me to be back to being me
did you miss the part where I'm a shitty person

[coppelganger]

whatever. go cope with someone else. i don't want to hear that shit. or read it.

[magnitudes]

( There's a good half hour before she replies. )

Sarah
I need you

I can't do this without you

[coppelganger]

[ Another few minutes go by. ]

i'm sorry i was harsh.
you know i'll still go with you to disney.

[magnitudes]

I was a dickhead
I'm sorry
I'm still so upset all the time and I start saying shit I know is fucked up but it's like I can't stop
and it's the most bullshit feeling because I know I can and I should stop but I just don't try hard enough
I hate when people say they can't help it, it's such bullshit

[coppelganger]

You're such a good guesser!

[ The package rattles when she shakes it. It's a mini beer pong set for their mutual enjoyment. ]

Maybe don't shake the bigger one, yeah?

[coppelganger]

i know you're upset. you've got every right to be. no one expects you to be okay 100% of the time.

backdated to first week of december, and text!

[doubleblind]

How's Mendel? Also, favorite Disney character? It's very important.

[coppelganger]

annoying as ever. and stitch, i guess.

[magnitudes]

being okay and being a decent human being don't go hand in hand
i can part b without being part a

[magnitudes]

It's why you like me so much. And why I was such a good cop.

( lololol

But omg she laughs as she opens up the beer pong, beaming at it. )

This is fucking epic. Jesus. Friday nights are sorted.

( :D :D :D ) Thank you.

[doubleblind]

Tell him I say hey. I'm sure he misses us.

Stitch. Got it. I can totally manage that.

[coppelganger]

don't beat yourself up over it, yeah? it's gonna happen.

[coppelganger]

Aw, shut it. I know you must've been a good cop. It's not an easy thing.

[ She motions for Sarissa to open the second present. Inside is a fancy plankton aquarium to serve as both a nightlight for the apartment and to appeal to Sarissa's terribly hidden geeky/animal loving side. ]

[coppelganger]

will do.
you don't need to get me anything.

[magnitudes]

( Excuse her, Sarissa's just going to take a seat on the floor, more careful with this one after Sarah's instructions. And when she gets it open, she just stops for a second, folding up the paper and setting it to the side, as she lifts the aquarium onto her lap. )

No way.

( She sounds so quiet and so awed, running her fingers over it, like she has to confirm that this thing is real and solid and actually in front of her. Her eyes are wide and her mouth parted, and she opens and closes her mouth uselessly before looking at Sarah. Speechless for a few moments, before she manages. )

This is so cool! ( TOO HAPPY TO ARTICULATE, MUST KEEP INSPECTING THIS MAGICAL AQUARIUM KIT )

[magnitudes]

no, that's what bar fights are for

( a separate text, almost immediately: )

sorry

[doubleblind]

I want to get you something.