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[coppelganger]

Hey, it's Sarah. Leave a message.

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[coppelganger]

I know you would.

[ Which is why the situation with Kavinsky bothered her so much. But it's over now, done. They can't go back and change what happened. ]

[magnitudes]

Okay.

( Good. As long as she knows that. )

I love you. ( And, with a slightly more playful tone she adds, ) You bloody drama queen.

[coppelganger]

Love you, too.

[ There's no way she can deny being a drama queen, so she just smiles and kisses Sarissa's temple. ]

You gonna open that shit or not?

[magnitudes]

( Easing back from the embrace, Sarissa roughly rubs over her eyes with the heel of her hand, an oddly reckless seeming gesture, with a kind of childishness woven into it. Sarissa is too old sometimes, but mostly she just seems far too young. )

Which one should I open first? You seem most excited about Mendel's.

[coppelganger]

[ Sarah shrugs, smiling as she breaks the hug and leans back against the wall. ]

Doesn't matter. I just like giving people things. [ Maybe contrary to appearances, Sarah Manning is a huge dweeb. ]

[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]

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?

[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.

[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. ]

[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 )