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audio; forward-dated a few days

[citizendetective]

Taylor! Oh my gosh; I heard you on the network and you sound so good! Congratulations!

[Misty, in turn, sounds strained, but also genuinely relieved.]

Re: audio; forward-dated a few days

[skitter]

Hey, Misty. Yeah, being someone else for a week helped a lot.

Even if I did get bit.

[citizendetective]

Well, that sucks! I'm assuming you're better now?

[skitter]

Yeah. I'm okay.

How about you?

[citizendetective]

Well, I was in a coma for two weeks, which sucked, obviously. I feel like I missed everything.

[skitter]

You missed going to ruined Seattle and probably getting bit by a zombie. Good timing for a coma, honestly.

[citizendetective]

I did do that. I was in a coma afterwards. It was basically the worst of both worlds.

[skitter]

Oh, that really sucks. Sorry about it.

I've still never had a Barge coma. Do you dream?

[citizendetective]

I didn't. I just woke up and I'd lost all this time that I can never get back.

[skitter]

Most important thing you missed was Dad's wedding party.

[citizendetective]

Kiryu got married and I missed it?

[skitter]

You missed the party. Everyone missed them getting married.

[citizendetective]

Well, that's not exactly better.

[skitter]

It's what it is.

[Does Taylor know what her own feelings about it are? She does not.]

Keep a secret with me?

[citizendetective]

Of course.

[Hello, absolute best thing she could have said right now.]

[skitter]

I might move out? I might not, but-

Now they're married, the cabin feels smaller.

[citizendetective]

Do you feel like total shit about it?

[skitter]

No, nothing like that. I'm so happy for them both.

But I'm also a little allergic to being a third wheel.

[citizendetective]

That would make me feel like total shit.

[skitter]

I don't feel like shit.

I just don't know what kind of space I take up now, or what I need.

[citizendetective]

I think... the typical advice would be that you should ask him?

[skitter]

He is going to say there's always room for me, but I should do what I think best.

But yeah, I'm going to talk to him soon.

[citizendetective]

Would he say that even if he's totally bullshitting you, or would he only say it if he meant it?

[skitter]

You should get to know him better. Dad's incapable of bullshit.

[citizendetective]

I know him really well, actually, but even people who are painstakingly earnest can still lie to make someone feel better.