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[everswirlingtoilet]

You've reached the phone of Nick Sax. Congratulations--I'm sure it's the highlight of your day.

Assuming you had a point to reaching out, leave a message regarding said point. If I think it's worth my time, I'll get back to you. If not...

...beep.

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[tucky]

[This is the fourth time that Tiffany's inmate has abruptly disappeared from her item. The past three times, it's been due to a graduation, but that's never stopped her stomach from dropping and fear from taking hold. That fear is, at least, tempered by cautious excitement, but as she types out the message, her fingers still shake.]

are you ok where are you call me please

[She's on her way to his cabin already.]

[everswirlingtoilet]

I'm fine. Might be something wrong with my cabin tho

[tucky]

[Relief.]

something wrong or something better

[everswirlingtoilet]

Better. So it must be a mistake

[tucky]

did you get a full bathroom

[everswirlingtoilet]

How did you know?

[tucky]

because you disappeared from my item!!!!

it's not a mistake it means you graduated Nick

[everswirlingtoilet]

Fuck off.

[So yeah, he's highly skeptical.]

[tucky]

no i'm serious you want to come see

[everswirlingtoilet]

Okay. I guess. Where are you?

[tucky]

my cabin but i can come to yours if you want

[everswirlingtoilet]

Stay put.

[It won't be long before she hears a sharp rap on her door.]

[tucky]

It's open!

[She says, right before throwing the door open herself, her iPod-shaped item ready for him to look over.]

See? The thing that usually says you're alive and not in Zero or whatever - it's not there anymore!

[everswirlingtoilet]

[He stares at her iPod-y thing for a moment.]

Technical malfunction?

[tucky]

Nick.

[everswirlingtoilet]

What? This whole ship is a major malfunction.

Wouldn't I feel different if I graduated?

[tucky]

Do you feel exactly the same as you did when you first came here?

[everswirlingtoilet]

Not exactly, no.

[tucky]

Then you feel different, right?

[everswirlingtoilet]

...yeah, obviously, that would be true. But I don't feel hugely different.

[tucky]

Then I guess you didn't need to hugely change.

[everswirlingtoilet]

That doesn't sound right...but I'm not going to argue the point.

So now what?

[tucky]

You tell me. Do you wanna go home and use your deal, or do you wanna stay and get another one? Or both; you can do both.

[everswirlingtoilet]

I gotta go home. I know time doesn't work the same here but it feels like I've been gone a long time and I gotta go fix things.

[tucky]

[She smiles.]

Then it sounds to me like you don't gotta ask "Now what?", 'cause you already know.