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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]

What time has been the hardest for you?

[everswirlingtoilet]

...okay, wasn't expecting that one.

You mean what time on the ship or any time in my life?

[tucky]

Either. In your life, I guess.

[everswirlingtoilet]

In my life, there are so many candidates for worst. I think the hardest was probably when it all fell apart. I lost my job. I lost my wife. I lost my kid because Amanda didn't tell me she was pregnant. Some people would say I lost my sanity. There have been other hard times, obviously, but they almost all tie back to that time in some way.

Can I ask why you ask?

[tucky]

I just realized I never had before. Not in those words, anyway. I probably would've guessed right if I'd tried, since I know you, but I never asked you for sure.

Does the Barge hit less hard, because your hardest time was before you got here?

[everswirlingtoilet]

It probably didn't hurt that my life was so insane, and so insanely messed up before I came here. The Barge has its own unique way of messing with a person, though--you know that--so I wouldn't say it was easy. Just slightly less traumatic.

[tucky]

Yeah. I wasn't trying to say I thought it was easy for you.

Has anybody ever told you that you're wise?

[everswirlingtoilet]

I know.

Absolutely not.

[tucky]

Well, you are. Just in an unexpected kind of way, is all.