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[ifyoulive]

brt

got a puzzle for u

[ knocking a little while later! in her pajamas because she has no shame ]

[throughbamboo]

i do like puzzles

[he's waiting at the door when she knocks, so it opens immediately.

Raises an eyebrow]

Y'just wake up?

[ifyoulive]

Nope! Just making a fashion statement.

[ she looks wide awake ]

You like it?

[throughbamboo]

Guess so? Ain't sure what kind of statement yer tryin' to make, ta be honest.

Fashion ain't my strong suit.

[ifyoulive]

You'll get it someday, old guy.

[throughbamboo]

I think 'm a little too old for that.

[ifyoulive]

Nah.

[throughbamboo]

Just a bit.

[ifyoulive]

We're immortal. It's literally impossible for you to be too old to learn.

[throughbamboo]

[a brief face]

Ehh, still ain't for me. Can't say I've cared 'bout fashion, not even when I was younger. Think what I wear in class is the closest I get to givin' a shit.

[ifyoulive]

[ waves a hand ]

You do you, chief. Can I come in already?

[throughbamboo]

Yeah, yeah. C'mon in.

[stepping aside for her]

[ifyoulive]

About time.

[ strolls in, looking only half as timid and out of place as she did the last time ]

[throughbamboo]

Ya distracted me with yer fashion talk.

[ifyoulive]

Ah~ of course. Guess I'll have to let that one slide.

[throughbamboo]

Ya better let it slide.

So what's this puzzle ya mentioned?

[ifyoulive]

[ pulls out a charred sim card ]

Was wondering if you could fix this.

[ it's not really a puzzle she just can't repair anything for shit ]

[throughbamboo]

[both eyebrows shoot up. He holds his hand out for it to look at it closer]

I could give it a shot. What happened to it?

[ifyoulive]

I may or may not have set fire to it by accident.

[throughbamboo]

By accident.

[ifyoulive]

It was inside a sealed lockbox.

[ this explains everything ]

[throughbamboo]

Mhm.

[that explains nothing]

[ifyoulive]

That needed opening.

[throughbamboo]

. . . that why ya set it on fire?

[ifyoulive]

Didn't know how else to open it.