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Tweak says, "When in doubt: mumble."

preston rawlings . {viola} (theviola) wrote in musings,
@ 2011-01-10 16:14:00

Entry tags:

batman, elizabeth bennet, highwayman, viola, werewolf of london

Phone calls & Emails
[All from Preston's business number. Caller ID enabled.]

[Phone message to W. Lowell's UofW phone.]
Hello Mr. Lowell, this is Preston Rawlings, we spoke briefly on [...] regarding suits several weeks ago. I'm not sure if you remember. [The message begins business-like but veers into uncertain.] I'd like to speak to you about a [...] similar matter. Please give me a call. [His work cell number. Disconnect.]

[Phone call to E. Pride]
Ring.

[Phone call to B. Thorne]
Ring.

[Email to T. Brandon: A generic sympathies missive and a relatively generous donation to his Charities in P. Worth's name. No reply is expected or given.]

[Email to all Sparke Industries employees. After the appropriate header, from asparke@sparkeindustries.com--a mask email that Preston uses to send business email in the CEO's stead. Some may know this, some may not.]

We understand this is a difficult time for our Seattle-based community. If you are unable to work at this time, please let us know of your need for leave (which will be granted regardless of accumulated time given the state of emergency) or your notice of termination. Hoping that all of you are safe.

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	Re: Call theviola 2011-01-11 06:06 am UTC (link)
	[First one goes to voicemail.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Call hybristic 2011-01-11 06:08 am UTC (link)
	[No message left. Dials again.] Ring. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Call theviola 2011-01-11 06:09 am UTC (link)
	[Connect. He doesn't say anything, he just picks up.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Call hybristic 2011-01-11 06:16 am UTC (link)
	[Immediately] I never said anything about you manipulating anyone. I said I wanted to see you. There is, you know, a significant bloody difference. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Call theviola 2011-01-11 06:36 am UTC (link)
	What is with all the commentary about my ex and my boss? You want to know who else I've ever cared about and do some accusing there? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Call hybristic 2011-01-11 06:41 am UTC (link)
	Here we go with the bloody walls. I didn't say you were manipulating anyone, and I'm not asking who you've cared about. You're tense. I'm tense. We're both fucking tense. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Call theviola 2011-01-11 06:42 am UTC (link)
	You do it all the time, asking me what I'm doing with other people. I'm not... I'm not just paranoid, or something. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Call hybristic 2011-01-11 06:45 am UTC (link)
	I never said I wasn't jealous, Ash. [Angrily] But you threw all the other bloody crap in. I'll take credit for my jealousy, if you take credit for your automatically damning assumptions. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Call theviola 2011-01-11 06:56 am UTC (link)
	[Subsiding.] I don't know what the hell you're thinking either. [Shoving at something, perhaps a keyboard. Abruptly, he feels even more tired than before.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Call hybristic 2011-01-11 06:58 am UTC (link)
	I'm thinking what I told you I was thinking, you stubborn prat. I want to see you. I don't bloody well mean that you have to drop everything you're doing. It was just a statement, one not easy for me to make, especially when I don't know if Blake is back in your life or not. So, cut me some fucking slack. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Call theviola 2011-01-11 07:01 am UTC (link)
	I just... I have responsibilities too, Eli. I want the people I care about safe too. It doesn't mean you're not one of them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Call hybristic 2011-01-11 07:05 am UTC (link)
	I never once asked you to drop what you were doing, and we have no expectations, one of the other, do we? I have no right to expect you to do anything, and I don't. I don't even know what the bloody hell this is. It was just a comment, one that was ill received, and I retract it. Is that more acceptable? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Call theviola 2011-01-11 07:06 am UTC (link)
	[Long pause. Breathing. Some kind of machine fan is whirring in the background, like a large harddrive.] I'll be back tomorrow morning. Will you be home? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Call hybristic 2011-01-11 07:08 am UTC (link)
	Early, yes, before I have to open the shop. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Call theviola 2011-01-11 07:09 am UTC (link)
	[A slight smile.] People buying coffee? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Call hybristic 2011-01-11 07:13 am UTC (link)
	There's something to be said for a return to normalcy and a place where people can talk to random strangers about their fears. [After a pause.] I'll leave the door unlocked, in case you get in early enough. [Quiet disconnect.] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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