NISHA

ㅤ ㅤㅤi ain't got a clue how old either of 'em are. mashi'd beat my ass if I asked、 n' im not too close with your dad. ㅤㅤgo ahead、 try it! ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤabout。。。 500? give or take? all I know is that i'm gettin' up there. ㅤㅤwh— what made ya think ya had to ask? of course i'll let ya! matter of fact、 if ya didn't i'd start to think ya hate me or somethin'. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤoh yeah、 last time I had long hair was waaaay before ya ever were a thought. maybe I've got a picture 'round somewhere. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤkinda miss havin' long hair、 honestly. plus growin' it out means i'm gonna save a tonne of money on haircuts. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤjust touched a friend's shoulder ; apparently we've always been in love with each other cause I did that. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤ( starts playing a jazz record through his phonograph、 laying across his desk. ㅤㅤpaperwork can wait. ) ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤi'm a good role model、 ain't i? ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤ❝ Nisha! How's my favourite troublemaker doin'? ❞ ㅤ

“ nah, don't worry about any of that. we'll do the thing. the trunk bit or whatever. ”

he had other plans to be sure, but this is fine. he'll make it work. “ special event huh. sure, whatever. we can do both then. ”

it takes all the self-control not to roll his eyes. “ fine. yeah, yeah, we'll go. ”

“ a church. . . great. isn't there anything else you'd rather do. ”

“ what the fuck is a trunk or treat— ”

“ there you are. took you long enough. ”