020 - say hello to stepford mal - video

[cauchemal]

[Boy oh boy does Mal ever look cheerful. Like she almost always does of late in your slightly altered memories of her. Yes, she went through a bit of a rough patch there a couple of months ago. Her intimates know that happened when she found out about what her husband did to her -- but bar some completely reasonable and understandable grieving, she

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[grand_lotus]

I'm well, thank you, and it is a pleasure to see you in such high spirits.

As for special requests at breakfast, I can't imagine there being any issue - I'm sure we could run to a little more variety.

[cauchemal]

I'm feeling really quite well today, I have to admit. Possibly nothing more that pleasure at having escaped the latest flood largely unscathed -- no disrespect to those who were affected intended, of course.

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[lost_undercover]

[Costigan's actually smiling a little.]

Hey. How you doin', Mal?

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[cauchemal]

[Mal's smiling too; there's something tender and a little haunted about it, but it's not gloomy, exactly.]

Bill. It's good to hear from you-are you all right?

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[lost_undercover]

Yeah, I'm good. I'm good. How have you been holdin' up?

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[cauchemal]

I'm all right. Grateful that the flood didn't affect me. Otherwise-well, much as always, of course. I feel like we haven't talked in ages.