voicemail:

[vitaedolce]

"Hello, you've reached Maria Khirdaji! I can't come to the phone right now, unfortunately. That, or I broke another one. Anyway. Leave a message, and your number, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can, okay? Have a nice day

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[artoflabor]

"Hey, um, Maria? It's ... uh, actually you don't know me, but you do know my little friend here. Brody? Yeah, so, we had a bit of a ... situation go down and he told me to call you. -mutters in frustration, barely audible- And if this kid is lying to me I swear to mother-fucking God ...

-speaking audibly again- Anyway, get back to us. You can just call Brody's phone, I guess, this number. Me, I'm Jimmy. My number's 312 555 4711 if Brody's farts out or something. We'll be around."

[breathbetween]

"Hey, Maria? Did you get married or something?"

"Anyway, this is Tucker and- look, just- call me or something- Navin, shh, shh, I'm on the phone. Uh, my number right now is the same as ever, my PINpoint, call that."

"Just call me back."

His voice is shakier than she probably remembers.

[weightofstone]

"Hello, darling-" Aloysius is probably calling from home, if the ... quiet Gregorian Chant in the background is any indication. "Hoped I'd catch you, but all right - your psychiatrist friend, Hardaway, it'd probably be a very good idea if we kept any speculation about who he is or is not sleeping with entirely to ourselves. I'll see you on the weekend."

[weightofstone]

to: marialikethesong
from: chlodovech@gmail.com
date Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 5:25 PM
subject: RE: query!

We had an interesting chat. Hardaway works for her.

(Good.)

[weightofstone]

to: marialikethesong
from: chlodovech@gmail.com
date Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 5:51 PM
subject: RE: query!

I realize I don't have a lot of experience with mental health care, but I don't think that falls under the heading of psychiatric services, no.

(Yes.)