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[There's a measured pause, here. Handsome? Uh. Ooookay. She's sure she's talking about Joel, though--how many gruff men would be looking for her in this place?]

We found each other. We're good.

Okay, great. He seemed so stressed out, so I wanted to make sure. Is he your dad?

That's... nice of you. [Weird, having someone contact her to check up on him, but weird things have been happening a lot, lately.]

And--no, he's not my dad. It's a long story.

[Asami doesn't suppose Ellie wants to talk about her long story, and she doesn't want to put that pressure on her either. She nods although Ellie can't see, and there's a bit of a pause, and then in a way she repeats herself:]

I see. Well I'm glad you guys were able to find each other. Not very many people wind up with the company of their friends and families around here.

[Her voice sounds more somber, but it's without a trace of envy or jealousy. She has friends from home around here, and she's had them from the beginning. She considers herself extremely lucky.]

Anyway, let me know if you guys need anything, alright?

[Ellie appreciates it. She's not even sure how to categorize Joel. It's not something she knows the words for.]

I know. I'm lucky he's around.

[In every way possible.

Another pause on this end.]

Hope he didn't freak out on you too much.

Oh, no, not at all. He seemed worried, but... [Well, yeah. That.

Wait hold on.]

—he doesn't freak out on you, does he?

No? Why would he?

[p h e w ok]

For a moment you made it sound like he loses his temper often.

[Whoa, back up lady.]

What, do you think I meant like he--agh, no. I just meant freaked out like worried.

Alright, I'm sorry. [She audibly tries to dismiss the idea, sounding genuinely apologetic.] I was just making sure. He did seem very concerned.

Yeah, well... everything turned out okay.

Good.

[She'll take that as her cue to leave her alone.

A beat.]

Hey, um. Before I let you go, would you mind telling me his name?

[Ellie hesitates, but this lady seems nice enough, if not a little weird.]

Joel.

[excuse you ellie just wait until you see the rest of the circus!!!]

Joel. Alright! Thank you so much, Ellie. Like I said, let me know if you guys need anything.

Yeah, will do. Thanks.

[Is this where she ends the call? Ellie doesn't know phone etiquette, so there's an awkward pause before she figures out how to hang up.]

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