[Entranceway IC Inbox]

[mypartnerintime]

[Her voice is light and cheerful on the pre-recorded message.]

Do the thing!

Comments

text; private

[mypartnerincrime]

so why didn't you tell me that this place came with its very own cellphone??

text; private

[mypartnerincrime]

thanks for letting me know, maxfly. my phone was completely trashed during the storm

[mypartnerintime]

Why are you texting? You're literally across the hall.

[mypartnerincrime]

coz i wanna try out this phone
BOO-yah!!!!
punk ghost texting you

[mypartnerintime]

Now you know why I didn't tell you about the phone.

~(O.O)~ Its a ghost!

[mypartnerincrime]

no
NO EMOJI

[mypartnerintime]

~~~(O.O)~~~

[mypartnerincrime]

ok this conversation is officially over

[mypartnerintime]

Aww come on! Ok no emoji

This is pretty cool right?

[mypartnerincrime]

...
yeah it kinda is
so i can call anyone in wonderland using this?

[mypartnerintime]

Yup, everyone should be on there.

You're not gonna start prank calling random people right?

[mypartnerincrime]

no i wasn't but thanks for giving me the idea
if people start waking up at 3am because of prank calls, it'll be your fault

[mypartnerintime]

Oh lord.

Guess someone better keep an eye on you tonight.

[Totally not inviting herself over for the night. Nope.]

[mypartnerincrime]

oh max, if you wanted to sleep over, you just need to ask
...
unless you need me to dare you to sleep over

[mypartnerintime]

You didn't ask last night.

[But Max sleeps better when Chloe's around. Because right after any nightmares she can turn to the side and see that... that everything's okay.]

Not that easy, right?

[mypartnerincrime]

not that easy, my ass
you totally grabbed the chance to make out with me
hardcore much?

[mypartnerincrime]

or did you rewind and didnt kiss me after you already did?
...
you are sooooo busted!!!

[mypartnerintime]

wtf chloe

[mypartnerincrime]

what

[mypartnerintime]

are you just fooling around?

Like seriously what do you actually remember happening that morning?

[mypartnerincrime]

chill out max
nothing wrong with being hardcore
...
which you totally were when you kissed me

[mypartnerintime]

[Except she didn't, because Max is pretty far from being hardcore.

But... but she had regretted it, later on. It was one of the first times she had felt so frustrated that her rewind couldn't bring her back farther.

So maybe in a way this is a good thing? Her response comes after a small delay.]

I couldn't be all lame and pass up a dare

[This feels a little bit like messing around with time again, but she doesn't know what else to say.]

[mypartnerincrime]

[Chloe doesn't notice Max's delayed response. She's too busy asking the magic closet in her room for a pack of cigarettes (and a lighter, of course).

The closet finally gives her what she wants and she lights one cigarette before checking her phone again. Finally, there's good ol' nicotine in her system again. Chloe even feels almost normal at that moment, as if she was just back in Arcadia Bay, texting with Max through her worn-out cellphone.

She grins. It's nice to feel normal again, fooling around with her best friend. Chloe teases Max a little more, just because Chloe knows Max gets so adorably awkward.]

who knows
...
i might dare you again
just to check if you're still hardcore

[mypartnerintime]

Still a dork, Chloe

Do you wanna watch a movie?

[Changing the topic? Of course not!]

[mypartnerincrime]

what did you have in mind?

[Please, not some hipster artsy flick.]