Lulu and I waited with the twins in another room while Jules had his turn in the purple ring. I asked about her injured arm but she was vague and evasive. It was hard for her to stop crying, which was strange to see. I think of Lulu as so capable and stoic. Poor thing, she’s clearly been through something terrible, but I didn’t want to pry. I wonder if Chris knows.
Ok, that was my day. How was yours?
S
Bennie→Stephanie
Steph, you’re sure this wasn’t a dream?
Stephanie→Bennie
What was the one rule I made when you first lured me into bed? AND it was in our marriage vows.
Bennie→Stephanie
I know: no making each other listen to our dreams. But… Lulu and Jules? When did they reconnect?
Stephanie→Bennie
Apparently they’re collaborating on some kind of celebrity interview involving Bosco, in Los Angeles…！?
Bennie→Stephanie
Interesting. I’m already aware of that project from Bosco himself. Didn’t know Lulu was involved. Coincidence, or do all roads start to converge after age 70?
Jules Jones→Stephanie Salazar Sis what can I say? Life not possible w/o you.
Your loving Bro, Jules
Stephanie→Jules
Anytime. You know that.
Jules→Stephanie
Wish you’d taken up Ames on his offer of a scan. They are VERY hard to come by.
Stephanie→Jules
Unless someone wants to infiltrate the Westchester Senior Ladies’ Tennis Circuit, I think I’m safe.
Jules→Stephanie
Doesn’t it ever occur to you that another entity might be looking out through your eyes and listening through your ears or uttering words through your mouth?
Stephanie→Jules
Nope. But it has occurred to me that buying a fluorescent ring and offering “scans” would be a lucrative racket. Has “Ames” ever actually found a weevil?
Jules→Stephanie
He had one in his own brain!
Stephanie→Jules
Whaaaaat?
Jules→Stephanie
I saw it. Looks like a narrow, pointed pill bug with flexible synthetic scales.
Stephanie→Jules
I wish I could unknow that.
Jules→Stephanie
He was in Special Operations, then worked as a contractor doing stuff the military didn’t want to touch. Bottom line: If you ever find yourself thinking that a mass human extinction event would be good for population control, you might want to get checked out.
Stephanie→Jules
Uh-oh. I think that all the time.
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Ashleigh Avila→Dolly Peale
Dear Dolly,
INCREDIBLE NEWS. My friend from X has put me in touch with a media relations person in the inner circle of the current regime. They’re willing to let us shoot the documentary there. It’s officially a go!!!!!!! Funding is fully in place—oversubscribed, in fact. Let’s talk schedule.
Wow, right?! Ash
FWD: Dolly Peale→Joseph Kisarian
Jojo, see below. I am beside myself. Ashleigh will be livid when I pull the plug, and obviously the last thing I want to do is to undermine Lu’s opportunity, whatever it may be. But what choice do I have? Waiting will only make it worse. Help!!