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[theshortestbird]

"Hey, you've reached Tim. I can't pick up right now, but leave a message and I'll get back to you when I can."

Comments

[presspasskey]

You sound ebullient. Don't suppose you serve up spare keys? Or at least have one on ice from Bruce's pantry? [ A thin excuse to get Tim in her living room for a news update? Maybe. ]

[theshortestbird]

Is that your word of the day? [He gets it, though. He just needs to make it sound like he doesn't.]

I do actually have some spare keys, actually. You wouldn't believe the kind of toolbox that gets left behind... I can be there in twenty? Lucky for you, I'm working from home.

[presspasskey]

Kid, I'm a journalist. I have mini-Websters of the day, not words.

In twenty sounds fine, I've got to walk up there myself. See you then.

[ Of course, being Lois, she's probably also five to ten minutes late. ]

[theshortestbird]

[That's okay. Tim can wait in the hall, since it's not a bad hallway.]

[presspasskey]

[And the predictable source of the delay: cup of coffee in her hand.]

Hey, Tim. Thanks for the save.

[theshortestbird]

No problem. Anything to help out a friend, right? [He gets up from the floor and holds up a huge keyring filled with every sort of key you could imagine.]

I haven't seen you in awhile, busy with work?

[presspasskey]

Home--by the date, I think it's a couple weeks here. Thus the lack of keys. [She sighs tiredly.]

What have I missed?

[theshortestbird]

That makes more sense. [He opens up the door with them, pulling it off the keyring and handing it over when they were inside.]

Well... what's the last thing you remember?