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[bythewaves]

Hey, you reached Arnold Benedict of the Benedict Gallery!
Sorry, I can't answer the phone right now but leave a message and I'll get back to you soon.
Bye~!

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ring ring ring returning that phonecall a bit later~

[bythewaves]

Siiri! The lovely lady with the pretty blue eyes, yes, I remember.

Hello! What can I do for you?

[ Traffic noises in the background ]

[hustru]

I need to buy an engagement ring. Today.

Can I borrow the money from you?

[She hates to ask this - her parents have instilled the firm believe in never ever get yourself into a debt in her and she's always kept to it - but desperate times call for desperate actions, and all that. She'll figure out a way to pay it back later.]

[bythewaves]

An engagement ring! [ If Arnold were an anime character there would be hearts floating down the phone ]

Of course! Certainly - anything for True Love. [ You can practically hear the capitalization ] A Valentine's Day surprise, eh? Where are you at the moment?

[hustru]

Locke City. [And she names a location in a middle class quarter somewhere not too far out.

...and after long pause adds (and really, she could light things on fire with her head right now, because the True Love thought is distracting but it is so right):]

I can come anywhere in Locke, if there's public transport.

[bythewaves]

Excellent! I am done for the day and can be there shortly, meet me at the train station, I'll pick you up and we can go looking.

[hustru]

[!!!! She doesn't need to- she can look for herself, she thinks, but then she realizes that no, she really has no idea, and what Åsa doesn't like what she picks for her?

So she nods mutely at the phone and only after a moment notices that this will not really work.]

I'll be there.

[She's already called into work - she had to lie about being sick, but sometimes there really are more important things.]