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[invoking]

❝ At the tone, please record your message. ❞
[ beep! ]
【 call • text • voice mail 】

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[retropolis]

[ GILBERT NO... ]

Please don't trouble yourself too much about the particulars. I would tell him no if I were unhappy.

[invoking]

[ Really... no idea... what to say... ]

I... see?

[retropolis]

[ He clears his throat. ]

If there's something you really want to know I suppose I can... answer any questions you may have, but--

[ But do you want to know... ]

[invoking]

N-No, that's fine, Mr. Nelson... [ He really doesn't want to... ] And I don't want to keep you from your uh, trip.

[retropolis]

Oh, it's all right. No one's missed me so far, you can't get up to a whole lot in the woods.

[ He says it with a mild chuckle. ]

Regardless, I'm sorry you had to find out this way.

[invoking]

Please don't apologize. I... should have called. [ Or not shown up at all. Who knows. ]

[retropolis]

Now you know for next time. It was -- uh -- just an unfortunate misunderstanding.

[invoking]

Misunderstanding... right. [ He gulps. ] I should let you get back to the others. You don't want to spend your time on the phone...

[retropolis]

Right. Well -- I suppose that was all we needed to go over, anyway. I just thought... better we should resolve it sooner than later, I'd hate you to go off with the wrong impression of him.

[invoking]

[ Too late for that. ]

... I'm thankful for your honesty.

[retropolis]

Yes, well-- [ He would have lied if he could have. ] There didn't seem to be an alternative.

[invoking]

Regardless, I'm glad, Mr. Nelson. [ Even if he did attempt to cover it up initially. ]

[retropolis]

I appreciate your patience. [ A pause. ] I'll let you go now. Thank you for listening.

[invoking]

Take care then. Enjoy the rest of your holiday.

[ He would prefer not to have this conversation over the phone and now he has a lot more to think about. ]