[ If the voicemail has read receipts, Futaba will see that he read it sometime late into the following morning. The reply comes about five minutes later. ]
What are you apologizing for? [ There's a bit of a chuckle. ] They were jerks to you before and that one guy was being a jerk to me.
You stood up for me, and it was pretty cool of you. You didn't have to, and I'm sorry it made you feel bad. [ A chuckle. ] I mean sure things didn't go perfectly but it could've been a lot worse. One of my friends started shouting and stormed out of a meeting of alien diplomats once. It was awkward. This is a lot less stressful. I think?
[ A pause. He's actually thinking about this. ] Nevermind. It's fine. You're a good friend, Futaba. [ Another pause. It's almost like he's doing this as a stream of consciousness. Like he slept in and saw it and freaked out and didn't think about what he was going to say until he was already talking. ] Did I ever tell you about the whole space thing?
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What are you apologizing for? [ There's a bit of a chuckle. ] They were jerks to you before and that one guy was being a jerk to me.
You stood up for me, and it was pretty cool of you. You didn't have to, and I'm sorry it made you feel bad. [ A chuckle. ] I mean sure things didn't go perfectly but it could've been a lot worse. One of my friends started shouting and stormed out of a meeting of alien diplomats once. It was awkward. This is a lot less stressful. I think?
[ A pause. He's actually thinking about this. ] Nevermind. It's fine. You're a good friend, Futaba. [ Another pause. It's almost like he's doing this as a stream of consciousness. Like he slept in and saw it and freaked out and didn't think about what he was going to say until he was already talking. ] Did I ever tell you about the whole space thing?