shroudedinsecrecy | INBOX (IC)

"This is Iris. I'm so sorry I missed your call. As soon as I'm able, I promise to get back to you."

Have you told anybody else yet?

You're the first!

In that case, I'm both flattered and honored. Are you going to tell anybody else?

Maybe Ai, eventually... she's my flatmate.

That's good. Although, I suspect she might say the same thing I did. About telling MERLIN. Don't you think he deserves to know?

No way! He already thinks I'm a freak.

[!!!]

He said that?!?

Okay, maybe not THAT, but he says I'm weird all the time.

[But you are. Not that IRIS would say as much over text.]

ALL the time? Maybe he was just teasing you?

[ iris?!???!?! ]

Maybe that was an exaggeration. Sometimes.

And I get he's just teasing, but you know how jokes are! They're half meant.

[What?]

...a little? Truthfully, half the time, I can't tell when somebody's joking with me either.

Yeah, it's tough, isn't it?

Especially when they keep a straight face.

At least Sister Bikini always used to laugh whenever she joked. That's how I knew I was supposed to laugh along with her.

That's a very strange name. Bikini...

She used to say she took it on because it reminded her of warmer climates.