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"Missingod, wo Toet up that early when you’re on vacation?"

"I’et upso then I’ Are you okay?"

"Yeah No Maybe" She sighed "I don’t knohat I’ the squeak of Molly’s office chair, she had a serious wave of ho on" Footsteps, then, "Hey, Presley, you wanna get us some snacks? Great Thanks" Another pause "Okay Now I can talk What’s going on?"

"I’m at loose ends We’ve been in Japan for three and a half weeks The first as a These last feeeks have sucked ass So when I think about spending the next five weeks bouncing around, I want to juht home"

"Because you’re bored?"

"I don’t know if it’s boredoraduated froe, I don’t knohat to do with imented schedule I’ve exhausted all of my options already I’ve taken a bazillion pictures I’ve wandered around the village--which takes like four minutes A tutor comes twice a week to teach me Japanese and I’ve ht up on all the industryI’ve even a for an hour every day I cook dinner for Ronin every night"

"And?"

Amery walked over to the pot for a refill "And I hearwhiner and I want to kick my own ass For christsake, I’m in one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been and I’m--"

"Lonely," Molly finished softly

"Yeah, I a a bunch of time by myself I didn’t think it would be an issue I’ve never s alone It’s not like Ronin and I are joined at the hip e’re at home"

"But if you were at ho out, or you’d work in the office, or you’d pound the pave up more business You can’t do any of that there"

"True"