[text to Iman]

[lottawork]

Important. Regarding the Rift. Require follow-up. Respond immediately.

[attached: several pictures of what appears to be a section of wall from Rush's apartment, covered in mostly unintelligible mathematical scrawl in permanent marker]

Comments

[lottawork]

[thirty seconds later]

Hello

[lottawork]

[twenty seconds later]

'Immediately' would imply sometime within the next hour. Preferably.

[lottawork]

[two minutes later]

I look forward to reading chapter six.

[lottawork]

[forty-five seconds later]

By which I mean I look forward to reading chapter six of the novel you're ostensibly writing based on my analysis of your abysmal response time.

[lottawork]

[fifteen seconds later]

I can expect to receive an answer sometime before the next Ice Age, yes?

1/4

[etherthief]

[he will have noticed the typing indicator flare up sporadically as he wrote the last couple]

whth fchk

2/4

[etherthief]

rush its 3 in thfucking morning why

3/4

[etherthief]

asshole

4/4

[etherthief]

hang on im readingt hething

5/4 (ok now i'm done)

[etherthief]

i cant read this shit wht is wrong with you

[lottawork]

Were you responding from the fucking Triangulum Galaxy??

[lottawork]

It's math. Obviously.

[lottawork]

Are you incapable of reading math because this was not my initial impression

tru friendship

[etherthief]

were you responding to I'M FUCKING ASLEEP RIGHT NOW YOU INSUFFERABLE PRICK

[etherthief]

im incapable of reading ur shit ass chicken scratch on a scale of you to imminent combustion how caffeinated are you

[lottawork]

Moderate, also irrelevant.

[lottawork]

Clearly you are not asleep as you are responding now. Somnambulism rarely involves texting.

[lottawork]

I am also calling your capacity for time management into question.

[etherthief]

go away

[etherthief]

wallahi we can talk about this when the SUN IS UP shit damn why are you like this

[lottawork]

Because I manage my time adequately

[lottawork]

the sun will be up shortly in any case

Personally I thought my last attached file contained something of a breakthrough. did you not look

[etherthief]

did YOU not look at my message where I said I could not read it because your handwriting is ridiculous. I'm sorry your handwriting and my circadian rhythms aren't up to your fucking standards

[etherthief]

it looks like a lot of good stuff. I will come to your place when I am up and you will have to wait longer than you would have otherwise because you have disrupted my sleep patterns. turning phone off now, goodnight rush

[lottawork]

Morning. And I'll be sure to send you a reminder.