Once his truck pulled away, I stood looking at the small mountain of cardboard boxes and steel pieces. Each box was labeled with diagrams that made it all look straightforward enough, but there was still a rather daunting amount of them.
> You know. It’s time to put this ability to another good use. Was definitely the right decision to not turn hybrid and force these components together that way. Carrying two things at once is great. Two is a good number! Should be more than enough for these lightweight things. Plus, she’d mentioned wanting my number when I shared it - maybe she’d be interested in grabbing dinner. I could use it as like, a practice run? <
My wolf for sure thought that my practices should just be with the real thing until I got it right, but I ignored it - like I ignored any notifications that may or may not have accumulated as I worked. Just found her contact and sent a probing message with voice-to-text.
C: [Hello, it’s Citra. Are you still at the boutique today? I wanted to see if you’d like to grab a meal when you’re done with work.]
I sent it even though the greeting I used bothered me. This isn’t like an unsigned letter or a call from an unknown number, she was given my contact last time and probably saved it under my name.
But her response came back... and I’m not sure I liked the phrasing.