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2024-10-29 19:42:56Lucas spends a few seconds staring down at the ringing phone in his hand, which is, unsurprisingly, displaying an incoming call from Unknown. Just when he finally finds the resolve to actually answer it, his problem solves itself, as the phone stops ringing.
‘Oh, guess they gave up.’
[...More like they probably got sent to voicemail. Ah, yep, see?]
Before the missed call message even has a chance to fade from the screen, his phone has begun ringing once again.
At this point, even Miss Calculated’s curiosity is piqued, raising an eyebrow when she sees the ‘Unknown’
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