"Hello?"
"You answered."
"Don't sound so surprised. I almost ignored your call."
"I'm glad you didn't."
" . . . . "
"Runner, I've . . . I've missed you."
"I tend to have that effect on people."
"I'm serious though. I've missed talking to you these past two days."
"So why didn't you call me?"
"I didn't think you would answer."
"But I did."
"You did."
"Are you smiling?"
"NO . . . Maybe . . . Okay a little. I'm definitely not hurting my cheeks smiling."
"You're so weird."
"You know my secret then. MY NAME IS MG AND I AM A WEIRDO."
"So you've accepted MG. Yay!"
"Eh, it grew on me."
"Glad we made it through."
"Sooo . . . ."
"Sooo . . . ."
"What are you doing?"
"Mixing colors."
"Are you about to paint?"
"I am."
"What are you painting?"
"I don't know yet. I'm waiting for it to come to me."
"Paint me."
"What?"
"Paint me or at least what you feel when we're talking on the phone."
"You want me to paint how your voice makes me feel?"
"Is that weird?"
"Not sure yet. Let me get back to you on that."
"So you'll do it?"
" . . . . "
"Hello?"
"I'll do it."
"Really?"
"Sure, why not? I have nothing else better to do."
"Alright cool. So tell me about yourself, Runner."
"I thought you were supposed to be talking."
"Are you ready to start painting?"
"Not yet."
"So talk to me while you're getting ready and then we'll switch."
"Okaaay."
"Now tell me about you."
"Okay. Well, I'm from - crap. Hold on a sec, my roommate is banging on the door again."
"Okay."
"Wait, hello?
"Hello?"
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