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Date/Timing: March 2016
Setting: Jones-Lin suite, Jaeger Academy; Kodiak, USA
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That night, on Day Five, Jackson sits on his bottom bunk fighting with his boots, Logan and Feng sit on top of the other going over math, and Chao's stretched out behind them against the wall.
"You're vibrating," says Logan.
Chao gives him an odd look.
"Do you have a phone or something?"
That gets a reaction; Chao digs through his layers and pulls out a really high-end mobile phone. And looks at it blankly.
"What is it?" asks Feng.
"I think I am getting a call." Chao pokes at it.
"Lemme try," says Feng. He gives it a go.
Chao snatches it back, Logan rolls his eyes and takes it, Feng wants another shot, Logan grabs it, Chao thinks he's figured it out, elbows are everywhere including Feng's nose and the mobile bounces into the air. Chao tries to grab it, Logan aims for it—
"Motherfucker!" Jackson snaps, rubbing his head, and hits the 'receive' button.
""Heey, Janet!"" giggles a young wo—person with a stereotypically female voice.
"Who is this?" asks Jackson.
Feng squints. "It's the, uh ... wild. Not right—" He gestures to his head.
""Navy blue's a nice color on you,"" they say.
"Crazy?" suggests Logan.
"Er, thanks?"
"Yes!"
Jackson continues, "How do you know what I'm wearing?"
"She's not crazy," scolds Chao.
""'Crazy' works,"" says the caller. ""But, Janet, you can call me 'Q'.""
["'Q'? Like, the letter 'q'?"
""What else would it be, mon Cadet?""
Jackson bites back a nerdy reply, grumbles instead, "Why're you calling me 'Janet'?"
""[suitable Siqi response]""
"Do you wanna talk to a Lin or what?"
""[Siqi answer]""]
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