❝One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.❞ -Bob Marley

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"Hello... this is Lyndsey."

"Old habit?"

"Payphone? What's a payphone?"

"I'm joking. I just had no idea those were still around."

"You tell me!"

"Have you guys been talking?"

"Yea--wait, seriously?"

"... I'm confused."

"Oh."

"Which part? The Bob Marley part or the part where Aria thought you were serious?"

"But that's it, though? You've forgiven her for everything else but you can't handle that she has a different music taste than you?"

"Aww, I ship it!"

"What the heck? No, I meant--"

"If you don't stop joking around I'm gonna hang up. I thought this was supposed to be a serious call."

"You'll have to if this job is going to work out. How's that going by the way?"

"I still find that title hilarious."

"Because a barista, by definition, is someone who serves in a coffee bar."

"There's a huge difference between smoothies and coffee."

"Whatever. So how did the interview go?"

"Did you remember to just be yourself?"

"That's all you need to do."

"Well, yeah, it doesn't guarantee you the position, but it gives them a good idea of whether or not you'd be a good fit."

"You'll do fine, Nicholas. You're the kind of person they want--enthusiastic, friendly, a fruit guru..."

"You're a unique species, Nicholas. They value that."

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