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You’re sure lucky. Allergies are the worst.

Hey, keep at it; work breeds work.

Yeah, I totally get it. I get real bad allergies with paint thinner sometimes, it’s awful.

I'm lucky enough to not be allergic, thankfully. 

Yeah, I’ve been trying baby oil lately, it helps a lot actually. But alcohol is always better. Or thinner, of course. But it smells like hell.

The smell is what made me quit using it. Or at least try to use as little of it as possible.

Of course I do! I live with my sister, though. In the Greenworth. I’m sure you’ve met her.

Oh - Olena? Blonde with icy blue eyes and an advanced vocabulary?

It’s always odd how some weeks go by slower than others but all I know right now is that I’m looking forward to relaxing.

I know, right? Sleeping in and knowing you're allowed to is one of the best feelings on Earth; I'm pretty sure. 

Oh trust me, there is ink all over me. Some of my freckles might even be red oil paint stains!

Rub and scrub, right? I like using baby oil, just 'cause it smells nicer than alcohol.

"Have a nice day, Rosy."

You too.

Yeah, that’s true… The problem is that: if there’s ink in my ears, there’s probably on the rest of my face as well.

Not too much, though? At least I can't see anything horrendously obvious. 

Has this week been long or is it just me? But you can expect me to be sleeping in a lot this weekend. 

Kind of, yeah, when you mention it. 

"You know me. Growing young boy and all that."

Anyway, thanks for the company. I gotta go see if I can catch a ride back home.

Note to self: never fall asleep over my drawing board again. Finding ink in your ears is never a good thing.

At least if it's in your ears, no one will see it. 

"You’re welcome. Come any time you like."

I will! Your coffee's too good to skip out on.

"What? Challenge? Are you going to make me free food, because if so, I wholeheartedly approve."

Thought you would.

Never have I been more exhausted than right now. The weekend seems too far away.

Just a few more days and you'll be there, though.

"Definitely, Rosy."

Anyway - thanks for the coffee.