#floris-discoveries

The audio started with a soft buzzing noise and the sound of breathing. It stayed like that for a minute, save for a few times a pen could be heard writing on paper. It seemed as though they had forgotten about the audio log, or at least didn't know they had started it, not until around 5 minutes when they spoke up, "March 4th, my day off. I got to see Wendy today, that was kind of cool. We don't usually get to hang out that much so it was nice to catch up. We saw each other on my way to the park, and her way from the mall, although I didn't end up going to the mall as planned, although you can probably tell that. Instead Wendy convinced me to go to the new ice cream parlor that had opened up the other day. Y'know, the one with fluffy foam floors to give the impression it's like a place from I don't fuckin' know, Heaven or whatever? Yeah, so I did that and let me tell you the ice cream was shit, but I didn't really focus on it. Did you know Wendy has 3 younger siblings now?? Yeah their names were like... I don't even know, I just know she has them and that one of them 's starting school and she had to walk him to the bus."

There was a pause, and shuffling like someone was moving around. Then he spoke again, "And then," they seemed more muffled than when they last spoke, "I also got to talk to uh... I got to talk to-" The next word was completely incoherent, but then it continued as normal but his voice was suddenly more airy, and he seemed to speak with a smile, "and he said he liked my outfit. I mean... I thought it was pretty simple. I know you can't see it but it's just a hoodie and some sweatpants, no special colors or anything like that. But then I got to stop and smell some flowers, and he bought them for me, so now I have a dandelion stuck in my hair and I don't wanna get it out, yeah?"

Another pause, although this one seemed to be a little slower to pick back up, and it was dead silent besides quiet thumping in the background, it was like Flori had forced themself to stop breathing. Thump.

Thump.

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A pause, a concerningly long one.

Then the thumps continued.

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But Flori didn't begin to immediately start talking, no, he waited for a moment, almost as if to make sure the source of the noise was truly gone. However, when he did, they started back where they left off, "And then he kissed me on the cheek and we told each other that we'd see the other sometime soon and I went back home. Overall, I had a pretty... Yeah, a pretty good day, I'd say. A really good day... Anyway, I should probably end it now, I don't think I have anything else to really add, so, this has been Flori Monshire on March 4th."