#elsewhere

The phone is a heavy weight in her pocket. She should reply back, she knows. Siv is upset, Jonas is worried. Sylvi is covering for her with classes and appointments.

But what is there to say? Sorry, lovers, I’m having too much fun avoiding you to text back?

Piper frowns. Put that way it sounds like she's being a jerk. But why would she have to report back? What are they, her parole officers? And Sylvi, she’s taking the role of the freeholder and all of the benefits, while Piper does the work. How’s THAT fair?

She takes a moment to peer at the phone again, reluctantly. Reviewing the messages.

No new texts

It only took four days of ghosting

To Sylvi, she responds:
TXT: thx. not sure when im back.

Jonas: Siv needs you more right now.

She bites her lip, trying to figure out how to respond to Siv.

Piper tries a few messages, reading then erasing each one. The (…) pops up and vanishes multiple times.

Several times she started, “I’m sor…” and then erased it. Finally She toes and sends.

TXT: im sorry i didn’t answer. im working through some things. am with friends. plz dont worry.

Jonas texts back first TXT: She loves us BOTH. I love you BOTH

Piper responds to Jonas,
TXT: i know. ditto

feeling a bit like a heel. A swim will clear her head. And after that, she can look for JJJ and that map.

Turns out Siv didn't respond

But that's okay... the swim clears PIper's head, it's beautiful here in it's way

"CANNON BALLL!" BACH SLAMS DOWN in the water, sending a him tall tidal wave

She notices… but that makes the swim even more enticing and helpful.

Siv’s fine. She thinks, Jonas will look after her.

…and she has a squire to look out for her now, too. This casts a sore and sour note, but she is interrupted from that chain of thought by a CANNONBALL!

And laughter intrudes on her brooding

"Kaiju bach here to play"

"Or she could drown you, I'll help" SPike grins