Chapter Forty-Three: Epistolary, 2004

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To: ah4567a .edu

From: Stuck_in_the_fiddle_with_you

Subject: Happy New Year

Body:

Sup. Merry all that. Before you ask: yes he's clean, yes he's okay. Has a job interview coming up, Elle got him in contact with some people who are really interested in his work.

Court case is over. They got them all, Hotchner. It's completely done.

I asked him what he wanted me to ask you. He just had one.

Are you happy?

I swear, you guys are the sappiest.

Ethan

01/01/2004 12:00

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To: Stuck_in_the_fiddle_with_you

From: ah4567a .edu

Subject: re: Happy New Year

Body:

Yeah. Yeah, I am.

Would he consider catching up sometime?

Tell him Halcyon has eaten four remotes and twelve shoes and I'm considering mailing her to you guys.

Aaron.

01/01/2004 12:23

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To: ah4567a .edu

From: Stuck_in_the_fiddle_with_you

Subject: re: Happy New Year

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Don't you fucking dare. I don't do dogs.

He says no. Sorry, man.

Ethan

01/01/2004 13:04

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To: Stuck_in_the_fiddle_with_you

From: ah4567a .edu

Subject: re: Happy New Year

Body:

I understand. See you in three months.

Aaron

01/01/2004 16:57

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From: Simon

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE MOVING OUT. WHAT WILL I DO WITHOUT MY AARON. I AM LONELY. LONELY. LOOOOONELY

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From: Kate

WHY IS HE SINGING. MAKE HIM STOP. IM STUDYING.

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To: Simon

STOP SINGING. YOU'RE THE ONE MOVING AWAY FIRST, ASSHOLE. YOU'RE KICKING US OUT

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To: Kate

Nope, I made it worse. He's singing louder. And now the dog is singing with him.

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From Kate:

I hate it here

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From: Kate

That was a lie. I love it here. I'm going to miss you guys.

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To: Kate

Yeah. I'll miss you guys too.

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To: ah4567a .edu

From: Stuck_in_the_fiddle_with_you

Subject: This has been your scheduled update

Body:

Still alive. Still nerdy. Dresses worse than ever.

Ethan.

03/01/2004

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To: Stuck_in_the_fiddle_with_you

From: ah4567a .edu

Subject: re: This has been your scheduled update

Body:

Thank you. Tell him the dog has surpassed all expectations of idiocy and I'm actually considering having her tested to see if she's actually a cat in disguise. Or some sort of really clumsy mongoose. Tell him I blame him for this.

Aaron.

03/25/2004 09:45

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To: ah4567a .edu

From: Stuck_in_the_fiddle_with_you

Subject: re: This has been your scheduled update

Body:

He says it's nature vs. nurture at this point, and he places the blame squarely on your parenting.

Ethan

03/25/2004 16:25

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From: Unsaved number

I really enjoyed our date tonight. I'd like to catch up again, if you'd like to.

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To: Unsaved number

That would be wonderful. I had a great time.

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To: ah4567a .edu

From: Stuck_in_the_fiddle_with_you

Subject: Goddamn it's hot

Body:

He's dating again. Proper dates. I feel cruel typing this, like I'm rubbing it in, but… I don't know. It's good?

Are we good?

Ethan.

06/01/2004 12:00

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To: Stuck_in_the_fiddle_with_you

From: ah4567a .edu

Subject: re: Goddamn it's hot

Body:

No, no, that's good. It's wonderful.

We're good.

I don't think we need this anymore. I think… I think we're okay.

Tell him good luck.

Aaron

06/05/2004 17:18