Inez took a deep breath and shot Digit a nervous smile. After she had gone over the details of the plan with Dr. Marbles, the crowd of people had mostly dispersed through the house. Jackie and Matt had disappeared, and she hadn't seen them for a while. She and Digit were the only ones in the living room.
At first, she had been incredibly giddy and excited that she was actually going to get the chance to do something to stop Hacker. Now that some time had passed, however, her anticipation was slowly churning into nervous anxiety. She couldn't help but think of all the things that could possibly go wrong with the plan.
"Don't worry, Inez." Digit told her confidently. "We can do it."
"We've done it before, we can do it again." Inez agreed.
Digit smiled at her, and Inez threw her arms around him. "Oh, Didge! It's so good to have you back."
"You too, Nezzie, you too."
"Don't call me Nezzie." Inez snapped. She met Digit's eyes, and the two of them dissolved into giggles.
"Hey, you two, what's so funny?" Jackie's soft voice reached their ears.
Inez turned to see Matt and Jackie slowly enter the room. Matt seemed subdued, and Jackie looked like she had been crying, although her face was scrubbed clean.
"Nothing." Inez said innocently. "What's up with you guys?"
"We just came to say good luck." Jackie explained, sitting down next to Inez. She smiled tearfully at Digit and took a deep breath.
Matt took his place next to Digit and looked at both Inez and Jackie. For the longest time, they had been his girls. Digit had been his friend. The three of them had been his family. But every family had to open up and let everyone fly solo. And now it was their turn.
"Good luck." He said. He opened up his expression and let his face mirror his thoughts – something he hadn't done in a long, long time. He was sincere, scared, and sure all at the same time. They would succeed. Even if he wasn't there to help them do it.
"We'll be watching to make sure everything goes all right." Jackie continued for him. "And we'll be there the second you two give the okay. I talked to Dr. Marbles and made sure that we would be on the immediate action team."
Inez smiled fondly at her. "Okay."
"We'll wait for you, then." Digit added.
Just hearing his voice almost made Jackie want to cry. Her first reaction was to shush him and look over her shoulder to see if anyone had noticed that they had a talking bird. She didn't have to do that anymore, though.
She looked up at Matt and sucked in a deep breath. One way or the other, by the next week, it would all be over.