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[affirmation]

[Claire is literally bouncing up and down and flailing, and the bracelet gets started as she had been meaning to check it for anything important, but she's forgotten about it.]

I WON I WON I WON I WON I WON!!!!

[Then she realizes that it's transmitting and stares at it. Still radiant, and a little sheepish.]

I... am sorry. I didn't mean to scream at everybody. I hope you have a good day, too.

I mean. I won. Second place, but I still did.

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[samantha_grey]

Quiet! My head's splitting an world's still spinning! Easy'n the ears lady!

[Somebody was having the first late night beginnings of a hangover or coming down from being incredibly drunk that she had ever experienced.]

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[affirmation]

...

[whispers]

I am sorry. Are you all right?

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[samantha_grey]

Too much beer. Not used to having to worry about drinking. Ugh. What're you so chipper about?

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[affirmation]

Oh. That. I'm sorry about that... but you'll know, next time?

And there was a competition, a whole set of games, and I won second place at the disguise contest!

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[samantha_grey]

Hi hip hooray [total deadpan] I obviously didn't win the drinking contest. Congratulations are in order, I suppose. So, I missed the disguise contest. How'd all that go? [She was drunk out of her gourd. She'd actually missed the spelling bee in the end that she'd signed up for. Called the day a 'coping mechanism.']

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[iorhael]

Congratulations!

audio ... aw, if she only knew...

[affirmation]

Thank you! Again, I am sorry for bursting out at everybody like this.

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[brokennotmad]

[Annie's eyes widen a little.]

Second place? In what exactly?

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[affirmation]

Hello, Annie!

There was a competition, a whole lot of them, really. And one of the contests was disguises, and that's what I got second place in. Among many!

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[brokennotmad]

[Annie's eyebrows draw together. She hadn't played in any competitions in a long time. In fact, the last one she had been in was her Game. She swallows, shaking her head, determined not to go down that road of thinking.

She offers Claire a small smile.]

Good for you. What did you win?

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[fatherdear]

[whoo fellow second placer high five]

Good on you, kid. [Sounds amused.]

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[affirmation]

Thank you! Again, sorry for disturbing you.

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[fatherdear]

Not a disturbance, kid.

[river_danced]

Congratulations.

[affirmation]

Thank you! Again, sorry for. Bursting out like that.

[pontiac]

[Jimmy has a bright smile on. It's always great to see her so excited.]

Congratulations, sweetheart.

What did you win?

[affirmation]

Thanks! I, um. I think it's either a day at a spa or a night free at a night club. But I think I'll choose the first one and give it as a present to Mom!

[pontiac]

That's sweet of you, honey, but I have enough money to buy you a pass to go with her. You two should enjoy yourselves together.

[formercheerio]

Won what?

[affirmation]

The disguises competition!

[formercheerio]

Oh. Well congratulations.