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"At this point I don’t think I can"

"Victor, please, you’ve got to sober up"

"I’ over to your rooe Let -"

"Just meet me in Club Lido-now"

"Baby, why not your room?" I whine, disappointed

"Because it isn’t safe," she says "Because we have to meet where there are other people around"

"Hey baby-"

She hangs up I’, which I do

6

Cold water splashed on my face doesn’t really hasten my sobriety so I just try not to lurch h toout ordown And Club Lido isn’t crowded since the karaoke party the Wallaces mentioned has moved on to Mr Kusoboshi’s cabin, the bartender tellsaout the largethat looks over the fog-shrouded deck and a s fro A crewby the railing, the fog souely transparent granite sitting there, the figure lost within I sloppily sign a bill for the beer then head outside

On deck it’s quiet, the sounds of the dry-icethe only real noise, and the boat see more slowly than usual Marina’s back is toa very cool oversized hooded Prada wool jacket and when I touch her shoulder she auto away, and I’ and damp and she seems even taller and I try to bend down to check if she’s wearing heels but oddly enough she has Nikes on her feet, which also look larger, though since I don’t really re about?

"Marina?" I’ "Marina-is that you?"

There’s a pause, then the hood nods

"Hey, are you okay?" I squint, uselessly waving bad-s away "What’s the story? Did Gavin call you? What happened?"