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“Sheds water like a duck”

They crossed the ra and production rooan to filter through, so Nadine pitched her voice over it

“Are you and Bongo still thinking of taking the big step?”

“Thinking hard enough that we’ve started looking at apart together a try for a year If it works, we’ll al”

“Better you than le reason why a rational person would lock themselves to another rational person”

“Love” Louise put a dramatic hand to her heart “It makes reason and rationality fly out the old ”

“You’re young and free, Louise”

“And if I’o”

“Who the hell wants to be chained to anybody nao?” Nadine muttered

“Me Catch you later” With a quick salute, Louise continued on the descent while Nadine stepped off toward the newsroom

And thinking of Bongo, Louise wondered if she’d be able to get hoht at her place That was a little inconvenience that would end once they found one suitable apart back and forth between his rooms and hers

Idly, she glanced over at one of theChannel 75’s current broadcast Right noas a popular sitcom, a dead medium that had been revived over the past couple years by talent such as Yvonne Metcalf’s

Louise shook her head over that thought, then chuckled a little as the life-sized actor on screenaudience

Nadine ht have been married to the news, but Louise liked sheer entertains when she and Bongo could cuddle up in front of the screen

In Channel 75’s wide lobby there werearea ringed with holograift shop stocked with souvenir T-shirts, hats, signed est stars