Sometime after 3 AM: e-mail conversation between Jamie and Terry

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Follows a now-deleted, rather angry post to Jamie's journal regarding how much he does not appreciate being set up for a fall--assume it looked like his comment to Betsy's post, only in stronger terms.



From: Terry
To: Jamie
Subject: Nobody blames you, goof

Erm... Jamie?

No one set you up, I just had a minor mishap and
couldn't repair it before anyone noticed. I'm at the
moment deciding what to do - namely, try to get it
solved or just fessing up.

And I honestly have no idea why there was a Mariachi
setting, anyway.

Oh, btw, it's nice to know that you have such a high
opinion of us.

Terry

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From: Jamie
To: Terry
Subject: Re: Nobody blames you, goof

Oh. Well, don't I feel like an idiot. I'll take that post down.

Uh, for my sake, in case the teachers _do_ want to blame me, can I beg you to fess up?

>Oh, btw, it's nice to know that you have such a high
>opinion of us.

I'm really sorry. It's late and I'm tired and I'm really paranoid about pranks right now. I couldn't believe it at first because everybody's been so nice and I _do_ have a high opinion of you all--well, mostly--that I, well . . . damn, you know, I'm reacting just like Ms. Munroe did. So _this_ is what it looks like from the other side.

I'm awfully sorry I jumped to conclusions, Terry, and I hope it comes out all right. But I think it would be a really good idea to tell Ms. Braddock what happened before anybody _else_ jumps to conclusions.

Journal post's deleted now. You want in on a couple of the super-chocolate-chip cookies I'm making for Kitty by way of apology?

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From: Terry
To: Jamie
Subject: Re: Nobody blames you, goof

> Uh, for my sake, in case the teachers _do_ want to
> blame me, can I beg you to fess up?

Of course I will. I don't want to get you in trouble.
Hell, I didn't even want to get myself in trouble.
Curse my nose, I wish I wasn't that curious.

> I'm really sorry. It's late and I'm tired and I'm
> really paranoid about pranks right now.

I understand. And sorry for being so snarky, it's just
that, well... right now I'm sort of nervous. (hah -
understatement - hah)

> I'm awfully sorry I jumped to conclusions, Terry,
> and I hope it comes out all right. But I think it
> would be a really good idea to tell Ms. Braddock
> what happened before anybody _else_ jumps to
> conclusions.

I know. I am still considering. The question is, will
she get more irritated in time or less? (I am hoping
less)

> Journal post's deleted now. You want in on a couple
> of the super-chocolate-chip cookies I'm making for
> Kitty by way of apology?

Thanks, that'd be nice. Chocolate's good for the
nerves, isn't it?

Terry

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From: Jamie
To: Terry
Subject: Re: Nobody blames you, goof

>Of course I will. I don't want to get you in trouble.
>Hell, I didn't even want to get myself in trouble.
>Curse my nose, I wish I wasn't that curious.

Yeah, I know the feeling. :) Remind me to tell you the story about
what happened when I got into my grandpa's WW2 memorabilia
cabinet. I got off light on account of being six, but . . .

>I understand. And sorry for being so snarky, it's just
>that, well... right now I'm sort of nervous. (hah -
>understatement - hah)

Heh. Been there.

>I know. I am still considering. The question is, will
>she get more irritated in time or less? (I am hoping
>less)

See, I think you should probably worry less about how
irritated Ms. Braddock is going to be--I mean, it _was_
an accident, and it shouldn't be _that_ hard to fix except
she can't see the screen--and more about resolving the situation
before Ms. Munroe finds out.

But I'm probably biased, there. I still remember every single word
of that lecture.

>Thanks, that'd be nice. Chocolate's good for the
>nerves, isn't it?

That's the rumor. I haven't made 'em yet, but you'll get some when I do. I've got a stash of Hershey's Special Dark that I'm gonna chop up and mix into the dough to supplement the chocolate chips--they're to celebrate her getting her phasing back under control, if you didn't see that comment.

Thanks for letting me know what was up. :)