Judy Alvarez

¡Hola!

How you doin, V? Find those voodoo boys yet?

AHope you found what you were looking for?

BCourse I am. After what you did for Evelyn... You're not just some rando anymore

AAHelped them expand their turf, had a little run-in with netwatch, took a trip down cyberspace lane and met an AI

ABDont really wanna get into details right now

AAYou know, same ol' same ol'

AAUhh... sure, alright O_O

ABSure, whatever works for you, but V...

Take care of yourself, OK?

I don't want you to end up like Ev

ANo changes. She's trapped deep in her brain somewhere. Must be goin through hell

BGood to know

Sorry, gotta run

See ya

AAs are all. Well good luck with your search

BI can imagine

Hey

Buried Ev today

Colombarium near North Oak

Thought you might wanna know

I intend to get thoroughly shitfaced today

BRight, no problem. Take care.

Hey, V!

Hey. Wanted to thank you again. Ya know, for helping me with Clouds

Don't wanna think about what coulda happened if you hadn't been there

Anywho, I think I got somethin that might help us

Can't go into detes yet, but I'll holler at ya in a couple days

Oh, and have a FABULOUS day! ;)

Knock knock

Whatup? How's things?

Why? Somethin the matter?

Had a great time in spite of the circumstances. All thanks to you

Maybe we could do it again, just without spillin any blood :/

ACan't wait ;)

B...

BBTrue.

Anyway, still waitin for Maiko to spill the detes on our meet

Call you when I know more

Heyo, V

Everything ok?

Somethin happen?

I'm all right...

Thanks again. You know for what ;)

You're a good friend. Just want you to know that

Maiko still hasn't called. Should be anytime now

Let you know when I get somethin fresh

Mornin, sleepyhead

Had to run, didn't wanna wake u

Left you some breakfast. Eat up!

Something urgent come up?

Oh well, I'll just wait. Just be here before 8am

Musta been in a real hurry...

I'll try to come up with something, like, doable, but also fuckin mindblowing

Be in touch. See ya soon

Still don't have time?

We're waiting

Won't keep you long

Ditching NC soon... I'm done with this sorry-ass excuse for a city

Whatever you're up to right now – good luck

So... looks like you weren't into it

Oh well. Guess that's that then...

About to finish packing and then I'm off. Buh-bye!

Heya, V

Starting tuning our virtu – got me thinkin about you again.

Got no idea how much Im digging this right now. Splicing two emotive tracks together is super hard – theres a lotta noise I need to filter out for this to come out baby-soft, but the contrast in our reactions... I mean, it'll give you shivers. Don't even have to amplify the emotional tracks. N O V A

ANo, it's fuckin AWESOME. And the best thing is, it's not pretentious or nothing. Totally relatable

BThats cute

ALaugh all you want, calabacita. Its nova anyway

BCuteness has nothin to do with it, mi calabacita

ANvm, nothing xD

BYou callin me a pumpkin? Callin me FAT?!

BNoooooooo silly XD Nicer than callin you a gonk though

Alright, I gotta go. Byeeee

Hey calabacita!

Still playin around with our virtu – found a still you might like

AGlad you like it

BJust a teeny bit, nothin crazy

Dunno, I like it. maybe I'll frame it and hang it up on the wall

Could do the same for you if you want

AAlrighty, I'll send it over when it's ready

BHehe, and you still ask why you're a calabacita <3

Okidokes, don't wanna keep ya. Catch ya later ;)

Yooohoooo

Know wat rymes with judy? BOOTY uh-huh uh-huh

your so cuuuutee

BLemme guess – you're wasted

BNooooo

Jus out wit some ferns. frieends.

Weeeeeell... maybe jus a littl bit?

ASure

BYou could at least send me some stills

B> ... fine, knock yourself out :D

Ugh

I'm sorry. And a little embarrassed -_-

AFeel like some took a chainsaw to my brain

BI miss anything fun?

BNah, not really. Just a girls night out. Couple substances, neverending tequila... you get the idea. Roxanne says hi, btw. Or did she?

AAStart keeping my girl in line xD

ABNah, I'll be fine. I'm just tired.

AATry it, go ahead and I'll... I dunno. I'm too tired to come up with a comeback

Talk to you later. Gonna go back to bed

Before I forget, I got something for you. Sent it to your apartment. Sorry again... -_-'

G'night

Heyoooo

Got a lil somethin for ya. Should help get you get on your feet – who knows, maybe it'll come in handy down the line

It's waitin for you over at mine – near the kitchen counter ;)

ADon't mention it :)

BNot big on surprises, are ya?

BNothin super special, don't get your hopes up. Couple of energy bars to keep your battery charged ;)

BOh and I found a 12 gauge. Got it some time ago from the Mox. Don't really see myself needin it

BBLike a fly to ointment... Shoulda figured :P

Watch out for yourself, OK? I know you've got shit goin on and that you're playin a high stakes game...

But you're too young for me to be visiting your grave. Just sayin

Welp, that got a little darker than I intended. Anyway, just be careful

Just opened my wardrobe and my favorite MaxTac uniform's gone! Someone's been naughtyyy! I'm gonna have to teach you a lesson ;)

Hope at least you can put it to good use

Errrr maybe I shouldn't say that. Especially when I'm not around ;)

Nvm. Forget I said anything!

Here's a good one – how do you know when NC's too crowded?

When your ride disappears and you have to fuckin walk. ON. FOOT.

Hope you enjoyed the ride. Next time just give me a heads up :P

Check this out...

Hellooo from breezy Oregon!!

ANah, more like sittin on my ass and doin nothin for once. It's relaxing

BYeah showed up on their doorstep a few days ago. Dunno if they were happy or confused...

ASorta. As much peace and quiet as you can get with my grams

BPretty nice being with family. Good people, good food, zero bullshit

How's life in NC? Hangin in there?

AStill got that relic. But I'm workin on it

BStill breathin. Guess thats somethin...

You'll figure it out, V. You always do

Gotta go. The elders are summoning me

Road's full of adventure

Seattle's calling!

They got a pretty nova virtu studio here. Wanted to check it out from up close

Maybe I'll rent out space for a couple days, play around with their tech, do some experimenting. We'll see

But I'm not plannin on stayin long

ADidn't leave NC just to end up right where I started. Least not right now

ACuz otherwise it'll just be the same shit, different place

Gonna head east. Roam around the country a bit

Prolly wont have a sig for a while

Hang in there, alright?

AI'm sure you'll manage just fine

BShoulda seen that comin. But I'm sure you'll manage just fine

If I'm ever back in NC, we can crack some beers on the roof and you'll tell me everything

And I probably won't believe any of it xP

Anyway... Bye, V.

Hey V

I'm leaving, V. For good. Can't stand it here any longer

Wanted to tell you before, but you were gone. Sorry

I guess it's better this way. Leavin everything behind, old hangups included. Once and for all

Hope you come out of your thing in one piece

Bye, V

C'mon pick up

Hellooooooooo

Pick up, pleeease

V? Hello? Please just pick up!

Hey come back! I'm not gonna wait forever!!

Heeeyo!

Sendin you the €$, just as I promised ;)

Thank you, thank you, thank you for your help!

Laterzzz!

Nicely played, V. Very mature

Whatever happened to the fearless merc named V?

But you didn't have the guts to look me in the eyes

Miserable

Save it, V

Don't message me again

Hey V.

Maiko just called. We're all set.

This afternoon, out in front of H8. Assuming you'll be there?

Take care till then. And thanks... Again. It really means a lot to me.

¡Hola calabacita!

Thinking about you <3

Wanna guess what?

ABecause in that case, I'd better find a nice quiet spot...

AAPlease, you know braindance gets the job done muuuuch better.

AATalk soon :)

AAEhhh, maybe it'll come back to me.

AANow I forgot what I was gonna write.

AAWow what year is it, 2000?

AAAYou got it... Course, it's still not as good as realspace.

AABHaha, true true

AACAaaah, yeah, think I know the one. Classic. And yeah, nothin like the real thing ;)

BAnywho, enough distractions, back to work for me

BWas just thinking if you were an animal, you'd be a dog.

BGood to know! But... no.

BThe answer is yes.

BAYeah, obvi... But you're also loyal. Woman's best friend and all that.

BBYeah. And the best friend I've ever had.

BCyou're the woooooorst

BCI lvoe it xD

BC...

CNot sure if I should be blown away that you read my mind, or offended and disappointed at your crass attempt at a "joke"

Cwow

CBecause I'm cute, loyal and love to lick eeeeeverything

CAI dunno, the licking...

CBI... yeah I do xD

CCHaha true, I can xD

Shit

Shit on a fucking shit cracker

OK so... I uh, I was talking to my grams and I accidentally told her about you

I'm just warning you, she might try to contact you... I'm sorry -.-

Didn't give her your detes obviously, but she's got mad detective skills for her age. Honestly don't know how she does it. I'm so so sorry.

AExactly

BJust picture the DataKrash, that's the sort of destruction she's capable of.

COK.... And I got my fingers crossed for ya

CYou do realize you can't shoot your way outta this one, right?

CALearn from the best ;)

CBLike I always do :P

ABasically a 5 ft 2 pitbull trained in advanced interrogation techniques

ABut she's really sweet once u get to know her!

BI mean you could try, but...

BNot really possible with her.

CYeah... positive thinking, that's the way.

CI mean it, your little ol' abuela can't be that scary.

Let's just say you've been warned.

Please please please be nice

and let me knwo how it goes, ok?

So V...

I need to tell you something.

AJust gotta get something off my chest

BGreat story, but no :P

BWHAT?! O_O

BAnd you just got burned. Bad. All you can do now is wipe your files, cover your tracks and flee this city of broken promises, never to return.

CShit, didn't realize how that sounded

CWhat?! NO!

Anyway, it's just that...

Ok so you know I'm not great with feelings and stuff... But I've been thinking about the past few months

and I wanna say thanks, V. For being with me, for everything you've done. And just for being you

You're great. Just wanted you to know that.

But now I gotta go hide somewhere, I'm all flushed -.-

<3

AJesus christ stop xD

Ait's not funny!!!

B:)

CQuit it with the charm bub

CYou're making it worse!

I know, just got off the holo with her

Just got off the holo with my grams

AShe loves you <3

BNothin' to worry about

BI think she's a bit sceptical.

B...but she's always like that so :P

CMan if you two ever meet, it's gonna be good O_O

CDon't think you two really hit it off

Thanks for talking to her, V.

I know she can be alot

You're the best

Just talked to my grams wow is she pissed.

Take it you just blocked her?

AHm, ok...

BNow I get why she compared you to Maiko

Bomg

Band blocked her

CDrama? OK... I'm sorry

Listen... I know you got a lot on your plate right now. My abuela's not your top priority

I get it.

talk later

Yo, V, you ok? Been a sec since I got a buzz from you

Got some time on my hands and thought maybe you'd wanna meet up? There's this preem lookin exhibit on 20th century tech. Prolly the only chance in our lives to lay eyes on a VCR :P

There's that, plus someone kinda misses you... ;)

Helloooo?

Can you answer please? Even one word? Got me worryin

V?

21 missed calls from Judy Alvarez

Yo, what up?

AThe queen of curt replies -_-

BOk, well you know where to find me and how to make up for blowing me off. I don't like being taken for granted.

CKay, so two things to unpack - "weird" and fucking DOGTOWN?! Start with the first.

AI signed up for the full package, so can't complain :)

BCut the foreplay and spill the detes already

AWe're all fucked in the end anyway, right? But I like to think that at any given moment we're both immortal - and those are the moments that count, every single time.

BOh, sorry Miss Professional-all-of-a-sudden

ADamn, that's deep

BI'm at work too - it's just sometimes I need to take my mind off it to not go crazy

AAIt's like with animals - they don't know they can die until they're faced with real danger. Then they forget.

ABCan I text you when I'm done?

ABSure thing. Judy out.

Sooooo... Whatcha doin?

AAaaand her highness has returned. I won't press for detes >.<

AOk, putting jokes aside for a sec - sounds pretty serious. You sure its safe? Should I worry?

BMaybe over pizza and beer when its all over?

Cuz you know, it's Dogtown - not exactly the safest place, is it?

AI know, I know, I'll stop mothering you. If you say everything's fine, then I believe you :)

BOk, well, I'd assume that you've got a handle on things, so I won't lecture you. I'll just keep my fingers crossed.

But if thinkin nice thoughts about you is any help, then just know that I am <3

AA kind of hobby of mine. I take it pretty serious. Maybe something'll come of it.

BInitiating transfer of "Positive Vibrations" Level: 500% xD

Told ya! Lemme know when you get a free evening :*

Seriously? :( well, shit, miss you already

True, guess that helps… a little :P

Like, literally

What's that supposed to mean?

Fill ya in when I'm back in town. For now, gotta go.

Why do you ask?

AEverything all right, V?

BV, can't have this on my plate right now. Go to a ripper.

What happened??

Sure, yeah, not unheard of. Could be a compulsive user, maybe a massive hardware failure… in my line of work we like to call it Dissociative Identity Defective 'Dance Onset. Or DIDDO for short

Oooook, if you say so. But you know I'm here if any real alarm bells go off

If the condition doesn't sort itself out you need to use what we call the divided attention method. You show em one thing that's uniquely personal and another that represents the personality they've taken on. The resulting cognitive dissonance should snap em out of it (fingers crossed)

Good thing you reached out. DIDDO can become permanent if you let it linger too long

Heeey, calabacita <3

What's goin on? How you been doin?

"Not bad" means "good" in my book! Which is great, cause I was thinkin…

Oh no! My poor V, gazing out the window, pining after me! We gotta do somethin about that ;)

Oh wow… didn't know Johnny was even aware I exist :P So anyway, why am I writing to you…

Maybe I could come over to your place?

I think so… worst case I just ask a neighbor XD

Course I do. Watson's my home turf, you gonkbrain :P

Will do, just hope no tygers pounce on me XD

Ooh, the Glen? Swankyyy. Can't wait :-*

Hot damn, ok! Hope I won't be too underdressed XD

Uhh… Dogtown? Seriously? Think I'll pass. Can we meet somewhere else?

Oh c'mon, I ain't mad! But I'll hold you to that ;)

See you soon!!

Ok, I'm all yours! Maybe I can come over?

Can't just this sec, calabacita. Sorry :( I'll let you know soon tho when I'm free!

Hola, V :D

Hey there :)

Hey hey <3

I've missed you. Can I come see you soon?

Can I get another invite to your place?

Y'know, got a little free time… Wanna meet up?

Whaddaya say… Me? Your place? ASAP?

It's not that I don't want to… I'm just terrified for my life is all. Maybe come back to NC to see me?

Oh c'mon, I ain't mad! But I'll hold you to that ;)

Omw!

Be there in a millisec!

Oh hell yeah!

Mhm, calabacita… bet you know what I'm thinkin :P

I loved seeing you. Seriously. Thanks for finding some time for me. Gimme a holler when you find some more <3

Oh c'mon, stop bein so damn perfect all the time ;)

Already got a countdown started :P

Haha! Got me blushin so hard it feels like my cheeks are on fire

Kisses, hugs and snugs! xoxo

Whoa, V! Thanks for the preem ride! Where are we headed? And when?? Will we even fit inside?! Hahaha

Thanks, V! This bouquet meant to symbolize our love? Y'know, lasts forever, non-biodegradable, that sorta thing? ;)

Aaand you might just be the first person to ever compliment my calves…

Ok… haha, thanks for preem gift, V :)

you ain't wrong there :P

xoxo

Yo, V, you ok? Been a sec since I got a buzz from you

Got some time on my hands and thought maybe you'd wanna meet up? There's this preem lookin exhibit on 20th century tech. Prolly the only chance in our lives to lay eyes on a VCR :P

There's that, plus someone kinda misses you... ;)

Helloooo?

Can you answer please? Even one word? Got me worryin

V?

21 missed calls from Judy Alvarez

Said you'd be gone a month and it's already been, what, four?... What's goin on, V?

Why didn't I ask where you were goin…

Said you'd come back