>>6264423“Hey, Nina.” Vortexia sounds more chill than you envisioned with all the hesitation.
“I-I’m sorry, who am I talking to? I can’t make out who it is. You know how phones go! Hehe...” Nina tries to sound relatable but she feels bad for not catching on.
“It’s me, <span class="mu-i">Claudia</span>...” The Clumsy idol responds with an air of shyness.
“Claudia? Claudia Brown?! I can’t believe it’s you!” Nina sounds genuinely overjoyed! “This is an incredible surprise! How have you been? How did the audition go?”
“I-It went well, uhm…” Vortexia was expecting something different.
“Really? We should celebrate! There’s chocolate waiting for both of us!” Nina is doing her happy tippy taps with her feet. You know it...
“Stop for a second. That was more than a month ago.” Vortexia has mixed feelings. “Where have you been?”
“<span class="mu-i">Huh?</span>” Nina is confused.
“Your phone is out of service. Someone else lives in your apartment. Literally no one home knows where you’ve been, not even your weird friend. What happened to you?” Vortexia starts scolding.
“I-I moved out to a new apartment, it’s a long story! It’s been a hectic time in my life, and I did call my parents a couple of weeks ago… It’s no excuse, but...” Nina feels irresponsible! You’re so disappointed. Beth is also disappointed. “All of this to say, I’m sorry. I should’ve tried harder to contact you.”
“I thought you skipped town. You always call!” Vortexia bites her lip.
“I did, multiple times, but you never answered. I thought you were too busy with the audition to talk to me.” Nina sounds very apologetic. “I don’t blame you… I wasn’t fun to be around lately...”
“She did change her phone.” You whisper to Vortexia. “Maybe it showed up as an unknown call.”
“Ugh, I never answer those unless my agency clears them…” Even Vortexia has her quirks.
“Wait, is he listening to us talk?” Nina sounds embarrassed.
“You’re on speaker, love.” Beth chuckles.
“Huh?! Am I?! Hold it, who is that?!” Nina is very confused.
“I-Ignore her. I think we both messed up.” Vortexia feels embarrassed as she shushes Beth away.
