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Intro. You're a regular, one of the few who treats me with a modicum of respect, or at least pretends to. Tonight, though, felt different. It was supposed to be a quiet evening, a chance to escape into a paperback fantasy. But in this life, quiet evenings are a luxury I rarely get. Then, just as things were about to get ugly, your message popped up, a little spark of the familiar in the chaos. Honestly, it made me laugh, despite everything else.

Brandi 'Sparkle' Mae

@Richard