Sang took out her headphones and lay her phone on the table. She couldn't help but smile. This assignment was proving to be both challenging and fun. It was the most enjoyable task she'd had yet. It was much better than her previous one where she was in the ventilation shaft and almost didn't make it out safely. She realised that she now had two nicknames; Trouble and Princess, or Principessa Verde. It felt strangely comforting having nicknames. Her name had always been too short for her to have a proper nickname so she'd always just gone by Sang or Agent Sorenson; officials in TIBI used the latter during formal occasions and events, and the former was used by her friends and colleagues. It was getting late so Sang decided to some of her leftover pizza, too tired to cook up a fresh meal. After eating, she picked up her phone and trotted off, brushing her teeth and changing into her pyjamas. She took her hair out of the intricate hairstyle Gabriel had done and put it in a simple ponytail for the night. She was snuggled up and ready to fall asleep when her phone chirped from her bedside table. Reluctantly, she picked it up. There was a text from another unknown number.
Unknown: Hey Trouble, are you awake?
It was definitely Gabriel. She was surprised he'd taken so long to text her in all honesty. She quickly saved his number.
Sang: I am now.
Gabriel: Shit, did I wake you up?
Sang: No, I was awake. I was just about to doze off.
Gabriel: No elaborate plans for this evening?
Sang: Nope. Just a friend, some pizza, and a bed.
Gabriel: You were eating pizza in bed with your friend?
Sang: No, silly. I was eating pizza with the bed on my friend.
Gabriel: LOL, makes more sense, I guess.
Sang: So what are you up to?
Gabriel: Just lying in bed. It sucks that we have to share rooms. You should hear Silas snoring at night. Can't sleep a wink!
Sang: Silas snores? I can imagine that.
Gabriel: He doesn't really, but I'm just picky with who I sleep with.
Sang: I bet you are.
Gabriel: Oy!
Sang:
Gabriel: Sang?
Sang: Yeah?
Gabriel: Silas is looking over at me. I think he's wondering who I'm texting.
Sang: Oh. Tell him I said hi.
Gabriel: He said hi back. He said he wants your number.
Sang: At the rate that this is going you may as well give it to your whole crew.
Gabriel: Okay. Be prepared to be entered into a group chat. We can all bug you at the same time.
Another chat window opened on her phone and she realised she was in the group chat with Gabriel, Victor and Silas.
Victor: Whose idea was this group chat?
Gabriel: That would be moi. Aren't you glad I did it?
Victor: Sure. You there Sang?
Sang: Yep. What's up?
Victor: Nothing much, just reading over some stuff. What about you?
