"Franklin, get on the phone. It's been a while since we talked."
"...we talked five days ago."
"Time works differently for me."
"I thought we agreed Sunday, by the way. It's Saturday."
"Well, it's Sunday here."
"Oh, right! I forgot about the timezone. Jesus, what time is it there?"
"Two in the morning."
"What? You should go to sleep!"
"Eh, I'm still jet-lagged."
"Still?"
"Yeah."
"How is it there?"
"EVERYBODY'S SO FRIENDLY THAT IT'S FUCKING WEIRD."
"Isn't that supposed to be good?"
"Yeah but I'm a bitch. When people are friendly, it means that I have to do the unspeakable horror of being nice to people."
"Oh how horrible it must be for you."
"I KNOW RIGHT?"
"...that was sarcasm."
"Well, I was being serious. Don't laugh at my issues, Franklin, it's not a laughing matter."
"..."
"Australia's gonna fuckin love me, eh?"
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Breakup Helpline [#2 of the Helpline Trilogy]
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