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*Two hours later*

Jarvis: Mia?

*Four hours later*

Beanpole: You’re scaring us, Mia

*Eight hours later*

Jarvis: I saw the feature on the news. You’re being investigated for insurance fraud?

*Thirty minutes later*

Mia: I’m sorry I didn’t message you last night. Things were

Mia: A lot.

Mia: The cops have been a real pain in the ass.

Mia: I wanted to let you know that I’ll be working on rebuilding the bar.

Dionne: I’m so sorry for what happened!

Jarvis: Are you all right?

Mia: I’m fine. Cole and I were caught in it but we got out with some smoke inhalation.

Beanpole: Holy crap. You were caught in it?

Larry: That’s insane

Jarvis: Was it faulty wiring or don’t they know yet?

Mia: No. Jason started the fire.

Jarvis: JASON?

Dionne: I always knew he was a bad egg. That jackass!

Beanpole: If I see him around, he’s due a meeting with my fists.

Mia: No! Leave it. The police are investigating.

Mia: But I wanted to let you guys know that I’ll be rebuilding Chuck’s and until then, I’ll be covering all your wages. I know it doesn’t help with the tips you’d be missing, so I’ll be upping your rate to $20 an hour

Jarvis: :O You can’t do that! How will you afford it?!

Dionne: Jarvis is right! You can’t afford to pay us that, honey. Don’t worry, we’ll get other jobs.

Mia: No, seriously, I wouldn’t offer if I couldn’t cover it.

Mia: The insurance will pay for the rebuild.

Mia: Plus, I found a family heirloom that Cole says is worth a lot of money. That will help once I can sell it :)

Mia: I understand if you guys need to get jobs in the interim, but I hope that when Chuck’s is back in business, you’ll return <3

Jarvis: Of course we will!

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