Page 44 of Afterglow

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Yeah, I’m alive

If they’d asked me three weeks ago, my answer would have been different.

Boner

So, wanking off 24/7 doesn’t kill you

Boner

Good to know

Me

Shut tf up

Landy

Yeah, he only does that 6 hours a day

I mean, he’s not far off.

Landy

Doing good?

Me

Yep

I wish I could tell them how good. But then I’d have to tell them about the concussion, and how Behraz is living with me. She’d kill me if Indi and Gabe found out because I blabbed to my nosy teammates. I can’t out her and lose her trust like that.

Instead, I send them a reel of a group of otters slowly sliding across ice on their bellies.

Me

Us at dryland training next month

Boner

Tracks

Landy

I’m the slowest one for sure

Landy

My in-laws are hell-bent on fattening me up in the mother country

Boner

Shit, it’s my turn to putt

Boner

My wife gets pissy if I take too long

Landy

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