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— System Greeting
"Claire, I tried calling a bunch of times. Keeps going to voicemail. Pick up."
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"Claire? Are you screening your calls? Could really use some advice. There are no code words for this conversation. Can't text it. Pick up."
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"Not kidding around here. I need to talk. I'm hanging up and calling back. Pick up."
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"It's code-red time, Claire. Redder than red. There's been an incident. Things got hot. Pick up."
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"Seriously. Bitch. Pick. The. Fuck. Uuuuup."
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"CLAAAAIRE!!!"
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"Ellooo?"
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"Please don't make me say it on voicemail. Pick up."
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"Oh goddammit! Need to talk! I'm in L.A. Worked with Jojo, Nono's brother. Told you 'bout him. Probably shouldn'a. Job went bad. Marks came home. Basement. Gun. Bleach. Dead. Jojo dead. Marks dead. Others dead. House dead. Maybe some firefighters too. So that went well. Lotsa extra crispy original recipe, no receipt. Call me back."
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"Delete this shit. All of it. Every message. Or you're next."
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"That was a joke."
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"Mostly."
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"Smoke 'em if you got 'em?"
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"Fuck your voicemail, Claire."