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[hedgebitch]

I'm not here right now so leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can

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[herbmancer]

Uhhhh you should come over.

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[hedgebitch]

I'm on my way -- is something wrong?

[herbmancer]

I'm not really sure yet.

[hedgebitch]

[because they live so close to one another it doesn't take julia long to get there and soon enough she will be knocking on that door.]

Josh?

[herbmancer]

_{[And he's right there, swinging open the door to release a wafting scent that would put the Bellagio Patisserie to shame. Josh's abode occasionally smells like cooking food or baking goodies, but this is ten times beyond that, more like if a five star kitchen opened up inside his kitchen.]}

I hope you're not hungry.

_{[It could be the chronic insomnia, but he looks a liiiittle on edge.]}

[hedgebitch]

[it does smell almost overwhelmingly good in there. like he was taking stress baking to a new level or something. not that she can blame him. the constant insomnia has been putting a lot of people, herself included, on edge and at least he has an outlet for that energy.]

Not particularly -- I haven't had much of an appetite.

[or maybe she's just been too wound up to eat much. she's not sure which.]

[herbmancer]

Good.

<sub>[And with that, steps back, shouldering the door all the way open to admit her into his hew and improved house.

The reason for why he says as much, not to mention why he sounded vaguely ominous and slightly alarmed over the phone, may need no further explanation, once she's inside and can take in the full effect.]</sub>

So yeah, I came home and it was, uh, like this.

[hedgebitch]

[julia follows him inside and the changes are immediately noticeable. this is not what his home looked like before, and she's not sure how to take that.]

That's quite the change -- are there any clues to why this happened or is it seemingly random?