Arriving At Midnight

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alert: I

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into two walkie-talkies like a war ge

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out the imagina

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pped. "If the building's

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down the emergency stairwell, carrying the chicken

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ving an "Emergency Brainstorm

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s serious or planning

sat down, ch

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Jordan drawing a smiling chicken wearing bra

ded "team selfies" f

and started dragging peo

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ashing a peace sign, Mia eating a donut mid-shot, Trish kissing the chi

y my favorit

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finally ended, I

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Jordan's weird jokes

.. I could survive

phone as my lockscreen, the sunset glowing gold over the

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