The Kilt File
An encrypted June 16 transmission between The Florist and Sydney, where a boring Tokyo meeting, a dead joytoy case, and one old photo become a VIP AV to D.C.
The Florist
iChat (encrypted)
June 16, 2079
The Florist, 5:45 PM
Hey.
Sydney, 5:46 PM
hey
What are you doing?
The Florist, 5:46 PM
Watching your brother drool on
himself while Tokyo fusses about quarterly
updates.
Sydney, 5:47 PM
Kim doesn’t drool
The Florist, 5:47 PM
Emotionally, he does.
Physically, he is sitting beside me looking
stone-faced as usual.
Sydney, 5:48 PM
Sounds thrilling
The Florist, 5:48 PM
What are you doing?
Sydney, 5:49 PM
Working a dead joytoy case for some rookies
down in the Pitt.
Simple murder.
They’re just making it complicated.
The Florist, 5:49 PM
Fun.
Sydney, 5:50 PM
That was sarcastic as hell
The Florist, 5:50 PM
Yes.
Do you want to do dinner tonight?
Sydney, 5:51 PM
Can’t.
I have to babysit these rookies before they arrest
the wrong man and call it police work.
The Florist, 5:51 PM
😞
Sydney, 5:52 PM
Pay attention to your meeting
The Florist, 5:52 PM
It’s fine.
I’m not presenting anyway.
Sydney, 5:53 PM
You are the worst rich person I know.
The Florist, 5:53 PM
Thank you.
A few minutes later
The Florist, 5:58 PM
Can I ask you a personal question?
Sydney, 5:59 PM
Depends.
The Florist, 5:59 PM
When you were growing up in Scotland and wore
that little skirt, did you keep tampons in that
purse too?
Sydney, 6:00 PM
Fuck off.
It’s a kilt.
It’s my father’s heritage.
I will Braveheart your ass across NUSA.
The Florist, 6:00 PM
That feels unnecessary.
Sydney, 6:01 PM
Take your Luxembourger stuck-up ass
back to the NEU.
The Florist, 6:01 PM
😂
The Florist, 6:02 PM
Oh, feisty Scot.
I love it.
Sydney, 6:02 PM
I hate you.
The Florist, 6:03 PM
Send me a picture of you in your kilt.
Sydney, 6:03 PM
No
The Florist, 6:04 PM
Please?
Sydney, 6:04 PM
Still no
The Florist, 6:05 PM
Syd.
Sydney, 6:05 PM
Mat.
The Florist, 6:06 PM
I’m stuck in a very boring meeting.
Help me.
Sydney, 6:06 PM
Suffer
A few minutes later
Sydney sent an image.
Sydney, 6:14 PM
There.
Happy?
The Florist is typing…
The Florist stopped typing.
Sydney, 6:15 PM
🤣 Speechless?
The Florist is typing…
The Florist stopped typing.
Sydney, 6:16 PM
I had to dig for that pic.
The Florist is typing…
The Florist stopped typing.
Sydney, 6:17 PM
U there?
System Notification, 6:18 PM
VIP AV service scheduled. Pickup location:
Corpo Centre, Kuroshinju Building. Rooftop access.
AV Parking Pad 3.
ETA: 15 minutes.
Sydney, 6:18 PM
😂 Did you just order a VIP AV?
The Florist, 6:19 PM
Yes.
Sydney, 6:19 PM
You know that picture is over ten years old, right?
And that mini kilt wasn’t even mine.
Some chick dared me to wear it.
The Florist, 6:20 PM
I don’t care.
Sydney, 6:20 PM
You know I get motion sickness from AV
turbulence sometimes.
The Florist, 6:21 PM
I don’t care.
There are anti-motion sickness meds in the AV.
Take them.
Driving to D.C. will take too long.
Sydney, 6:21 PM
You’re insane
The Florist, 6:22 PM
I need you now.
I’ll meet you at D.C. Plaza.
Tonight.
8 PM.
We’ll order room service.
Sydney, 6:23 PM
You’re really pulling me out of a murder case
because of a ten-year-old pic of my ass.
The Florist, 6:23 PM
Yes.
Sydney, 6:24 PM
These rookies are never going to survive
without me.
The Florist, 6:24 PM
Then they should learn quickly.
Sydney, 6:25 PM
😂 Fine.
You win.
I’m going home to pack.
The Florist, 6:25 PM
Good.
Sydney, 6:26 PM
You’re paying for the hotel
The Florist, 6:26 PM
Obviously.
Sydney, 6:27 PM
& dinner
The Florist, 6:27 PM
Obviously.
Sydney, 6:27 PM
And if I throw up in your fancy AV,
that’s on you.
The Florist, 6:28 PM
Take the meds, Detective.
Sydney, 6:28 PM
Bossy
The Florist, 6:29 PM
You love it.
Sydney, 6:29 PM
Unfortunately
The Florist, 6:30 PM
By the way.
Sydney, 6:30 PM
What?
The Florist, 6:30 PM
This is my new screensaver. 😜
Sydney, 6:31 PM
Delete it.
The Florist, 6:31 PM
No.
Sydney, 6:31 PM
Mat.
The Florist, 6:32 PM
Pack.
-end of transmission-