[The short answers don't bother her, because if her boyfriend hadn't been involved Nariko wouldn't have anything to do with the story. She does check on him somewhat regularly, knowing that the police will need his statement, he'll be telling the same story over and over and over again. Even without the burden of suspicion on you it's a vexing, exhausting process, so she doesn't expect much.
If anything she buries herself in work, in permits, designs, and a bit of computer work that isn't in her department, but Lena had wanted a second set of eyes anyway. So when her phone goes off she's still at her office, and when she sees his name light up on her screen the smoke flooding her lungs tastes acrid.
... He'd probably hate that she's smoking, but it's an old, old crutch, and everyone has their shitty habits.]
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If anything she buries herself in work, in permits, designs, and a bit of computer work that isn't in her department, but Lena had wanted a second set of eyes anyway. So when her phone goes off she's still at her office, and when she sees his name light up on her screen the smoke flooding her lungs tastes acrid.
... He'd probably hate that she's smoking, but it's an old, old crutch, and everyone has their shitty habits.]
mhm. How are you doing?
[She's expecting a general sort of 'not well'.