Chapter 24

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*JEAN KIRSCHSTEIN*












Reiner Braun: hi

Jean Kirschstein: hey!
Jean Kirschstein: how's everything going?

Reiner Braun: good
Reiner Braun: a lot better now
Reiner Braun: had a few rough months there

Jean Kirschstein: ah
Jean Kirschstein: yeah, I know
Jean Kirschstein: sorry about that

Reiner Braun: how did you know?

Jean Kirschstein: ???

Reiner Braun: about how I was doing

Jean Kirschstein: I asked Bert
Jean Kirschstein: and Ymir volunteered some stuff

Reiner Braun: I'm sure she did

Jean Kirschstein: yeah
Jean Kirschstein: so you're doing better?
Jean Kirschstein: I mean, obviously you are
Jean Kirschstein: I heard about your new guy
Jean Kirschstein: congrats

Reiner Braun: legit congrats?
Jean Kirschstein: the most legit!
Jean Kirschstein: I'm genuinely happy for you
Jean Kirschstein: Bert says he's a good guy

Reiner Braun: Bertolt just likes having a fresh audience for embarrassing stories

Jean Kirschstein: who doesn't?

Reiner Braun: are you busy this week?

Jean Kirschstein: um
Jean Kirschstein: as long as no new cases pop up
Jean Kirschstein: I'm in court most of this week

Reiner Braun: you made detective?

Jean Kirschstein: I did!

Reiner Braun: congratulations

Jean Kirschstein: thank you
Jean Kirschstein: do you want to meet for lunch or something?

Reiner Braun: yes

Jean Kirschstein: okay, cool
Jean Kirschstein: you remember that diner near the courthouse?

Reiner Braun: sure

Jean Kirschstein: Tuesday around 1 work for you?

Reiner Braun: that's fine

Jean Kirschstein: okay
Jean Kirschstein: see you then

~*~

By the time Tuesday rolls around and they're walking to the diner, Jean is so nervous his hands are shaking, and he starts dragging his feet.

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