TEN: Sometimes I am really glad you aren’t reading these letters, Nine.

TEN: Sometimes I am glad you can’t see me.

TEN: Nancy… She’s a godsend, really.

TEN: She can’t spend too much time with us, cause of her football career and all, but she’s made sure we have everything we need. The house is big and comfortable, the food always tastes good, the local school is nice and friendly.

TEN: We’re even going to attend a wedding fairly soon! Mr Baez and Mr Navarro are good friends of Nancy’s, and they have kindly invited us to come. Nancy is going to take me and Juice shopping next Sunday to get our dresses for the occasion.

TEN: It’s going to be exciting. At least, I think I should be excited for this one. I should be happy. And yet… I’m not.

TEN: Nancy has started to search, as promised. No luck so far. And I’m not losing hope yet, but… My therapist tells me I should be preparing myself for the possibility that we won’t find you. Or, that it would be too late.

TEN: I know, realistically, that I should just accept that, and move on with the wonderful life I was given. But I…

TEN: God damn it, Nine, I’m such a mess now.

TEN: ...I’m going to get some tissues.

JUICE: heeeeey there little fella how you doing

JUICE: haha jk i know you can’t really respond. or read this, really

JUICE: sorry to interrupt your sister, if she finds out i messed with her letter writing she’s going to be so mad

JUICE: but i just wanted to tell you, just in case you do get to read these

JUICE: ten cares about you a whole lot. ya know that, right?

JUICE: ever since she arrived she won’t stop talking about you. it’s almost overwhelming sometimes. but it’s not like we have much else to do so i don’t mind

JUICE: she told me all about the jackets and your school achievements and even that one time you passed out during a football game and went super mad about the scores afterwards. sorry about that one btw i think your sister went a bit tmi on that one lol. also sorry you didn’t get to see that game, god bless reruns i suppose

JUICE: point is

JUICE: ten loves you almost as much as i love making the lunchables chronicles. almost

JUICE: oh shit she hasn’t told you about the lunchables chronicles did she

JUICE: it’s a bulletin board paper im releasing here in the pioneer-mcgunnell household. each month we’re looking at a new specimen of the greatest kids’ snack franchise to have ever existed. this month’s special is-

TEN (DISTANT): Juice? Juice, what are you doing over there?

JUICE: oh shit

JUICE: oh shit i think she’s onto me

JUICE: gtg

JUICE: see ya later buckethead