Day 2 of 21
Milo from Allie’s phone to Allie’s tablet via TeamSync: Hey Allie, I have your phone! And it seems, you may have mine!!??! Yours is safe and well with me. So sorry. We must’ve straight up swapped, I guess. Somehow????
Allie: Oh my goodness! Hello! I can’t tell you how thrilled I am that it’s been found. Thank you very, very much for texting back. Where did you find it?! I can’t believe it!
Milo: It was in my pocket, but no clue how it got there! ?? Thought it was mine until I charged it up and saw it wasn’t!! Same phone. Kinda crazy, right? Were you on the JFK to Heathrow flight?
Milo: Ahhh, there we go!!! Knew it had to have been the plane. We probably sat near each other or something?
Allie: Not sure. I was seated in A3 in the bulkhead row, then I swapped with another passenger to business. Row L?
Milo (via Allie’s phone): ???????? Holy shit!!! I’m the dude you switched with!
Allie: OMG! Really!?
Milo: Ha, yeah!! Wow.
Allie: Well, thanks. I enjoyed the window seat.
Milo: Thank you for being so cool about it!! Was kinda embarrassing. I still can’t understand how we switched phones, though I mean, I’m on my third replacement passport of the year, so not sure why I’m shocked!!
Allie: How about when they came to get your bag and jacket? Our stuff was everywhere and so was everyone else’s. It was chaotically disorganised.
Milo: Yeah, I guess!! Jeez, this is so crazy, though. Also, what is this app we’re using?
Allie: An app I use for work. I had to message via something that could be accessed on my lock screen.
Allie: Are you still there? Am very happy to travel to you to swap back. How close are you to Heathrow?
Milo: Hey, sorry Allie!! I’m actually in Romania right now. I’m American but here for work.
Allie: Oh, goodness, Romania? Will you be returning to the UK at all?
Milo: Yeah, heading to NYC with a layover in London in three weeks. I could FedEx your phone? Trying to figure out how I can make this work . . .
Allie: Ah. Yes. Hm. I’m not sure I trust my phone being posted. There’s so much of importance on it. I know that may sound paranoid, but at least now, the phones are both currently accounted for. I’ll research alternatives.
Allie: Could I just have an address of where you’re staying for logistical purposes?
Allie: Hello?
Milo: Hey, yeah, sorry for the wait, I’m here. Can we just take a second, Allie? It’s all good, but I’m not 100% comfortable with that right now.
Allie: Not comfortable with?
Milo: Just the whole giving my exact location deal. It’s just a work rule kinda thing
Allie: I see. A town or city name for now would be fine.
Milo: Yeah, still can’t say!! So sorry, Allie, I know this sounds whack! ??
Allie: Whack?
Allie: Sorry, it’s just you have my phone.
Milo: I know, I’ll figure it out!! It’s complicated, but I can’t give out specific location details for work purposes. Nobody’s supposed to know where I am . . . ??
Allie: If you’re concerned about identity for some reason, I hardly remember you. (Not meant at all rudely, but reassuringly.)
Milo: Oh yeah? Well . . . ouch? ??
Allie: ??????
Allie: I’ll be in touch shortly with options that rectify this situation ASAP. I just really, really need my phone back, and I know you must want yours too.
Milo: Well, mine’s new, so pretty sparse and I’ve been trying to curb my screen time, so I’ve gotta admit this feels a little like divine intervention or something! ??
Allie: I see. Conversely, mine is not sparse and has sentimental value. I recently lost my mum. There’s a lot of her on it. Hence why I worry about it getting lost. I’m hoping I can access a lot of it on my cloud but am having login problems currently.
Milo: I’m so sorry to hear about your mother, Allie. Let me figure something out My name’s Milo, by the way.
Allie: Thanks, Milo. Google says ‘onboard couriers’ are a thing. People who personally courier your package on a domestic flight. Perhaps you could research this on your end too? Happy to wire money for costs.
Milo: Da doamna!! ??
Allie: Sorry?
Milo: Romanian for ‘yes ma’am’!!!!