[ Now that she's sure Levi won't overhear, she's a little bit more harsh. It's out of worry, more than anything. The fear of, "What if Randvi doesn't come back?" had been real, and so had the fear that something would be wrong with Randvi even if she did come back.

And it looks like at least one of those fears has now been realized. But her worry manifests as teenage assholery, her voice needlessly cutting. She's still almost-whispering, too, even though she doesn't need to. ]

Uh, yeah. I can hear that. Randvi, what the fuck? Does it hurt?

[ Maddy involuntarily puts her freehand over her own throat. Imagines what it would be like to feel scars there. ]

Levi Junior was really happy to hear you were back. He woke me up, all excited and everything.