I got home and fired up my Xbox and started typing in keys from my phone's screen. It was dull, hypnotic work. I was a little drunk, and it lulled me into a half-sleep.
I was about ready to nod off when a new IM window popped up.
> herro!
I didn't recognize the handle -- spexgril -- but I had an idea who might be behind it.
> hi
I typed, cautiously.
> it's me, from tonight
Then she paste-bombed a block of crypto. I'd already entered her public key into my keychain, so I told the IM client to try decrypting the code with the key.
> it's me, from tonight
It was her!