I saw your message. I saw it at 9:14 this morning, in the preview, and decided it deserved a thoughtful reply, which is how it ended up waiting until Thursday. The group chat planned the whole trip without me, and I would like it noted that I agreed with all of it, four days later, with a thumbs-up. I start typing, stop, and start again. Halfway through, the phone goes face down and I make a sandwich. My replies are short, accurate and very late. A funny texting shirt for the friend whose read receipts are off for everyone's protection. Your message is important to me. Please continue to hold.

THE FINE PRINT

LAST arches over the top in varsity slab-serif capitals, and RESPONDER curves along the bottom in the same letters. Between them, an outlined speech bubble with its tail at the lower left holds three round dots, the typing indicator. One white ink with a speckled distress.