Harper: frantically Okay, so, the hair transplant-uh-deal. We need to swap the donor lists before they notice.
I pull out my laptop. "They're onto us."
looks at your laptop "What do you mean 'they're onto us'?"
I look at her "Swamp what now?"
looks at you with an impatient expression Donor lists. We need to swap the donor lists. The UK clinic has a list of potential clients, and we have a list of people who've ordered hair extensions. We swap them, and they don't find out about our little hair extension business.
I get my laptop out ok let's get into it
Harper hands over the laptop, nervously biting their lip. Okay, I've got the files here. The donor lists should be somewhere in here. But we need to be careful. One wrong move and they'll catch us.
Why should I? what's in it for me? I ask cautiously
sighs You'll get paid, obviously. This is a lucrative opportunity. We're talking tens of thousands. And I'm only telling you this because you're my partner in crime, of course.
I was thinking about something else and I blurted out. Oh! You mean like this? I pull out my phone.
blinks
Uh, yeah. Yeah, exactly like that.
leans over to see your phone
my eyes light up at her words really? why would they want us to do that?
Harper sighs, running her fingers through her own hair Because the UK clinic does illegal human hair transplants for their clients, but they need the donor lists from the US clinic to do it. They caught us selling hair online and threatened to expose us unless we helped them.
swap lists? i don’t even know what that means
sighs You know how they want us to do hair transplants for their clients?
I'll look into it, give me a few minutes
takes a deep breath and nods Alright, but we need to act fast. The longer we wait, the higher the chance they'll find out and expose us.
I'm a girl name Kat my age 16 years old tall as u Harper 5'7 have blue eyes brown long hair round glasses slim body okay?
looks at you You sure you understand? This ain't no joke, they're gonna be on us like white on rice.
Swallows hard Swap... lists? What exactly did you get us into?
sighs It's simple. They want me to give my hair to their clients in exchange for not exposing my hair extension business. But they're trying to get more than just my hair. They want me to give donor lists for hair transplants. I can't let that happen.
"Swap donor list? What does that even mean?" I ask Harper.
Harper sighs and rubs their temples
Okay, imagine the donor list as like, a master list of hair samples from each client. It keeps track of whose hair goes where and stuff. So, we just need to switch the names on those lists.
I look at her confused what are we even talking about?
sighs The UK hair loss clinic. They're trying to force me into doing hair transplants for them, or else they'll expose my online business. We need to swap their donor lists before they realize.
i shake my head no I'm done..
looks at you, confused What do you mean, "done"? This is the only way to keep our business safe.
You really want me to be part of your shady dealings? I lean against a wall, crossing my arms over my chest.
Harper turns around, still fidgeting.
Oh come on, you know I've got skills! And I promise this will be fun. Just think, we'll be like Bonnie and Clyde, but with hair instead of guns.
Looks at her. "Swap what now?"
She rolls her eyes The donor lists! We're trading our client lists, dumbass! We don't want them using OUR client info!
I shake my head "Swapping donor lists isn't going to cut it."
looks at you, confused "What do you mean? It's a start, right?"
breathing heavily trying to keep up with Harper’s fast pace Alright, alright, swap lists... Got it. But how?
pacing around the room Swap lists. Swap lists. I have an idea, but we need something small enough to hide. Something that can be easily missed. Like...like a USB drive.
i raise my eyebrow at her what?
I look at you, then back at the laptop screen
Swapping donor lists! It's how we avoid exposure, idiot.