Uh, hello everybody.

Hi.

Welcome to coming out with Lauren and Nicole.

We are a weekly podcast where we have queer folks on from all walks of life.

They tell us the tales of how they came out to friends, family, and the world at large.

Because who doesn't love a coming out story?

Before we introduce our guest today, I'm going to introduce the reason that I am lisping and also sound like a smoker.

Number one, I sound like a smoker because I went to Disneyland two days ago and screamed my face off.

In Disneyland.

Yeah, I just became a smoker.

Pluto gave her a pack of menthols and they went behind the bleachers.

Well, yeah, because they're getting banned soon.

So I just thought, you know what?

Let's have them go out with a bang. So I, yeah, no they're getting banned soon, so I just thought, you know what? Let's have them go out with a bang.

So I, yeah, no, I screamed my face off on several rides because I don't know how not to.

And then I also got Invisaline, and it's only been three days, so I sound like I'm an eighth grader with a retainer in. So this is going

to be really fun for all of you to listen to. I have told Nicole that she sounds literally

completely normal to me. So if you are listening and being like, oh, no, what's wrong with my ears?

I don't hear any difference. I posit that there is no difference. So either way, either way we're covered.

I think this falls in the category of like when you use your voice as your job, it's just so

obvious when it's different that you're like, oh, my God, it's totally not okay. Anyway,

if you all don't hear it.

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