[Oh. You'd think it would knock him off-kilter less the second time around in a day but the only reason his phone hasn't met another bad end is because mercifully, in a library the only thing he could do to it would be to drop it down one of the amazingly numerous stairwells.
Looks like they won't be going to Best Buy today, but it's still a little while before he musters:]
Well, that's good to know. (โขฬโโขฬเน)เซญโง
[He doesn't send a sticker back this time, possibly because he's just worn out his stickering cooldown for a little while, possibly because he's just basking in getting that sticker in return; maybe a combination of the above. They're real good at this KO'ing each other thing, somehow.]
Hmm. Yes, I think that's something beyond help.
[The wryness doesn't quite come across in text, and maybe that's a good thing. There's a pause because ah, this entire conversation is still so much. Thanks, Saphir.]
I am getting a little hungry, though. Just give the word, and we can help each other out.
[That's probably not entirely serious, but also: win-win phone strategies.]
[ As if he wasn't distracted in several ways already, smh. Maybe that's why his next text takes some time to come through, or maybe it's because he's trying to pick his battles for once in the promise of that later they've been chasing all day. ]
Next time .
It's handled for now. I need to pick up another controller, though.
[Itโs fine, he still has reading to do, or rather hiding his phone and his face in a book under the guise of reading because thereโs at least a small smile following him around that refuses to go away at this point: anticipation or satisfaction or something else.]
Anytime.
Iโm surprised he agreed to it after the fuss. But very well. All done, then?
He insisted on it for whatever reason. And yeah, I just activated Lyft.
Not to his house, I don't need a repeat of the last 20 years anytime soon. [ Joking mostly but also maybe not an impossibility all things considered. He's really had enough of being trapped in houses for all his years and then some. ]
[You never know. But no heโs definitely being ridiculous here, for various reasons and they both probably know it.]
There wasnโt even a decent library by the end, 20 more years is too much to ask. That is to say, yes, thereโs far more than an eveningโs worth of entertainment here.
It got him to shut up, so he can be into whatever. Well, mostly whatever. [ This is rude and also a mess but he's riled up in his own way which tends to happen whenever he's forced to confront his emotions too much in a given time period. And man has today been full of that. ]
I shouldn't be too long. I need to get these clothes off before we start, but if it's close to the hotel that shouldn't take too long either.
[I mean itโs not like heโs going to object to the rudeness whatsoever, why are they like this. And now for some extra special bonus Why Are They Like This, after a beat:]
Iโll meet you back at the hotel. Might have some books to drop off.
[Ah. Well, he's here again, and he got himself into this mess but still he's kind of blinking at his phone like he has no idea what he's doing here. Well.
That's life nowadays, isn't it.]
Your clothes are complicated enough. We'll be late instead of early.
[He isn't complaining, mind. They're late anyway, for a given value of late when they're both in on it.]
[Maybe the indulgent tone doesn't quite come through but maybe the sticker helps. Who knows. Either way, they are themselves so it's easy to imagine, on both ends.]
We'll see how much help you need.
[It's still a good thing this is over text, though.]
But I want it all too. I'm already on my way. [ It really is, but that means there's less ways to stop him from running his mouth (fingers) when he's like this. At least for a little while longer anyway. ]
[It is probably a good thing they don't have to stick to text too much longer considering how far they've come in both stickersville and everywhere else.
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trying
[ Suddenly, hieroglyphics. This has nothing to do with the fact that he's probably been caught, f. ]
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Hmm?
[Local emojis continue to be mysterious, or maybe heโs teasing while waiting. F.]
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wont change my mind
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Looks like they won't be going to Best Buy today, but it's still a little while before he musters:]
Well, that's good to know. (โขฬโโขฬเน)เซญโง
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[As a distraction, maybe. There are all kinds of things you can use a phone for. ☆]
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i cant help him
he has his choices i have mine
[ ask him again and he might change his mind because his patience is wearing thin. ]
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Hmm. Yes, I think that's something beyond help.
[The wryness doesn't quite come across in text, and maybe that's a good thing. There's a pause because ah, this entire conversation is still so much. Thanks, Saphir.]
I am getting a little hungry, though. Just give the word, and we can help each other out.
[That's probably not entirely serious, but also: win-win phone strategies.]
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Next time
It's handled for now. I need to pick up another controller, though.
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Anytime.
Iโm surprised he agreed to it after the fuss. But very well. All done, then?
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He insisted on it for whatever reason. And yeah, I just activated Lyft.
Not to his house, I don't need a repeat of the last 20 years anytime soon. [ Joking mostly but also maybe not an impossibility all things considered. He's really had enough of being trapped in houses for all his years and then some. ]
You're still at the library?
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Maybe heโs just that into Mario Kart.
[You never know. But no heโs definitely being ridiculous here, for various reasons and they both probably know it.]
There wasnโt even a decent library by the end, 20 more years is too much to ask. That is to say, yes, thereโs far more than an eveningโs worth of entertainment here.
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I shouldn't be too long. I need to get these clothes off before we start, but if it's close to the hotel that shouldn't take too long either.
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Whatever works. Mostly whatever.
[I mean itโs not like heโs going to object to the rudeness whatsoever, why are they like this. And now for some extra special bonus Why Are They Like This, after a beat:]
Iโll meet you back at the hotel. Might have some books to drop off.
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[ Why Are They Like This part three, but also that was elaboration enough? Probably. ]
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That's life nowadays, isn't it.]
Your clothes are complicated enough. We'll be late instead of early.
[He isn't complaining, mind. They're late anyway, for a given value of late when they're both in on it.]
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I could wear less, though. [ It's too bad he can't bestow intonation upon text as easily as voice, but maybe it's for the best. ]
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[Maybe the indulgent tone doesn't quite come through but maybe the sticker helps. Who knows. Either way, they are themselves so it's easy to imagine, on both ends.]
We'll see how much help you need.
[It's still a good thing this is over text, though.]
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But I want it all too. I'm already on my way. [ It really is, but that means there's less ways to stop him from running his mouth (fingers) when he's like this. At least for a little while longer anyway. ]
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See you back there.
[It is probably a good thing they don't have to stick to text too much longer considering how far they've come in both stickersville and everywhere else.
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