look a whole lot like a friend of mine which i guess i should be used to but you're SO MUCH younger than him so this is kind of weird andishouldmaybestoptypingnowsorryhiimbarry
You should have started with that. What do you like to talk about?
[Honestly, he knows he shouldn't be so abrasive. He needs to be polite, it's part of what will help him get his wish, but it's been a long time since anyone has been genuinely friendly to him. Which is mostly his fault, but he's not used to it.]
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look a whole lot like a friend of mine which i guess i should be used to but you're SO MUCH younger than him so this is kind of weird andishouldmaybestoptypingnowsorryhiimbarry
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Yes, me.
I doubt that I look that much like your friend, honestly.
[But the response surprised him and that's working in andishouldmaybestoptypingnowsorryhiimbarry's favor.]
Well, Barry. Any chance you're going to make this meeting a pleasurable one?
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you look a LOT like him
just younger
wait i already said that part
I'M JUST GOING TO PRETEND YOU DIDN'T SAY THAT CAUSE THAT'S 100000000% WEIRD WHEN YOU LOOK LIKE YOU DO!!
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You're wasting both our time.
[And now he's disappointed. He was amused and not annoyed with his first contact through the app and now that's changed.]
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i like to talk??
that's kind of how you make friends
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What do you like to talk about?
[Honestly, he knows he shouldn't be so abrasive. He needs to be polite, it's part of what will help him get his wish, but it's been a long time since anyone has been genuinely friendly to him. Which is mostly his fault, but he's not used to it.]
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right
so what do you do for a living?
you're not a csi are you??