--are you gonna read those books, or are you buying it for someone?
-hmm..well, this one i'm gonna read.
--big fan of, what is that, asimov?
-well, i haven't read a lot of his works, but i like his ideas and contributions to science.
--ok, say no more. how about that one?
-oh, this. well this one..well this one brings back memories. i don't even know why i'm holding this. i'm sorry, have we met before? because you really look familiar.
--me? no. i don't think so.
-really?
--yea.
-you sure?
--pretty sure.
-ok. coz my memory's fucked up and i can't remember shit. i just wanna be polite just in case we've met and i forgot.
--no, i don't think we've met.
-ok. so maybe you're just a friend or a friend. or we have common friends on facebook. or you're friends with someone that i used to stalk on social media. i don't really know.
--maybe.
-i'm sorry, what's your name?
--oh. i'm steph. hi.
-funny.
--funny why?
-coz my mom used to call me that. you know, whenever she forgets that i hate that name.
--why'd you hate your own name?
-easy for you to say. i bet you adore yours.
--well, i like it. but i'm not gonna say i adore it. it's actually anti-climactic.
-why so?
--coz it really is just steph. it's not short for stephanie or something fancier. how about yours? short for stephen i suppose?
-yea..and you should probably stop saying that out loud again.
--stephen!
-fuck that sounds terrible.
--stephen king! stephen hawking! stephen curry!
-well they're great people. i'm not. so..drop it.
--ok, i'm sorry.
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-hey, you wanna grab some coffee?
--well, i don't wanna say yes, but i can't say no to coffee.
-good. there's a starbucks over there. i love their coffee but i hate the people in there.
--haha
-so let's order some and get outta there.
--cool. let's.
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--so what should i call you?
-please call me tom.
-hmm..well, this one i'm gonna read.
--big fan of, what is that, asimov?
-well, i haven't read a lot of his works, but i like his ideas and contributions to science.
--ok, say no more. how about that one?
-oh, this. well this one..well this one brings back memories. i don't even know why i'm holding this. i'm sorry, have we met before? because you really look familiar.
--me? no. i don't think so.
-really?
--yea.
-you sure?
--pretty sure.
-ok. coz my memory's fucked up and i can't remember shit. i just wanna be polite just in case we've met and i forgot.
--no, i don't think we've met.
-ok. so maybe you're just a friend or a friend. or we have common friends on facebook. or you're friends with someone that i used to stalk on social media. i don't really know.
--maybe.
-i'm sorry, what's your name?
--oh. i'm steph. hi.
-funny.
--funny why?
-coz my mom used to call me that. you know, whenever she forgets that i hate that name.
--why'd you hate your own name?
-easy for you to say. i bet you adore yours.
--well, i like it. but i'm not gonna say i adore it. it's actually anti-climactic.
-why so?
--coz it really is just steph. it's not short for stephanie or something fancier. how about yours? short for stephen i suppose?
-yea..and you should probably stop saying that out loud again.
--stephen!
-fuck that sounds terrible.
--stephen king! stephen hawking! stephen curry!
-well they're great people. i'm not. so..drop it.
--ok, i'm sorry.
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...
-hey, you wanna grab some coffee?
--well, i don't wanna say yes, but i can't say no to coffee.
-good. there's a starbucks over there. i love their coffee but i hate the people in there.
--haha
-so let's order some and get outta there.
--cool. let's.
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--so what should i call you?
-please call me tom.
