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[abrightboy]

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[handleyourshit]

That's why I react to you differently than you're probably expecting.

And it's not just you.

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[abrightboy]

Well, I'm kind of weird and off-putting, so it's not just you, either. And I know there are people who think I'm not trying, but... I really am.

I'm sorry for not... picking up on your fundamental existential distress better before.

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[handleyourshit]

I can deal with weird and offputting in the long run.

[God knows that before Eugene showed his true colors, she was one of few who associated with him.]

What I got pissed about more than you not picking up on it was... I was trying to explain it to you. You wanted to apologize, I wanted you to know why I was pissed so the apology could mean something.

And you kept wanting to move past it before I could.

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[abrightboy]

Yeah... that's a social cue thing, too. I'm working on it. Sorry.

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[handleyourshit]

Mm.

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[abrightboy]

I don't like to... advertise my various...... problems, but Will thinks it would actually help people to understand that there are literally things wrong with me. It's counterintuitive; I've been conditioned all my life to hide it all as much as possible. But. What I'm trying to explain is that I didn't mean to dismiss you. That wasn't what I wanted to do. And as much as me saying that tends to make people say 'so just don't, then', it's just... not that simple? But I really.... I'm really trying. To do better. Especially with... conversations.

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[handleyourshit]

I can roll with that.

The next time I explicitly say "stop talking and listen," we'll see how it goes.

And I'll try to do better, too.

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[abrightboy]

[He perks up a little.]

I stopped the last time you said stop.

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[handleyourshit]

You did.

And look, now we're having an actual conversation.

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[abrightboy]

So... are we good now?

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[handleyourshit]

Slate's clean, as far as I'm concerned.

Start over, see if good is on the table.

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[abrightboy]

So... how do we do that?

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[handleyourshit]

We keep... doing whatever it is we're doing. But the next time a problem starts up, we try to remember what we just talked about.

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[abrightboy]

Okay. Thank you.