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 -- ectoBiologist [EB] began pestering tentacleTherapist [TT] at 00:31 --

EB: there you are...
EB: i was really worried about you.
EB: and i still am to be honest.
EB: are you all right? :(
TT: I'm fine.
EB: you sure? because i saw that post you made on tumblr and it only got me more concerned, so i'm glad you're here finally.
EB: listen...
EB: i've been thinking about what i did last night.
EB: a lot.
EB: and you're probably still really pissed off at me, and you have every right to be!
EB: but i'm sorry, rose.
EB: i'm really, really sorry.
TT: Oh, you're sorry.
TT: I see.
EB: well, yeah! it was just shitty and thoughtless and i wish i could go back in time and take it back somehow.
EB: but i can't, so.
EB: so...
EB: i don't know.
EB: i don't know what i could say or do to make it up to you.
EB: but just say the word and i will.
EB: i promise.
TT: To be perfectly honest, John, I am still... stunned by how little thought you put into your actions of the previous night.
TT: Well, perhaps that isn’t exactly correct.
TT: This had been more than premeditated, seeing as how you alerted us several hours in advance.
TT: Given that, you should have had plenty of time to realize what exactly you were doing and how it could have been construed.
EB: ...i know. :(
TT: I can honestly say I've never been more disappointed in you.
EB: i kind of can't believe i didn't think about it either.
EB: how it must have looked. how much it must have looked like...
EB: you know.
TT: Believe me, the connection has been made.
EB: but even then i kind of thought that that stuff...
EB: it happened a long time ago, right? i'd always figured that even then, like even if one of us did say something that reminded everyone of what went on during the game, it maybe wouldn't be such a big deal.
TT: Regardless of how much time has passed...
TT: You don't know how terrible it is to have someone taken from you, however temporarily, when you could have done something.
EB: not that i think you shouldn't be mad!
EB: or upset, or anything.
EB: but i just didn't take it all as seriously as i should've and
TT: You're right.
TT: You didn't.
EB: ...
EB: ...so, should i just...
EB: just go, i guess.
EB: like you probably don't really want to talk to me anymore, right?
EB: because i get it. if you don't.
TT: No, don't go.
TT: I never said I wouldn't accept your apology.
TT: Just...
TT: Please think about these ideas before you act on them.
EB: i will.
EB: and that's a relief.
EB: i was hoping i hadn't just messed things up for good. :(
TT: John, it would take a great deal to do that.
TT: You underestimate how much I value your company.
EB: heheh, i can't say i feel a whole lot like my company is all that valuable right now...
EB: but okay.
EB: if you're sure.
EB: :)
TT: :)E
EB: ...<3
TT: Oh, I suppose I can reciprocate.
TT: <3
EB: :DE
TT: ;)E
EB: :OE
TT: (This is silly.)
EB: (yeah, it is.)
EB: (<33333)
TT: (<3333333)
EB: i guess now is as good a time as any to say i've aaaaaactually got kind of a surprise for you? it's nothing big, but i hope you like it, haha.
EB: uh, it's not finished yet!
EB: but it will be.
EB: soon.
TT: Consider my curiosity piqued.
EB: it stiiiill needs a little tweaking, but i think i've basically got it down!
TT: May I inquire as to what it could be?
EB: that...
EB: is a secret.
EB: *mysterious wink*
TT: Hmmm. I suppose I will have to call on other sources to find out, then.
EB: you underestimate my powers of secrecy and tricksy ways. i'm afraid even the most knowing and clairvoyant of crystal balls and ouija boards and other seer-y weapons of choice cannot hope to glimpse beyond them!
TT: Blast. My schemes have been foiled.
EB: and also i haven't spilled the beans to jade or the daves either so they can't help you either.
EB: (either either either)
TT: Damn you Egberts and your ways.
EB: aw, you know i won't keep you waiting long!
EB: it might be like another day? i'm not really sure.
EB: but soon.
EB: soon.
TT: Oh, well then. I suppose I can be patient for one day.
EB: yeah, you could rocket through a few books in the meantime! you have this ridiculous backlog of probably a hundred of them.
EB: the book pile doesn't stop from getting taller.
EB: but you might be able to knock out a few! for the purposes of also not going crazy with suspense.
EB: it will all be very practical and also educational.
TT: Certainly. And you can carry on with your mysterious activities.
EB: ;)
EB: or...
EB: ;)E
EB: if we are both tentacley beasts here.
EB: which we apparently are.
TT: Apparently. :)E
EB: actually, if it's ok, i'm gonna take a sec to just DO MYSTERIOUS THINGS
EB: ...
EB: oh shit.
TT: What is it?
EB: nnnnothing!
EB: haha.
EB: you saw nothing.
EB: that message always looked like that! no editing whatsoever.
TT: Well, as Seer, my main job is seeing, but I will ignore your outburst if you intend on being obstinate.
EB: well, when you put it like that...:(
EB: E
EB: :(E
EB: sad tentaclebeast.
EB: who now feels kind of awkward being saddled with such an unpleasant description.
EB: it's just that...
EB: being unknown until the critical moment is the whole point of something being a surprise! otherwise it just does not work, that is a fact.
EB: consult your dictionary, that is a direct quote. i can speak very authoritatively on this.
TT: Ah yes, that is indeed the definition of surprise in Merriam-Egbert's.
TT: (Webster just couldn't cut it anymore.)
EB: as if you were in any real doubt. :D
EB: (yeah, my word skills were just way too much for webster to even stand up to any more, it was just way too embarrassing for him.)
TT: (Some people just can't handle the heat of the etymology field.)
EB: (you definitely need somewhere to duck into when things get too hot to handle.)
EB: (except preferably somewhere without any clown posters or filthy old instruments for me.)
EB: aaaanyway, is it ok if i talk to you later on? or tomorrow, that also works! but i've got to make sure i'm not actually keeping you waiting too long for this totally non specific thing.
TT: Certainly.
EB: great!
EB: :DE
TT: :*E
EB: oh, that...
EB: that is just...
EB: you are simply too much, rose lalonde. i don't know what the heck i did to deserve you.
EB: :*E
EB: good night!!!
TT: Very often, I wonder quite the same, John Egbert.
TT: Goodnight.
EB: <3
TT: <3
-- ectoBiologist [EB] ceased pestering tentacleTherapist [TT] at 01:16 --