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[i_hate_mustard]

Alright, look. I know that i'm more of an aquaintance to most people going to california than an actual friend. But i like you guys and am doing my best to try and be a friend even while i see the whisperings which take place behind my back. i guess this is where i'm supposed to say i'm sorry for showing up and making things even more uneasy

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[losifer]

Scott, I don't think that you have anything to apologize for in this. And while I think it says a lot about your character that you would give up your chance at a vacation just to make the group happier, I, for one, want you to be able to go on this trip. I want everyone to go. That's the trip that we planned.
Looking at the situation, however, I'm not about to go on a trip to see somebody that I miss terribly if just by being there I make him more uncomfortable.
This is what I suggest, and let me know if I'm just being stupid or overstepping even further than I already have, but hear me out: What if we still go on the trip out to California, but not to where Andy is. I don't know if this would add more expense or what, but that way we all still get a trip; we'll also be in the area, and then it's on Andy whether or not he wants to see us, so that we don't force an uncomfortable situation on him, but still perhaps have a chance to see him if he's okay with it.
What does everyone think?

[tricked4treats]

i've never met scott before and so i don't have anything against him. however i do understand the awkward position it puts on andy if he came along. i'm not saying scott should or shouldn't come along. but i am not driving all the way across the country for sunshine and lollipops. i am going to california to see a friend i haven't seen in a long time. and if scott wants to go on vacation and see california than that is fine. if he feels that he is uncomfortable or making people uncomfortable or whatever than he can stay someplace else. not that i don't want to include him in on things. it's just that i would rather hang out with andy than see some neat attractions with someone i haven't even met before. now i don't mind hanging out with scott and checking out some of california with him but i plan on hanging out with andy more than not hanging out with andy. no way am i going all the way out there only to say, "no, you come here." andy is my friend and i am not going to hang out with a stranger over him. if everyone else wants to stay

The missing piece...

[soresuress]

The problem is not with Scott...it is with me, essentially. It is not as if Scott not going would solve any problems, it is if I go, there will be problems, apparently, as stated by Andy, regardless, I think, if Scott is there or not. I am at an impass as to how to go about this, but I guess I now have one vote for and one vote against.

Re: The missing piece...

[tricked4treats]

i know the problem isn't with scott. all i am saying is that i am not staying someplace other than what was already planned because of whatever, which is what i think kevin was proposing. maybe i read it wrong. i didn't really want to get into any of this but i don't think we should change where we are staying becuase of it. and i really can't say anything about anything else because none of those decisions are mine. i'm not voting for anything here.

[jonathonjones]

Hey dude, if you do stay, I'll play the video games with you. Just put a pillow over the boner, please - it's distracting.