This doesn't happen often...
...but god it annoys the piss out of me when it does.
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(I'm hanging out in the HN store, doing something, when a visitor teleports in...)
Mr. Chatty: hi
Mr. Chatty: cool
Mr. Chatty: silent hill
Mr. Chatty: is a good game
Mr. Chatty: how r u (Oh no. No capitalization. Those annoying chat "shortcuts" that I hate so much. I'm already desperately wanting out of this conversation.)
Eryn: Oh, I'm just fine. How are you?
Mr. Chatty: good
Eryn: Welcome to Heaven's Night.
Mr. Chatty: ty
Eryn: You're welcome! (Hoping Mr. Chatty will notice I did not respond with "yw", realize I'm not one of his kind, become intimidated and just leave me in peace.)
Mr. Chatty: i like silent hill
Eryn: Hey, me too. ;D
Eryn: Did you see the church across the street? That's also from SH. (In other words, please go over there...away from me. Please.)
Mr. Chatty: never noticed
Eryn: Too bad!
Mr. Chatty: ill have a look
Eryn: I think you'll like it. :) (*prod, prod* Go. Shoo. Away.)
Mr. Chatty: so what u up 2 (GUH!! Shit, he's not leaving. Well, I'd say it's pretty obvious what I'm up to at this point; I'm enduring insipid chat with the avatar formerly known as Prince.)
Eryn: I'm reading about the Silent Hill movie.
Mr. Chatty: cool
Mr. Chatty: whens it out
Eryn: In April.
Mr. Chatty: neat
Mr. Chatty: can i ask where u r from? (Oh great. Now with the personal questions.)
Eryn: From California.
Mr. Chatty: cool
Mr. Chatty: im from scotland
Eryn: Ah hey, neat.
Eryn: Very green there, or so the photos I've seen portray the place. (I'm writhing in small-talk hell now.)
Mr. Chatty: yes
Mr. Chatty: it is very
Eryn: One day I'll visit there. :)
Eryn: I love the Scottish accent.
Mr. Chatty: u should
Mr. Chatty: u got msn
Eryn: Nope.
Mr. Chatty: ill speak 2 u sometime (Oh, would you, pretty please?)
Mr. Chatty: lol
Eryn: I'm on here enough; god knows if I got on MSN, I'd never get anything else done.
Mr. Chatty: lol
Mr. Chatty: what do u do in rl (I get annoyed at mindless drivel like this.)
Mr. Chatty: as a job?
Eryn: Graphic designer.
Mr. Chatty: cool
Mr. Chatty: do u do most of your work on computers (Enough with the 20 Fucking Questions already! -_-)
Eryn: All of it, in fact.
Eryn: I'm completely integrated into the digital lifestyle, you know.
Mr. Chatty: yes
Mr. Chatty: i work with computers 2
Mr. Chatty: im a hardware engineer
Eryn: Oh, now that must be challenging. (I...really don't care.)
Mr. Chatty: nah not really 2 much im learning now how 2 programm
Mr. Chatty: there is more money in it
Eryn: Wow, I'm getting flashbacks to Prince. (Yeah...I'm starting to crack at this stage.)
Mr. Chatty: prince?
Eryn: You know...Prince liked to use numbers for words. Like 2 for to. 4 for for.
Eryn Curie laughs.
Mr. Chatty: yeah
Mr. Chatty: i do that all the time
Eryn: I see! (Unfortunately.)
Eryn Curie grins.
Mr. Chatty: i really tired though
Mr. Chatty: its 558 am here
Eryn: Wow, early.
Mr. Chatty: yes
Eryn: Getting ready for work?
Mr. Chatty: no
Mr. Chatty: im off
Mr. Chatty: today
Eryn: Sleep in! (GO AWAY!)
Eryn Curie laughs.
Mr. Chatty: yes
Mr. Chatty: what age r u in rl (Oh come ON.)
Eryn: I'm old as the hills, my friend.
Eryn: Don't let me keep you, though. Feel free to look around; I've gotta go.
Mr. Chatty: where u off 2 (None of your fucking business, actually.)
Eryn: Christmas shopping.
Eryn: Take care.
Mr. Chatty: ok
Mr. Chatty: bye
Mr. Chatty: can i add u (OH GOD PLEASE NO)
Eryn: Feel free! x_x
Mr. Chatty: ty
Mr. Chatty: bye
Eryn: Ciao!
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*facepalms*
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(I'm hanging out in the HN store, doing something, when a visitor teleports in...)
Mr. Chatty: hi
Mr. Chatty: cool
Mr. Chatty: silent hill
Mr. Chatty: is a good game
Mr. Chatty: how r u (Oh no. No capitalization. Those annoying chat "shortcuts" that I hate so much. I'm already desperately wanting out of this conversation.)
Eryn: Oh, I'm just fine. How are you?
Mr. Chatty: good
Eryn: Welcome to Heaven's Night.
Mr. Chatty: ty
Eryn: You're welcome! (Hoping Mr. Chatty will notice I did not respond with "yw", realize I'm not one of his kind, become intimidated and just leave me in peace.)
Mr. Chatty: i like silent hill
Eryn: Hey, me too. ;D
Eryn: Did you see the church across the street? That's also from SH. (In other words, please go over there...away from me. Please.)
Mr. Chatty: never noticed
Eryn: Too bad!
Mr. Chatty: ill have a look
Eryn: I think you'll like it. :) (*prod, prod* Go. Shoo. Away.)
Mr. Chatty: so what u up 2 (GUH!! Shit, he's not leaving. Well, I'd say it's pretty obvious what I'm up to at this point; I'm enduring insipid chat with the avatar formerly known as Prince.)
Eryn: I'm reading about the Silent Hill movie.
Mr. Chatty: cool
Mr. Chatty: whens it out
Eryn: In April.
Mr. Chatty: neat
Mr. Chatty: can i ask where u r from? (Oh great. Now with the personal questions.)
Eryn: From California.
Mr. Chatty: cool
Mr. Chatty: im from scotland
Eryn: Ah hey, neat.
Eryn: Very green there, or so the photos I've seen portray the place. (I'm writhing in small-talk hell now.)
Mr. Chatty: yes
Mr. Chatty: it is very
Eryn: One day I'll visit there. :)
Eryn: I love the Scottish accent.
Mr. Chatty: u should
Mr. Chatty: u got msn
Eryn: Nope.
Mr. Chatty: ill speak 2 u sometime (Oh, would you, pretty please?)
Mr. Chatty: lol
Eryn: I'm on here enough; god knows if I got on MSN, I'd never get anything else done.
Mr. Chatty: lol
Mr. Chatty: what do u do in rl (I get annoyed at mindless drivel like this.)
Mr. Chatty: as a job?
Eryn: Graphic designer.
Mr. Chatty: cool
Mr. Chatty: do u do most of your work on computers (Enough with the 20 Fucking Questions already! -_-)
Eryn: All of it, in fact.
Eryn: I'm completely integrated into the digital lifestyle, you know.
Mr. Chatty: yes
Mr. Chatty: i work with computers 2
Mr. Chatty: im a hardware engineer
Eryn: Oh, now that must be challenging. (I...really don't care.)
Mr. Chatty: nah not really 2 much im learning now how 2 programm
Mr. Chatty: there is more money in it
Eryn: Wow, I'm getting flashbacks to Prince. (Yeah...I'm starting to crack at this stage.)
Mr. Chatty: prince?
Eryn: You know...Prince liked to use numbers for words. Like 2 for to. 4 for for.
Eryn Curie laughs.
Mr. Chatty: yeah
Mr. Chatty: i do that all the time
Eryn: I see! (Unfortunately.)
Eryn Curie grins.
Mr. Chatty: i really tired though
Mr. Chatty: its 558 am here
Eryn: Wow, early.
Mr. Chatty: yes
Eryn: Getting ready for work?
Mr. Chatty: no
Mr. Chatty: im off
Mr. Chatty: today
Eryn: Sleep in! (GO AWAY!)
Eryn Curie laughs.
Mr. Chatty: yes
Mr. Chatty: what age r u in rl (Oh come ON.)
Eryn: I'm old as the hills, my friend.
Eryn: Don't let me keep you, though. Feel free to look around; I've gotta go.
Mr. Chatty: where u off 2 (None of your fucking business, actually.)
Eryn: Christmas shopping.
Eryn: Take care.
Mr. Chatty: ok
Mr. Chatty: bye
Mr. Chatty: can i add u (OH GOD PLEASE NO)
Eryn: Feel free! x_x
Mr. Chatty: ty
Mr. Chatty: bye
Eryn: Ciao!
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*facepalms*