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DAMEN IS BOLD. LAURENT IS REGULAR.
10/27/2019
(8:35) Just wanted to make sure u made it home safe last night :) I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow
(9:47) Who is this?
(9:59) Damen
(9:59) we met last night at the rox
(10:12) It would seem you were given a wrong number
(10:16) so ur not Aubrey
(10:17) Last I checked, no
(10:17) aw man, that sucks
(10:18) so who are u then?
(10:20) I’m pretty sure your obligation to respond ends after finding out that I’m not who you thought I was.
(10:21) ya, but u keep responding too so
(10:22) Only because I enjoy having the last word
(10:22) I’m Damen
(10:24) You’ve said.
(10:24) I’m Laurent
10/28/2019
(9:33) I stepped outside this morning, ready to go to work, only to realize I’ve got a flat tire
(9:34) On top of that, it’s cold enough that I can see my breath. What a bad morning.
(9:45) Oh, you’re still texting me.
(9:46) And ur still responding
(9:47) i had to call work to tell them I’d be late bc i needed to change the tire
(9:50) You couldn’t just call an Uber or something to take you instead?
(9:58) not when i have the ability to change it myself
(10:01) why are u still responding
(10:05) I told you I like getting the last word
(10:06) I see.
(10:06) Is it cold where you live?
(10:08) I haven’t checked, but I’d imagine it is. It was yesterday.
(10:09) Ooo two whole sentences this time.
(10:10) How is the tire coming along?
(10:12) Changed. About to leave for work.
(10:15) Great, congratulations.
(10:35) Ya
(10:35) I’ll ttyl tho
(10:40) You really don’t have to.
10/28/2019
(17:08) October is my favorite month
(17:09) All the spooky stuff - all of the kids are especially excited around this time
(17:10) They’re excited cause they get to dress up at school this year
(18:03) So you work around kids.
(18:04) That’s surprising
(18:07) why is that surprising?
(18:09) I associate you with bars and being so drunk you fall asleep immediately when you get home.
(18:10) :/
(18:10) that’s not very fair
(18:13) First impressions are important. Yours was... less than impressive.
(18:15) yours wasn’t much better
(18:15) callous and kind of pretentious
(18:17) And yet you keep texting me
(18:18) And you keep responding
(18:20) Touche.
(18:20) At what capacity do you work with children?
(18:21) rn im working at an elementary school, but i’ve been thinking about going back to school for psychology
(18:23) You’re interested in psychology
(18:24) That didn’t sound like a question
(18:25) It was more of a bemused echo
(18:25) bemused huh
(18:28) That is what I said.
(18:30) What do you do?
(18:31) What do you mean?
(18:33) Like what’s your job?
(18:35) Why would I tell you?
(18:36) Because we’re sharing things about ourselves and being friendly
(18:37) I don’t want to be friendly with you, I don’t know you
(18:37) Sure you do, you know my name is Damen and that I work with kids. And I know ur name is Laurent and that ur snarky.
(18:39) Why are you so insistent on learning more about me?
(18:46) Why are you so against it? I love making new friends
(18:53) I own a store
(18:54) What kind of store?
(18:54) A bookstore
(18:55) Okay, so you like to read
(18:56) I take it that you don’t
(18:57) What makes you think that?
(18:59) I didn’t think you would be interested in more than picture books. That’s hardly reading.
(19:00) Picture books?!
(19:02) Elementary school?
(19:04) You fool! There is more to schools than picture books!
(19:05) Okay, so who is your favorite author?
(19:06) Cassandra Clare
(19:07) Hmm…
(19:08) What?
(19:10) Nothing, just… I rolled my eyes.
(19:10) What’s wrong with Cassandra Clare?
(19:10) You mean besides the fact that she is extremely overrated? Nothing.
(19:11) Damn dude. No offense or anything.
(19:12) Not sure what you want from me.
(19:12) >:(
(19:13) ??
(19:14) Lucky for you I was only sort of telling the truth.
(19:15) Ah, so a drunkard and a liar.
(19:17) Is this a flirt I see?
(19:17) Absolutely not.