[ On Jamie's end, well... The thing is, they didn't actually exchange names the first time they met. And since then they've only spoken over Retrospec... And now that Cumore's eyes, hair color, and hair style are completely different, plus of course his outfit, Jamie cannot recognize him as the same person he met all those weeks ago. That is, he did initially think "the person tossing that apple" and "this person on Retrospec" were most likely the same guy, since his profile picture at the time matched up. But then the picture changed, and of course he understands that apparently that kind of thing is just going to be happening now, but his tentative conviction that IRL Dude and Internet Dude were one and the same vanished, along with (of course) his confidence that anything he sees, remembers, or believes has any meaningful connection with reality. So obviously he's not gonna mention anything about it, because it seems more likely than not that he's wrong. (But he's also not going to say anything like "It's nice to meet you in person," in case he's not.) ]
You have a lovely home! That's a really nice suit, too. ...I hope that wasn't weird to say. [ Honestly, what is the socially appropriate way for a broke undergrad to interact with a wealthy attorney he met on some kind of cursed social network?? He feels like his grandmother would actually have an answer to that, but of course, it's been weeks since he's been able to get through to anyone in his family at all. So. ]
...This is for Koko! [ From the gift bag, he withdraws a celebratory beverage formulated with sophisticated palates like hers in mind. ]
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The thing is, they didn't actually exchange names the first time they met. And since then they've only spoken over Retrospec... And now that Cumore's eyes, hair color, and hair style are completely different, plus of course his outfit, Jamie cannot recognize him as the same person he met all those weeks ago. That is, he did initially think "the person tossing that apple" and "this person on Retrospec" were most likely the same guy, since his profile picture at the time matched up. But then the picture changed, and of course he understands that apparently that kind of thing is just going to be happening now, but his tentative conviction that IRL Dude and Internet Dude were one and the same vanished, along with (of course) his confidence that anything he sees, remembers, or believes has any meaningful connection with reality. So obviously he's not gonna mention anything about it, because it seems more likely than not that he's wrong. (But he's also not going to say anything like "It's nice to meet you in person," in case he's not.) ]
You have a lovely home! That's a really nice suit, too. ...I hope that wasn't weird to say. [ Honestly, what is the socially appropriate way for a broke undergrad to interact with a wealthy attorney he met on some kind of cursed social network?? He feels like his grandmother would actually have an answer to that, but of course, it's been weeks since he's been able to get through to anyone in his family at all. So. ]
...This is for Koko! [ From the gift bag, he withdraws a celebratory beverage formulated with sophisticated palates like hers in mind. ]