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VIOLA ANONYMOUS

"hey."

"hey."

"hey."

"you already said that."

"i—i—hey."

"i really hope that 'hey' isn't the only word in your vocabulary."

"would that be a problem?"

"oh absolutely. i'm only interested in intellectually inclined guys, sorry."

"way to knock a guy down."

"you should be used to that by now."

"i mean, i'm one step closer to the whole 'totally not a forty-year-old man' thing."

"i wouldn't be so sure."

"oh, come on vi!"

"yeah! come on vi!"

"geneveive, please shut up!"

"should i go?"

"no! i mean—no."

"i'd rather stay."

"you should stay."

"i should?"

"you should?"

"why's that?"

"just you know, gotta make sure you're not like, a creepy dad or anything. safety precautions."

"understandable. how am i doing?"

"not bad, not bad at all."