Have you ever felt like you've become the worst version of yourself? ~ Tom Hanks, You've Got Mail
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"You okay?"
"No."
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"No."
"Okay. Pick a movie character for your mood. I play this with Akari all the time."
"Tom Hanks in You've Got Mail."
"You're feeling like a CEO who's having a secret platonic relationship?"
"I don't think he's a CEO in that... but no. You know the part, after he laid on Meg Ryan at the party, where he's emailing about how he feels like the worst version of himself. Like..."
"Like, 'Hello, it's Mr Nasty'."
"Exactly."
"Why do you feel like that?"
"I just acted all teenagery on my mom for no reason and I think she's crying in the bathroom."
"I'm sorry. We all act like rhinos sometimes."
"Don't be, and rhinos?"
"Okay... hey, you're smiling. It was the first rude animal I could think of."
"Thanks."
"Don't, Katherine."
"Okay."
"Hey... I was wondering..."
"What?"
"Uh, how'd that date with Alex go?"
"Good, I guess. How was the party? Did you get hammered?"
"No... I didn't. Hung out with the same guys I hang out with at school. The usual."
"The squad?"
"Yeah, them. But, Kat?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you ever... I mean do you think..."
"What?"
"Never mind."
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Balconial Conversations
Short Storybal-co-nee-al ; of or referring to a balcony \\ in which a cynical girl and a disastrously (self-characterized) aromantic psychology student have daily discussions between neighbouring balconies \\ #1 in short story june & july 2k15 \\ book 1
