[That's plenty of time for Tyler to work himself halfway to a panic attack.
It's not a video call, this is fine, he can just smooth-talk his way out of this hole.]
Now you're giving ME too much credit. It's easier just to say 'care about' than go into the whole spiel about how I don't have any empathy but you're an exception that I'm willing to put some actual time into investing a proper interest in. And even then, we're just work friends with extremely enjoyable benefits.
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It's not a video call, this is fine, he can just smooth-talk his way out of this hole.]
Now you're giving ME too much credit. It's easier just to say 'care about' than go into the whole spiel about how I don't have any empathy but you're an exception that I'm willing to put some actual time into investing a proper interest in. And even then, we're just work friends with extremely enjoyable benefits.
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