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I don’t know how you made math sound so sincere but

you did it

what happens if I don’t have the shoulder holster on

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Math can be very romantic when you're dating an engineer, Winnesota



& nothing, I just really, really like that shoulder holster

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I go by Misconsin now, actually.

Gonna go out on a limb and say you had a crush on Indiana Jones as a teenager, didn’t you?

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I don't see what that has to do with me looking really cool right now and how dare you typecast me

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It's okay, you can be honest with me, this is a safe space

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If I say yes, are you gonna get a hat and a whip

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if I find any
maybe

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if only we knew somebody that could make something like that
so many tragic lost opportunities

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I don't know why you keep setting up these scenarios when you know exactly what you can do

Is it just because you want me to compliment you?

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Wow
How could you imply
The sheer vanity
Yes obviously

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I'd rather do it in person so I can watch you fluster

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Pfff
You can't fluster me
I'm unflusterable
If anybody is the flusterer here it's me

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You sure are protesting a lot

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This is a normal amount of protesting

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okay, okay, you're right
I have no influence on you whatsoever
you are a rock. an island.

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Exactly
Like the Maldives
Or Alcatraz

Somewhere in the middle of those

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I basically have so little effect I don't even know why we're seeing each other

wait, no, I know why
it's the shoulder holster

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Well, let's not get carried away
It's also the face and the brain and the other stuff I said

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you're so cute

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You made me work so hard to get that just now, I think I need some electrolytes and a nap

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Jesus, I didn't realize you were wasting away, I'm sorry
I'll work harder to meet your needs

Have I mentioned recently how insanely smart you are? Kind of envious of how easily you've made friends with the entire scientific population in a matter of days

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Thank you, I survive on 10% food 90% ego

Says the man who walked in knowing the guards by first name on day 2

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you're making it hard to compliment you when you turn it around on me, you know

because I mean that, you're really popular with everybody

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You're right, I'm sorry
Thank you, I'm incredibly popular
It turns out all you have to do is smoke weed. Not much has changed since sophomore year.

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oh my god you really can't just accept a compliment at face value can you