[♥] ==> Need a Hug [Venn]

[venndiegram]

VC: THERE YOU GO
VC: but pfffffft cory you are be!ng your GOOD OLD S!LLY SELF AGA!N
VC: ! AM NOT PUTT!NG UP W!TH YOU
VC: ! AM ENJOY!NG YOUR COMPANY
VC: b!g d!fference
VC: ! really do l!ke talk!ng to you a whole lot
VC: and YOU REALLY NEED TO COMM!T THE WORDS OF PH!L COLL!NS
VC: TO MEMORY
VC: 'always' does not mean 'oh uh unt!l ! become a huge d!ck who doesn't care about cory, who !s awesome, any more'
VC: !T MEANS FOREVER AND FOR ALLT!ME
VC: THAT !S FOR HOW LONG ! W!LL WANT TO CHAT W!TH YOU AND HANG OUT AND GENERALLY ENJOY YOUR CONS!DERABLY DEL!GHTFUL COMPANY
VC: also, ! am afra!d ! do not really know how to strut e!ther
VC: though !'m a dude so that would probably be k!nd of we!rd
VC: !'m pretty sure you could manage !t, though
VC: on account of you be!ng a H!GHLY ATTRACT!VE FEMALE SPEC!MEN
VC: ! mean hot damn
VC: /SUGGEST!VE SM!LE EYEBROW W!GGLE

[cory]

maybe
uh,
i think, you would be great, at romance, if you tried
and strutting, probably
pigeons can, uh, do it

[venndiegram]

VC: aw, thanks cory!
VC: ! don't know though, !'VE NEVER REALLY THOUGHT TO TRY
VC: ! mean !'m not AVERSE to the !dea
VC: but ! guess !t's never really come up!
VC: ! w!ll strut
VC: ONLY !F YOU STRUT
VC: WE CAN HAVE A STRUT-OFF
VC: and we'll both be totally awesome
VC: !t'll be great

[cory]

i'm sure, uh, it will happen, eventually
anyway, uh,
how have you been?

[venndiegram]

VC: haha maybe one day!
VC: ! have GENERALLY BEEN PRETTY GOOD
VC: just SO EXC!TED FOR TH!S GAME TO START
VC: SBURB
VC: ! DON'T SUPPOSE YOU ARE GO!NG TO BE PLAY!NG?
VC: OH MAN THAT WOULD BE SO AMAZ!NG

[cory]

not, uh, directly
alex will
i, will sort of, uh, play along, i guess
would be a waste, uh, not to

[venndiegram]

VC: aw
VC: ! was sorta hop!ng you'd come around!
VC: but ! suppose there !s th!s whole nonsense of teams
VC: and those seem fa!rly settled
VC: EVEN THOUGH ! DON'T REALLY GET !T
VC: ! st!ll don't see why we don't al WORK D!RECTLY TOGETHER
VC: but haha ! hope ! get a chance to see you !n the game somehow!
VC: oh man !'m gett!ng exc!ted just
VC: TH!NK!NG ABOUT !T
VC: OH MAN !T'S GONNA BE SO MUCH FUN
VC: AND !F YOU'RE PLAY!NG ALONG
VC: WHATEVER THAT MEANS
VC: HNNNNNG
VC: th!s !s so best

[cory]

i'm sure, uh, it will not be, as bad as you're expecting
we will, ah, certainly see each other, in the game
in fact, uh,
if you want,
um
i could, see you right now

[venndiegram]

VC: that's great!
VC: ! REALLY D!D NOT WANT THE GAME TO MEAN THE END OF ANY POSS!BLE FR!END!TUDES
VC: uh do you mean l!ke on a webcam?

[cory]

-- ??? has ceased pestering vociferousCryptid [VC] --

[venndiegram]

VC: oh no
VC: ! really hope ! d!dn't do someth!ng to upset you!
VC: OKAY T!ME TO F!GURE TH!S OUT AND COME UP W!TH A SOLUT!ON
VC: ! AM NOT TALK!NG TO ANYONE AM !

-- [VC] has ceased pestering ? ? ? --