Tavros/Dave (Flushed): Dastehen Wie Der Ochs Vorm Berg (German), "To Stand There Like An Ox Before The Hill," To Be Overwhelmed In The Moment, To Be At A Loss At Something
adiosToreador began trolling turntechGodhead [TG]
AT: sO,
TG: so
TG: …
TG: hello
TG: are you actually there
AT: yES, I'M HERE,
TG: okay
TG: then are you planning to say anything
AT: i WAS,
AT: oR I AM, rATHER,
AT: tHAT IS TO SAY, i DO HAVE THINGS, tHAT I AM HOPING TO SAY TO YOU,
TG: cool
TG: …
TG: are you planning to say them at any point
AT: uH,
AT: tHAT WOULD BE THE SCENARIO, tHAT WOULD BE MOST IDEAL, gIVEN MY HOPES FOR THIS CONVERSATION,
AT: mY PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE, tHAT IT IS EASIER TO PLAN THINGS IN PRIVATE, aND HARDER TO SAY THEM IN PRACTICE,
TG: dude youre literally typing
TG: you have the option of composing whatever you want in that little box
TG: i mean i can see everything you write as it happens but thats life
AT: wAIT,
AT: iS THAT TRUE,
TG: so true bro
TG: i saw what you wrote just there
TG: i can understand why you deleted it
AT: i THINK YOU ARE LYING,
TG: dude no
TG: am i the kind of guy that would be anything less than truthful
AT: yES, tHAT IS FREQUENTLY THE KIND OF GUY YOU ARE,
AT: aND I AM PRETTY SURE, tHAT YOU WERE BEING DISHONEST, iN SAYING THAT YOU'D SEEN WHAT I WROTE, pREVIOUSLY,
TG: i am very hurt that you would doubt me
AT: aND NOW I AM CERTAIN, tHAT YOU WERE LYING,
TG: no man you cant do that
TG: what are you going to do when im actually honest
TG: ill tell you that that your horns are orange and youll be like nO, tHEY ARENT
TG: your world will crumble
AT: i THINK YOU'RE WRONG, bECAUSE YOU ACT IN PARTICULAR WAYS, wHEN YOU WISH NOT TO BE STRAIGHTFORWARD,
AT: wHICH IS, aDMITTEDLY, mOST TIMES,
AT: yOU ACT IN ARTIFICIAL WAYS, i THINK, bECAUSE YOU FEEL VULNERABLE, oTHERWISE,
TG: whoa
TG: whoa there
TG: where the fuck did this come from
TG: you know what lets turn this conversation back to what you were planning to say before
TG: i think i liked that better
AT: wELL, aCTUALLY, iT WAS KIND OF RELEVANT, tO THAT PREVIOUS TOPIC OF CONVERSATION, iN A WAY,
AT: mAYBE IT WILL BE BEST, iF I JUST SAY IT, wITHOUT AVOIDING THE ISSUE,
AT: oR AT LEAST THE DIFFICULT PART, wILL BE OVER SOONER,
AT: i THINK THESE THINGS I AM EXPERIENCING, sUCH AS WHEN I HAVE INSIGHTS, iNTO THE REASONS YOU ACT, iN CERTAIN WAYS,
AT: aND MY IMPRESSIONS OF YOU, gENERALLY SPEAKING, aND WHEN WE INTERACT, eITHER IN PERSON OR THROUGH CHAT CLIENTS,
AT: aRE INSPIRING FEELINGS, oF A PITYING, tHAT IS TO SAY FLUSHED, nATURE,
TG: wait
TG: i think i was less lost before
TG: can we go back to giving you shit for not spitting things out
AT: aND YOU'RE EMBARRASSED, wHICH I AM SORRY FOR, bUT MY HESITATION WAS DUE, iN PART, tO BEING UNSURE HOW TO PRESENT THE ISSUE,
AT: bUT, uH, rELUCTANCE TO OPEN UP FOR SUCH CONVERSATIONS, dOES HAPPEN TO BE A THING, tHAT I PITY YOU FOR,
AT: i THINK I'M SUPPOSED TO BE SORRY, fOR THAT TOO,
TG: whos embarrassed
TG: im not embarrassed
TG: im confused
TG: this conversation makes no goddamn sense
AT: wE DON'T HAVE TO PUSH THE ISSUE, iF YOU DON'T WANT TO ,
AT: i WOULDN'T REALLY WANT, tO MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE,
TG: but wait didnt you start this whole trolling thing with the intention of making my life hard
TG: you were going to set some sick fires or whatever
TG: you guys pretty much all hated us right
TG: i know im not making that part up
AT: wELL, aT FIRST, wE DIDN'T REALLY KNOW YOU AS PEOPLE, bUT MORE, aS AN ABSTRACT CONCEPT,
AT: aND ONCE I GOT TO KNOW YOU BETTER, uH,
TG: ok you can stop there
TG: what the fuck am i supposed to do with this then
TG: am i supposed to swoon into your arms and we go off and get gay alien married
AT: i'M NOT SURE WHAT GAY IS, oR MARRIED, bUT WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING,
AT: i'M JUST CONFIDENT, iN WHAT I FEEL, aND FELT BAD ABOUT KNOWING WHAT I WAS THINKING, wITHOUT YOU KNOWING WHAT I WAS THINKING,
AT: sO I THOUGHT THIS WOULD LEVEL THINGS OUT, sO TO SPEAK,
AT: bECAUSE EVEN IF THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN FEELINGS, wHICH IS A THING I AM FAMILIAR WITH, i THINK IT'S BETTER FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED, tO BE AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE,
TG: cant we go back to you having something to say and not being able to say it
TG: i was having more fun then
AT: yOU SHOULDN'T WORRY, bECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO PRESSURE YOU IN ANY WAY, tHAT WOULD MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE, wITH THIS SITUATION,
AT: mY THOUGHTS, aND FEELINGS, hAVE BEEN EXPRESSED TO A CERTAIN EXTENT,
AT: aND YOU ARE SURPRISED, aND, i THINK, uPSET BECAUSE YOU ARE SURPRISED,
AT: uPSETTING YOU IS THE OPPOSITE, oF WHAT I WANT TO DO,
AT: sO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, tHAT YOU CAN HAVE AS MUCH TIME TO THINK ABOUT THINGS, aS YOU WANT, wHICH MEANS I WON'T CONTACT YOU, yOU CAN CONTACT ME, aBOUT THIS OR ABOUT ANYTHING THAT ISN'T THIS, wHENEVER YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE,
AT: aND ON THAT NOTE, i THINK I SHOULD LEAVE YOU ALONE, sO AS TO AVOID PRESSURING YOU, iN THAT MANNER THAT I MENTIONED ABOVE,
adiosToreador ceased pestering turntechGodhead [TG]