Escape 011

[prefers_chess]

Comments

[caughtthebullet]

Is that your way of handing out financial advice?

[prefers_chess]

I don't give handouts.

Curious that no one's done it yet, though.

[caughtthebullet]

And now you've taken the element of surprise out of it.

[prefers_chess]

I can hardly be faulted for that, considering it occurred merely because everyone else is slow on the uptake.

[caughtthebullet]

Do you pride yourself on being the first to say it?

[prefers_chess]

As much pride as anybody takes in making simple observations, presumably.

[caughtthebullet]

Considering the pool of people who thought the same, I think it may not have been so simple.

[prefers_chess]

Such is the tragedy of subjective definitions.

You're in a good mood. What gives?

[caughtthebullet]

...'What gives' that you think it's out of the ordinary?

[prefers_chess]

I was merely presenting an opportunity for elaboration. Assuming there was something to elaborate on, that is.

[caughtthebullet]

My intuition tells me half of that opportunity is for an expression of curiosity, your own.

[prefers_chess]

Curiosity at the sudden appearance of defensiveness, perhaps. Allow me to attempt the social convention again.

I'm fine. How are you?

[caughtthebullet]

That's good to hear. I was busy, unfortunately not busy playing chess.

[prefers_chess]

Too bad. It turns out there's more players around here than it originally appeared.

[caughtthebullet]

How many challenges have you found?

[prefers_chess]

How many players, or how many challenges?