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[beenwaitinglong]

[Sixteen mugs of coffee are visible in his immediate surroundings, some of them only half emptied. Godot looks unusually sour today.Some mornings, every cup you brew tastes a little too bitter. No matter how you grind or fiddle, every sip brings a frown to your face and you're never quite able to smooth it down

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voice;

[destructoplush]

Too much caffeine can make you addicted, y'know.

voice;

[beenwaitinglong]

Hey now, I'm not addicted to caffeine.

Addicts are out of control with their behavior. I choose to partake as much as I do.

voice until further notice;

[destructoplush]

Isn't that what they all say? I bet it wouldn't hurt you to switch over to juice for a while anyway. It's good for you, you know!

[beenwaitinglong]

Ha...! Too sweet.

A man needs something hot and bitter to stir his soul.

[destructoplush]

So like, what would you drink?

[beenwaitinglong]

.......

[A long, long pause.]

I could switch to instant.

[destructoplush]

Ew, I think you should just try juice. Something lighter! I don't get the hot and bitter thing, it sounds kinda like you're having a midlife crisis.

[beenwaitinglong]

Ha...! A midlife crisis? Really, now?

[destructoplush]

Yeah. Like, darkness and bitterness? Coffee angst? Um... is that an allegory? Drink some orange juice! Get some sunshine! It's good for you.

actually lol'ing

[beenwaitinglong]

[Actually speechless for a moment.]

You're pretty sharp for just a kid.

my work here is done >:)

[destructoplush]

Haha, thanks!

But I still think you should get some, um, orange juice for the soul. Or Chicken Soup for the Soul! Those books, you know?

[beenwaitinglong]

I'll consider it.

[destructoplush]

They've got a lot of 'em, you know? Do you like horses? Cats? Pets? Are you a dad? [brb buying a chicken soup for the soul book from the bookstore she works at and having it delivered to him]

[beenwaitinglong]

[Oh god, not the cats one, he'll cry!] Aren't those books just full of grandmotherly email forwards and stories about cute children dying of terrible diseases because they're too good for this filthy world?

[destructoplush]

No! Well, not all of them. I guess it's been a while since I read any actually. But sometimes they're just sweet! Like, inspirational poems and stuff. Oh, do you have any motivational posters in your office? That might help too!

[beenwaitinglong]

[She's serious, isn't she? You think he'd be used to this with Maya.]

Kittens hanging off a branch that says "hang in there?"