A Dialogue, No tags, Completely made up by me
Two speakers, twenty-something man and woman, at work.
-Are we friends?
-Of course we’re friends. Why would you even ask that?
-We don’t have anything in common except for this job. We only see each other at work.
-So?
-So. Aren’t we just co-workers? Don’t friends do things together sometimes?
-Like what?
-Like. Just hanging out. Like you and Mike.
-Mike and I have known each other since we were in diapers. And the only thing we hang out doing is playing video games.
-Yeah?
-Yeah. So. you don’t play video games.
-Nobody ever asked me.
-Dude.
-Ok. Ok. How about parties?
-Neither of us has parties.
-No, but we’ve never been at someone else’s party at the same time. No friends in common.
-Neither of us even goes to parties.
-Why is that?
-Because we’re too busy.
-Maybe.
-And we never hang out anywhere else because we have no money.
-True.
-The real truth is, I spend more time with you—here at work—than anyone else I know—
-Except Heather.
-Even Heather! I’ve seen you more this week than I’ve seen her.
-We should have a party.
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