keep the column coming; i've heard good things. dance, funny man - dance, damnit! can i leave? i have a surprise party to prepare for - did i hear someone say they weren't told about it, implying that they should have been? no? guess it was my imagination...don't you have anything to add? you haven't said anything y-- no, you haven't; i would've heard.

what's wrong, anyway? nothing? oh...ok...i could've sw-- never mind; i guess it was my imagination. (it's all over your face, but) i'll take your word for it. you're so quiet; you need to get out more. of course i invite you! there was that...well, there have been times! just because i don't have time (or desire) to talk to you doesn't mean i don't want to be friends; friendship means...well, it means i call you when i need something and i guess you can do the same - no, i don't ever think about what friendship is supposed to be; i told you; i don't have time.

not everything can be the way it should. no, i don't think things like this contribute to the downfall of our society; that's silly. community means that people hang out in a group, and if anyone needs help, they come out and ask for it. it's not up to other people to watch out for them; this is america. no one will slip through the cracks - unless they're abnormal or something - people are missed when they're not around...of course; we remember them long after two days. oh, that guy? gosh; his name's on the tip of my tongue...tim...tom...jim? well, c'mon; rob is close to jim.

hey...i'm sorry (or not); i just don't have time for this right now - call me later (it'd be better if you didn't). i'm glad we got to have this conversation, though...what do you mean, unfinished? i'll talk to you later (unless i can think of something to do instead, and, well, i shouldn't have much trouble there). see ya.

...perhaps it's no one's fault that people disintegrate alone, but everyone contributes.

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