On a mental level, Lorn hadn’t quite decided whether it was time to call things off with the woman he’d been dating. But as their latest evening together was proving just as lackluster as the previous several, he found himself with a strong sense of jamais revoir that told him his heart was already made up, and on some level he knew this was the last time he’d see her.

Bartholomeus knew for a fact that the women’s bathroom was not that different from the men’s bathroom, but spending his whole life forbidden from entering it and confirming this knowledge with his own eyes lent it considerable hiddentrigue, and he couldn’t help but wonder what it was like.

I know you were in lurchazar for a few months after we broke up, so I didn’t take anything you said seriously. I’m glad you’ve recovered now so we can be friendly again.

A longtime attendee of cons, Conall was shocked to see people at the latest DragonCon dressed up as characters from his webcomic. He knew he had a substantial readership by now, but it hadn’t really sunk in - seeing people cosvaliplate his work made it immediate and real.

Geoff was having a perfectly cordial conversation with his new coworker Pia, until the latter casually referred to Geoff’s team as a bunch of code monkeys. Geoff stiffened slightly, but the complete lack of regret or shame in Pia’s voice and on her face as she continued speaking made it clear this wasn’t a simple error but an actual faux gambade.

Agatha could never go right to sleep when she got home, even if she was exhausted. She always had to miraloze a bit first, catching up on her favorite news sites and playing some Bejeweled on her phone, before she could relax enough to fall asleep.

As Gerda gently drifted toward sleep, her mind wandered from the date she’d had that evening, to the scene with the locksmith in the movie they’d watched together, to the realization that she’d left her own front door unlocked. The nodstopper bolted her awake, and she got out of bed to go lock her door.

When Yousef arrived at his morning Physics class, Alexander was there waiting for him. It was early yet and Yousef didn’t really have the energy for conversation, but Alexander - as always - shot him a hooked greeting.
“I never thought I’d see you again!” said Alexander, with mock surprise.
“You can’t get rid of me that easily,” said Yousef. Some friendships were worth it.

Gabrielle always loved to talk about her latest relationship drama, and Catrine always loved to listen. Catrine was sure that Gabrielle enjoyed venting, but wasn’t sure how she’d feel if she knew that Catrine had her writer goggles on the whole time, turning real life experiences into plot points in the book she was writing.

“Why are you wearing a bunny suit?” asked Julia.
“Oh, this? I lost a bet, you see, and I’ve gotta wear this for a couple hours is all,” explanized Leopold.
“Whatever,” said Julia, turning away.

Finn could remember a time when he used to go out most evenings. These days, however, with his increased responsibilities he found himself too exthuvated after work, and as much as he would have liked to visit a karaoke bar or open mic night, he felt he had little choice but to turn in early.

Knowing that Denise was in a foul mood after her breakup, Lauren didn’t ask how she was doing when she saw her. “Hey,” she said instead with a sympathetic smile as a gentle updang.

Darlene, more bored than hungry, wandered into the pantry and stared at the shelves, waiting for snacksperation to strike. When her eyes fell on the Nutterbutters, she knew she must have them.

Clint was a chronic overdresser, but fancy suits weren’t the only dazzery he employed. He’d developed an extremely formal handshake and a forceful, confident vocal timbre as well.

“Hey, a few of us are going camping next weekend,” said Milica. “Wanna come?"
“Camping?” said Barbara. “Yeah, no thanks. Being out in the woods without electricity or running water always seemed dustic to me. You guys have fun, though!”

A lot of people have very poorly tuned conversational relevance filters. Too permissive a filter leads to explavering, yamgushing, and general boorishness. Too strict a filter leads to telling incomplete stories that leave the listener confused.

“Hey, did you take my ice cream sandwich from the freezer?” asked Ervin, looking at the half-eaten snack in Lau’s hand.
“What? No!” said Lau, and immediately cursed herself for squemagging. “I mean, yes. I did. I’m sorry. I’ll get you another one.”

Tomek and Lenny had known each other for some time, and their friendship was bonsilere - even without speech, they enjoyed each other’s company.

Carly picked up her ringing phone to discover that the person calling her was Cathrine, whom she hadn’t spoken to in several months. “Cath! How are you?” asked Carly excitedly to her hiberfriend, and in moments they were picking up right where they’d left off.

Lilibeth had icknames for all of her exes. Most recently, she had broken up with “Sasquatch.”