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Roxie: It’s not that I don’tfeel anything. It’s that any chance of a relationship went out thewindow for me ages ago. I’d considered it early on, realized itwouldn’t work, and that was it. To him, it’s like it just occurredto him for the first time ever, which is really the fascinatingthing, because I am a goddamn delight

Chris: You really are

Roxie: ???

Chris: You are a goddamndelight

Roxie: Chris Dunn, you betternot be flirting with me. You are basically my next-doorneighbor

Chris: I am simply expressing apurely platonic appreciation for your holisticdelightfulness

Roxie: That’s better

What about you? Any girls afterAmy for you?

Chris: Amy was what, twelveyears ago? Yeah, there’ve been girls since. All somewhat serious.Relationship guy, as I said. But ultimately they all ended. Mostended amicably, I think. None of them have voodoo dolls of me. Ihope

You?

Roxie: I don’t really datemuch. Nothing serious, anyway. A few months here and there, butcasual sex is so much easier

Chris: Why is that?

Roxie: No one gets hurt

Chris: Well, duh. Although Inever took you for a coward, Roxie Nowak

Roxie: A coward? You calling mea coward, Dunn?

Chris: Yep

Roxie: Why? Have you gotten soused to your heart being stomped on that you no longer feel pain orwhat?

Chris: Not at all. I’m aromantic. I haven’t quite found the type of connection I am lookingfor but I believe it’s worth seeking

Not hiding from

Roxie: Whatever, Dunn. I canhave great sex without the mess

Chris: You can probably have*good* sex without the mess. You can’t have *great* sex without themess. The mess ebing the emotions obvs

*being

Roxie: Ever been inlove?

Chris: Honestly? Not sure, butprobably no. I was close a few times, though

Roxie: Not even withAmy?

Chris: I don’t think so.You?

Roxie: Not even close

Chris: I’m sorry. For both ofus

Roxie: I loved basketball.Would’ve fucked its brains out that’s how much I loved it

Chris: *mind blown at the ideaof Roxie somehow fucking basketball*