A normal piece of college-ruled notebook paper. On it, in handwriting surprisingly precise and neat for how quickly he wrote them, the words:
Thanks.
The drawings are really good.
emmersmacks:Hold on
emmersmacks:Wait
emmersmacks:So you stood up for him?
MirkerLurker:Yeah.
emmersmacks:... Im failing to see the issue here E
emmersmacks:Did they hurt you??
MirkerLurker:No ... not really. Just took my sketchbook and threw it around a little.
MirkerLurker:Okay look I know it doesn’t sound that bad
MirkerLurker:But, like, you don’t understand the way this guy looks at me. He’s one of those where it’s like, “Why are you even standing in front of me, you’re uglier than the stuff I crap out after eating too much Chipotle.”
3:19 p.m. (Apocalypse_Cow has joined the message)
Apocalypse_Cow:i feel like i came in at a bad time. i’ll go.
emmersmacks:E is having a crisis
Apocalypse_Cow:crisis over what?
MirkerLurker:Just this stupid new kid at school who may or may not be a fanfic writer for Monstrous Sea and who definitely thinks I am the scum of the earth.
emmersmacks:Why would he think that?? You stood up for him
MirkerLurker:I don’t know! Because I emasculated him, probably. Or something. Max, I need advice from someone who’s felt emasculated.
Apocalypse_Cow:why would you immediately assume i’ve felt emasculated before?
MirkerLurker:Because you’re the only male here.
Apocalypse_Cow:if you want to know if some guys feel emasculated when a girl stands up to a bully for them, then unfortunately i must say that yes, that does happen.
Apocalypse_Cow:BUT NOT ME.
Apocalypse_Cow:LET IT BE KNOWN THAT MAX CHOPRA HAS NEVER FELT EMASCULATED.
Apocalypse_Cow:but really, did this guy say something to you? why feel so bad about it?
MirkerLurker:He didn’t say ANYTHING. That’s the problem!
MirkerLurker:He just stood there and wouldn’t even look at me.
emmersmacks:Did you say anything
MirkerLurker:... No.
emmersmacks:Well
