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You know those kinds of co-workers you look forward to seeing every day because they make work a fun and pleasant place to be?
Diane isn’t one of those.
“Who,” asked the Pressman, as we walked to the study area, “is Diane?”
“Someone who takes my ancestry to heart,” I said. “She’s the one who rescued you from certain vehicular homicide in front of the staff parking entrance a couple weeks ago.”
“You would not have hit me,” he said.
“I appreciate the benefit of the doubt.”
“Your car was traveling less than one-point-six kilometers per hour,” he said, “and I was fully capable of stepping out of the way.”
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Beautiful, beautiful snark 🙂
I’d like to think the Pressman has a talent for that. 🙂
He’s so dang literal. I love the Pressman! I love this story. I truly do.
He was fun to write, Silver. Thank you!
Love the new look! And love how Pressman knows exactly the speed…
Thanks, Angela. He has a few gizmos hidden about his person . . . or in, anyway. 😉
I like his confidence.
Nothing much seems to phase him, Cara—and heaven knows I tried. 🙂
Love how much of their personalities are revealed in this six! And look how much has changed since then. 🙂
Thanks, Jessica. Yeah, their exchanges seem to have moved from baiting to banter along the way.
Great scene. Knowing facts doesn’t mean he knows her!
True, although he probably knows her better than she’d like. 🙂
Impressive, Pressman. So he can calculate speed in addition to his other qualities. Fun six, Sarah!
Thanks, Kate. He’s a Renaissance cyborg. 😉
I love how the dialogue brings out so much of their characters and backstory.
Thanks, Carrie-Anne.
They have the best banter!
I really enjoyed writing their conversations, Eleri—they’re just a bit too competitive to let remarks go. 😀
Loved the conversation between them–they don’t seem to think much of Diane!
Diane is a bully. Plus, she likes Clyota’s desk partner, o there’s jealousy in there, too.
Great banter between the two. And I’d hope he’d be able to get out of the way at that slow speed (slower than someone generally walks)!
Well, he was blocking the parking garage entrance at the time, along with several hundred of his fellow frenzying Pressmen, so it was touch and go whether a harassed Clyota would stop short or stomp on the gas . . .
Oh! Now that makes more sense!
Reynard’s ability to deadpan every response is admirable. I fall in love with him over again with every snippet. And I totally know a Diane or two, myself. Have a good week, Sarah!
He’s a keeper. 😀
Every workplace has a Diane—I think there’s a federal mandate or something.
You, too! Are you headed back to school tomorrow?
Perhaps it is. Keep us on our toes? Haha. And yes, but we went back last Wednesday. Which is fine by me as I got a little taste of being back and then a weekend to mull over it. XD
You have to love this literal guy.
LOL. I love the Pressman at times like this. 🙂
This version of Pressman seems to have a bit of Danny DeVito in him! How in the world can anyone drive that slowly? I think my car idles faster. ;-P
She was rolling down a ramp and she really didn’t want to hit him . . .
Danny DeVito. Hmmm . . .
LMAO! This is FABULOUS!