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The Wrong Recipient Meme

Oops. It happens to all of us. In a hurry, kind of drunk, too tired – for whatever reason, you've sent a text to the wrong recipient and it's up to you to do damage control.

¤ Post with your character. Name, canon and any preferences in the subject line.
¤ Others choose one of the options below and reply to your character with a text message that wasn't intended for them.
¤ Communication or miscommunication ensues?
¤ Profit!

1. talk dirty | "baby, you were such a stud yesterday"
Texting is a great way to make your partner spend the rest of their meeting thinking about exactly how steamy action was last night... Unless you sent it to the wrong number, of course. How to explain that one?

2. those dates | "Don't forget lunch at 2! :-)"
Easiest way to arrange meetings, confirming them or just saying thanks for a good time is by cell. Even easier? To screw it up when the invitation reaches the wrong person... Or perhaps your mishap lands you an entirely new date!

3. anger management | "OMFG, you really are an asshole!"
They’ve pissed you off royally, so someone deserves a piece of your mind. Poor recipient, having to put up with a dressing-down of that magnitude. Especially if it wasn't actually intended for them.

4. my condolences | "Jane, I'm so sorry about your aunt."
Someone lost a relative, got broken up with or didn't get the grades they'd hoped for, so you quickly text them your heartfelt sympathy. Let's just hope that the recipient actually has lost their aunt...

5. well done | "I heard about it from my mom. You go, girl!"
They aced their exams, just got published or they had a baby. Something definitely deserving of your congratulations. Hopefully the one receiving it will appreciate the recognition of something they probably didn't do.

6. auto correct | "Dad says we're having pussy tonight."
A completely ordinary message. The concert was amazing, you're running late... Autocorrect just happened to change one little word into something completely different. Something that’s even more difficult to decipher for the wrong recipient.

7. wildcard | "ok"
Want another scenario, something combined or something completely different? Knock yourself out!

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Shhhh, I was trying to encourage you not to call yourself an embarrassment.

i wasn't being facetious about the charming. i don't make a point of caring what most people think of me. but someone like you probably doesn't need to hear that from me.

Not caring can be bad, but so can caring *too* much. It's like junk food or sugar--everything in moderation. Find a tolerable balance, that sort of thing.

you're talking to the wrong person about moderation mr hammer.

And you, Miss van Loon, are talking to the wrong man about surprise house parties. So we're at an impasse, it seems.

it's not really a party, per se. you have my number now if you ever change your mind.

Dare I ask what it actually is?

[He totally just Googled her. He fears it has to do with drugs 8(]

if you can't figure it out you're not as smart as i thought.

[ Well, in all actuality it might end up there, but for the time being she's just chilling with a bottle of wine the friend she was trying to get in touch with happens to favour. ]

That would be presumptuous of me, Ginny. May I call you Ginny? I really am not a fan of judging another by their personal business made publicity fodder, you'll find.

i can say with confidence most of what's been written about me is probably true.

You read EVERYTHING said about you? Because there's...a lot.

no not all of it. but the reader's digest condensed version discussion alcohol and drug addiction, partying, rehab after rehab, and family embarrassment. i think what they really mean to say is i know how to have a good time.

Do you want other methods of having a good time? I could help, if you want. Nothing creepy, I mean--was that creepy? I didn't mean it creepy.

i read. carl has an extensive library.

Any particular genre?

anything i can get my hands on. fiction, nonfiction. it doesn't matter much. they all have their value. what about you mr hammer? what do successful ceos do in their leisure time other than texting with strangers?

Genius stuff. Tame genius stuff, nothing like you'd read about Tony Stark. I do a lot of mind exercises, Sudoku and the like. Big fan of Jeopardy. Maybe that's geriatric of me, but I don't think that going one day where you don't learn something new = good life. Personally.

you need to have more fun.

Everyone's different. Everyone has a different kind of fun. And that? Is okay.

what exactly is 'genius stuff'?

I think the brain exercises are a part of that. But maybe it's more "weapons designer" than "genius," even if I have that IQ. Spend a lot of time with test dummies, blood spatter...nitty gritty stuff.

all work and no play.

Please don't start quoting Stephen King I might go crazy

i heard that genius is just a step away from insanity. is that true?

Most likely. Historically, that's a logical conclusion. There's different kinds of firings between the brain in those with high intellect and...most likely those with very poor intellect. Mentally handicapped people, I mean. It's plausible, at least.

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