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“When did you get so good at rubbing feet? I love how you do it now, but you didn’t always. I remember I used to get you to do it, but you never seemed to be paying attention. What changed?”
“Well… It’s kind of hard to explain. At some point my head was full of computers and software and ideas, and I didn’t notice the beautiful woman right next to me. Then, one day, you explained it all to me.”
“I did? What did I say?”
“I told you it was hard to explain. You showed me what a migraine was like, and I was much more sympathetic than when I had nothing to compare it to. And you’re so beautiful that I wanted to make you feel better.”
“I don’t remember this, but I forget a lot of stuff. What did I say? I’m curious.”
“You didn’t say anything. You showed it to me. ‘Showed’ is the wrong word. The word is like the one for when you show someone the smell of strawberries.”
“I said this?”
“It wasn’t really you.”
“I’m really confused.”
“It was like a you from the future came and explained it all, and then I couldn’t help but notice you were right there, and that I was ignoring you. And I wanted to rub your feet more than I wanted to think about computers.”
“A me from the future?”
“That’s not exactly it. But I suppose that it will have to do.”
“Were drugs involved?”
“Yes.”
“Ok, now it makes sense. That“.
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