“Hey, wanna come out for a drink? So-and-so and I are just heading out from work, we could meet you . . . ” Sounds of doors closing and people talking, some street noise on the other side.

“Hey! Uh . . . thanks, but I have something I uh . . . have to do here.” Pouring a cup of tea and rifling through the silverware drawer for a tea spoon.

“Studying? You have to quit that--have you even stopped to eat?” Car horns, people laughing, someone cursing loudly.

“No, not studying, just . . . busy. Sorry. Catch you later, though! Have fun!” Locking the door, turning on the reading lamp.

“But . . . okay. Don’t study! Bye!” Voice sounding a bit confused but probably thinking an explanation will be forthcoming at our next meeting.

Conversations like that have gone through several incarnations in my life, usually at the exact moment I have snuggled up with a cup of tea and a really excellent book, having showered and put on my pyjamas early for the occasion.

Most of the time I get accused of being sick (rather a good excuse for me since it is so annoyingly valid), being unsociable, too studious, or just plain shy. Once I got accused of being on a secret rendezvous, which amused me greatly. 
 
   

 


 
 
sandyquill on
Re: Our Hero and a conversation she has had more than a few times.
Oh, I'd use the rendezvous excuse.  Choose the hero or most interesting side character in whatever you're reading and say you're with them. 

I slept with Sherlock Holmes, actually, before I ever met the Spousal Unit.     (He wasn't much of a tea-drinker...)

Scandalous, no?
antipodes on
Re: Our Hero and a conversation she has had more than a few times.
Scandalous! Why, Sandi! The rendezvous excuse would have been great, but I was so flustered at the thought that I blundered about and hung up. Which, I imagine, only seemed more suspicious.
sandyquill on
Re: Our Hero and a conversation she has had more than a few times.
You just need to rehearse these little responses ahead of time.  
eyesthefuture on
Re: Our Hero and a conversation she has had more than a few times.
My life has always been like that.
I don't drink and am not a great fan of the bar scene yet i do like to go hear music.
Also I like ti be with just one close frined and because I don't have any hear or any who go anywhere it can be lonely.
antipodes on
Re: Our Hero and a conversation she has had more than a few times.
Ours is a rather difficult nature. I'm much more liable to go to coffee and sit quietly with a book than to go to a party  . . . and it seems perfectly natural!
eyesthefuture on
Re: Our Hero and a conversation she has had more than a few times.
Parties are 95% weird and games. They have a psychological hangover even if you don't drink.
lifesong12702 on
Re: Our Hero and a conversation she has had more than a few times.
I understand your view completely. Just last week on a Saturday I got a call at 10:00 p.m. from a friend asking if I wanted to come over for pina coladas with a few other people. I'm not a big fan of pina coladas but under normal circumstances I probably would have jumped at the chance. Well this evening I had already settled in. I was clean and fed, I was anticipating going to bed early, my laptop was open and on my lap (hence the name), and the clincher: I had put on sweatpants. That is the point of no return right there.
antipodes on
Re: Our Hero and a conversation she has had more than a few times.
Ah! The good life. Why is it we seem to be rarities like this? Very confusing. And yes, sweatpants really ARE the point of no return. My cat has picked up on this and is known to purr whenever I pull out my comfiest sweater and put the kettle on--a very intelligent beastie, she is.

 
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