backdated 3/7

[livingimpaired]

My eBay account got suspended.

I have not used eBay in awhile so I guess I don't know the proper protocol for someone outbidding you for a cursed doll. Cursed with either a violent curse or a child's soul. The seller didn't specify.

It is not proper etiquette to e-mail the person you were bidding against and ask them to sell it to you rather than use it for their BuzzFeed article. Or let them be aware that you were honestly hoping it had some soul trapped in it to give it to friends in the hope that it will come to life in the middle of the night to do whatever cursed dolls do.

Who knew. I thought we were both cursed doll enthusiasts.

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[dandyofawolf]

Were you?
I suppose I should consider myself lucky I missed out on that part.
This is really not so bad after all.

[livingimpaired]

Indeed.
I believe some would disagree but they also did not know me in my teens.

[dandyofawolf]

I'm sure you had such an interesting time making friends with a personality like that.
Out of curiosity, what is it you do now? As a profession, I mean.

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[livingimpaired]

Oh. I had only one friend in my teens and that was because he wanted to be friends, not because I sought out friendship.
I didn't care about anyone's feelings or their existence since I considered it so removed from me that there was no reason to waste my time.
You see, not caring about people's opinions because no matter what, you cannot please anyone is fine.
Not caring about people's thoughts and feelings because they mean nothing to you, is unacceptable.
And I was of the latter case in my youth.

[livingimpaired]

And I own a restaurant.

[dandyofawolf]

[There's a pause before he replies back.]

You know, that is somehow not what I expected you to say!

[livingimpaired]

What did you think my occupation was?

[dandyofawolf]

I honestly might have guessed something behind a desk.

[livingimpaired]

Haha, I see.
Well. My father owned the shop before me.
Before he passed, he asked me to watch over it.
That is how I came to own it.

[dandyofawolf]

What is the cuisine of your place?

[livingimpaired]

Mapo tofu.

[dandyofawolf]

I don't think I've ever had that actually.

[livingimpaired]

It is a spicy dish.
So if you cannot handle spice, I would not recommend it.
However, if you wish to try it, there is a discount to those on this app.

[dandyofawolf]

I would be interested in at least trying it.
What is the name of you place?

[livingimpaired]

RAMEN.

[ Yea, he knows. ]

[dandyofawolf]

Your shop is named ramen?

[livingimpaired]

Yes.
It used to be my father's.
While that was ten years ago, I never had the heart to change the name.

[dandyofawolf]

That's quite sentimental of you.

[livingimpaired]

Not really.
I have no warm feelings toward the shop itself.
My father loved it very much.
His feelings outweigh my lukewarm ones.
And so I never thought to change the name.

[dandyofawolf]

You know, you almost had me worried for a moment.
This answer shows me you are still exactly the man I thought you were based on the conversation we've been having.

[livingimpaired]

A relief.
Most people tend to think I'm very sentimental.

[dandyofawolf]

Do they?
I would say it's safe to say that they're making the wrong assumptions.

[livingimpaired]

Or soft-hearted.
Indeed.
But that's fine.
There is no one that lives without someone believing one or two things wrong about them.

[dandyofawolf]

This is very true.
Sometimes people want to believe very specific things about people.

[livingimpaired]

Indeed.
But there's nothing wrong about it.
To have hope in people, there's nothing wrong with that.