“You dog!” he shouted. “You brilliant, sly, devious dog!” “Hey, Aech,” I said, trying to deadpan it. “What’s new?” “What’s new? What’s new? You mean, other than, you know, seeing my best friend’s name appear at the top of the Scoreboard? Other than that, you mean?” He leaned forward so that his mouth completely filled the vidfeed window and shouted, “Other than that, not much! Not much new at all!” I laughed. “Sorry it took me a while to call you. I had kind of a late night.” “No shit, you had a late night!” he said. “Look at you! How can you be so calm! Don’t you realize what this means? This
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THIS IS HOW A REAL BEST FRIEND RESPONDS -- sooo good! It feels warm and fuzzy to read this.
