apendaye:

>You were more than surprised by the sudden interaction. After all, it had been a long time since anyone at all had spoken to you. So it was a little jarring to be spoken to so suddenly out of the blue.

Arley? How may I be of service?

> It seemed a little strange for you to be doing this; talking to someone you hadn’t seen or spoken to for awhile. You found yourself shutting down a lot, mainly because Dirk wasn’t interested in you and D was nowhere to be found. You’d gotten bored of the park and really didn’t feel comfortable going much farther than that on your own, but recent happenings (and realizations) gave you a little more initiative to start up. Though you still held your breath while you typed, unwilling to open further a can of worms that had been sitting on the shelf, half-open and wiggly for quite some time now. Months, even.

> You decide to stall. Even though you were avoiding something, you did want to talk to him.

How are you? I'm sorry I haven't talked to you for awhile.