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Unknown (22:47): hey where did you go?
Unknown (22:51): like seriously I haven't seen you in over ten minutes pls tell me you didn't get lost
Unknown (22:53): PLEASE as the group dad friend I demand you answer me
Unknown (22:54): think about the worry youre putting me through damn it
Olivia (22:56): I think you may have the wrong number, you're not in my contact list and I've been in my office since early afternoon.
Unknown (22:57): WELL SHIT
Unknown (22:57): omg really? You're not fucking with me are you?
Olivia (22:58): Afraid not.
Unknown (22:59): You're not Olivia? Don't happen to know any Olivias?
Olivia (23:01): No and no. This is a Japanese number, not many Olivias around, perhaps you put in a slightly wrong area code?
Unknown (23:02): no the code's right, Olivia's an exchange student
Unknown (23:02): which is why losing her is very bad haha
Unknown (23:03): she's only been here like 3 weeks and she can speak japanese ok but not so much reading so if she's lost SHE'S /LOST/
Unknown (23:03): and I can't even contact her oh man
NOT Olivia (23:05): Presumably she's a university exchange student, in which case I wouldn't worry too much, she's an adult, I'm sure she can take care of herself just fine.
Unknown (23:06): she may also be a little drunk
Unknown (23:06): maybe more than a little
Unknown (23:07): she may have underestimated sake's alcohol content
Unknown (23:08): so yeah she's drunk exchange student wondering round a place she doesn't really know with only conversational japanese and my dumb ass took my eyes off her a few minutes
Unknown (23:09): Maybe I should call the police
NOT Olivia (23:11): That seems like a bit of an overreaction, she's only been gone for what, half an hour?
Unknown (23:11): ANYTHING could happen in half an hour dude
Unknown (23:12): I mean come on what would you do
NOT Olivia (23:14): Do any of your other friends have her (correct) number? Contact them and ask them to contact her to find out where she is?
Unknown (23:15): wtf that's actually genius imma do that right now
Unknown (23:33): I found her!! (her drunk ass couldn't get very far lmao) thanks for your suggestion for all we know you saved her life smart stranger
NOT Olivia (23:36): Congratulations. I suggest you go home and get safe now that you've found each other.
Unknown (23:47): Bossy
Unknown (23:47): You've probably got a point though tbf
Unknown (10:22): So! I just read all of the conversations I had last night while I was out drunk and thoroughly embarrassing myself and please let me apologise for bothering you (especially as I think you were working if you were in your office?) last night. I mean in hindsight I probably should have stopped messaging you as soon as it was clear you weren't who I was looking for, but drunk me apparently hates sober me so yeah, I'm sorry. That being said thank you again for helping me out even though I must have been bothering you, I appreciate it.
NOT Olivia (12:34): Don't worry yourself over it too much, I've had much worse drunk texts in the past and you seemed really worried (and I assumed you were probably drunk as well) so it was natural to message you back.
Unknown (12:51): “I've had much worse drunk texts in the past” I'm laughing is that why you managed to come up with that advice so quickly?
NOT Olivia (12:52): Perhaps.
Unknown (12:54): That's a yes if I've ever heard one
Unknown (12:54): That's also like the quickest you've ever messaged me back haha do you regularly have to find lost drunk friends
Unknown (12:55): Would explain why you were so calm if it happens to you a lot lmao
NOT Olivia (12:56): You happened to catch me on my lunch break is all.
Unknown (12:57): Don't think I don't see you avoiding the question
Unknown (12:57): Ah the woes of being the designated driver/get-drunk-people-home-safely person
Unknown (12:58): Unless!! YOU'RE the lost drunk friend?
NOT Olivia (12:58): I can promise you that I have never gotten drunk enough to get lost.
Unknown (12:59): Oh dude you haven't lived
Unknown (13:00): That's how you find the best street food and takeaways
NOT Olivia (13:03): How did you even reach legal drinking age alive with that attitude.
Unknown (13:04): I was kidding :P
NOT Olivia (13:04): Ah.
Unknown (14:28): So out of interest what do you do anyway? Gotta be important if you're still working in an office that late
NOT Olivia (14:34): You're still messaging me?
Unknown (14:35): Yeah you're way more interesting than my lecture lmao
NOT Olivia (14:38): Pay attention to your class and stop messaging strangers.
Unknown (14:38): What are you my mother
Unknown (14:39): What's the worst that could happen
NOT Olivia (14:42): You could fail whatever class it is that you're taking. And frankly it's a miracle you haven't been kidnapped if I need to explain to you the dangers of talking to complete strangers.
Unknown (14:44): The chances of you being a kidnapper seem pretty low given that I contacted you rather than the other way around
Unknown (14:45): It's not like you started messaging me with an online disguise and a hidden agenda
Unknown (14:46): Pretty sure the only way you'd be a kidnapper is if you realised that a drunk university student was texting you and you subsequently decided life had presented a kidnapping opportunity to you (which would be weird), and you seemed pretty fine with never talking to me again so I'm not worried
Unknown (14:48): Unless of course you deliberately said to stop messaging strangers to get my guard down hmmm
Unknown (14:49): I'm suddenly suspicious
NOT Olivia (15:07): Good? You should be suspicious of strangers that keep talking to you?
Unknown (15:11): They say as they continue to message the stranger that keeps talking to them
NOT Olivia (15:13): Ok I have to admit you've got me there.
Unknown (15:15): Unbelievable honestly. There you are telling me not to talk to strangers while you do the same thing. For all you know I'M a kidnapper or a stalker or some shit
NOT Olivia (15:19): What would a university student be doing kidnapping people? Or stalking business men?
Unknown (15:20): Er money?? Do you have any idea how much uni costs my dude
Mysterious Business Man (15:24): Yes but presumably it would eat up a lot of time, which would likely lead to worse off grades, completely defeating the purpose of the money in the first place surely?
Unknown (15:26): Seems like a bit of a grey area tbh, I mean a decent but not excellent degree is still gonna be better than no degree
Unknown (15:27): Also loads of people sacrifice all sorts for uni, like sleeping and eating, so I mean I wouldn't put it past someone
Mysterious Business Man (15:29): I suppose. It would be a very extreme case though. There are easier ways to make money that don't criminalise you.
Unknown (15:30): Excuse me have you tried getting a student friendly job in this economy
Mysterious Business Man (15:36): Not precisely this economy but it wasn't that much better five years ago, the best bet for student friendly jobs is working for the university itself.
Unknown (15:38): My dude for someone who was preaching stranger danger you're surprisingly loose with info about yourself
Unknown (15:39): Also I know but man there's so much competition for the university jobs, I've never managed to get one.
Mysterious Business Man (15:43): What do you mean?
Mysterious Business Man (15:43): And maybe try reworking your resume?
Unknown (15:48): Well I mean you pretty much just told me that you're 26
Mysterious Business Man (15:53): Well that's assuming I graduated at 21, and you have no idea whether that's correct or not.
Unknown (15:54): True, but 26 is your most likely age, which is interesting because I was totally picturing a dude in his 30s
Mysterious Business Man (17:08): That may be the first time I've been mistaken for older.
Unknown (17:13): Oh dude you finally replied I got worried that I'd offended you or something
Mysterious Business Man (17:15): I was in a meeting, you didn't offend me.
Unknown (17:18): Oh I see
Unknown (17:18): Man you're really busy huh
Mysterious Business Man (17:21): That tends to happen when you have a job. Surely as a full time university student you should also be busy?
Unknown (17:24): Oh I am, I'm just good at messaging in between doing stuff
Mysterious Business Man (17:26): Does that not split your focus?
Unknown (17:28): Eh not really? I actually struggle to focus on a singular thing for too long, I do more work and work for longer when I split myself between doing multiple things so yeah it's not often that I disappear for ages if someone is messaging me
Unknown (17:29): I'm always either doing everything, or nothing at all like those are my two modes
Unknown (17:29): I take it you're the type to like proper focus on one main task at a time?
Mysterious Business Man (17:33): More or less. I do need to keep my eye on several things, but if I'm doing a task then I'm only doing that task.
Unknown (17:35): Man the discipline that must take
Mysterious Business Man (17:38): Discipline is practically my middle name if I'm honest
Unknown (17:40): *eyes emoji*
Mysterious Business Man (17:41): NOT LIKE THAT