"Going Out" Online: Easing the Tension

(PG, 59 lines)

Hey, no one ever said it would be EASY to build up the courage to IM a random person and ask him out. Just hard to get out of it unscathed.

surfgrl435: u there?
courtjester5000: Yes.
surfgrl435: uhh...how old r u??
courtjester5000: 21.
surfgrl435: btw mi friends makin me do this okay i hve 2 ask u out but dunt take it seriously rite now she in the bathrooom DONT TAKE IT SERIOUSLY!!
courtjester5000: So are we going out now?
surfgrl435: i guess she still aint bak yet
surfgrl435: ***so will u go out wit me***

courtjester5000: Oh yeah.
courtjester5000: You're pretty hot on IM.
surfgrl435: u sound like hunk urself**
surfgrl435: a hunk**
courtjester5000: Oh I am.
surfgrl435: lol..realli..confident 2 huh?
courtjester5000: I type so sexy it hurts.
surfgrl435: lol...
surfgrl435: so...
courtjester5000: So...
courtjester5000: This is awkward huh.
courtjester5000: An awkward silence.
surfgrl435: yeh...
courtjester5000: What about now...
surfgrl435: brb...k
courtjester5000: Are you going to take your clothes off?
surfgrl435: no...mi friend left so i was walking her 2 the door
surfgrl435: so thanx k i wass realli embarrased..so again thanx
surfgrl435: so...
courtjester5000: No problem.
courtjester5000: So now it's just the two of us, huh.
surfgrl435: yep...
courtjester5000: More awkward silence.
surfgrl435: so *court sullivan* i like ur site
courtjester5000: Well thank you : )
courtjester5000: I feel so much closer to you now that you said my name.
surfgrl435: lol....u still dont kno mi name but i still feel close 2 u :-*

courtjester5000: So what is your name?
surfgrl435: ....
surfgrl435: drum roll...
surfgrl435: ...
surfgrl435: *~ Jill~*
surfgrl435: yah i kno boring name but
surfgrl435: thats hoo i am
courtjester5000: Well I can be your Jack.
courtjester5000: And we can run up the hill and frolic.
courtjester5000: How old are you?
courtjester5000: I may need to see some ID...
surfgrl435: ill let u guess
courtjester5000: 18, but I'm an optimist.
surfgrl435: a lil tiny bit younger...17...:-(
courtjester5000: Uhoh.
courtjester5000: It looks like I can't steal home yet.
surfgrl435: yeh...so we can juss b friends tho rite...or am i 2 young 4 that? (i meant that in a good way)
courtjester5000: No, eventually we all have birthdays.
courtjester5000: So it's cool.
surfgrl435: cool
surfgrl435: hey *court* wut town do u live in??
courtjester5000: I live in Atlanta.
surfgrl435: atlanta?? :-(
courtjester5000: Home of the IM champions.

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