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[therealgenius]

You've reached the voicemail feature for Justin Hammer. I apologize for any inconvenience I may have caused by being unable to answer your call, but I will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you, and have a good day.

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[therealgenius]

Does it matter to you what I think you should think about yourself, Tony?

[therealgenius]

Being a manwhore or driven by your sexual urges doesn't bother you. Why the hell would I use that against you? It doesn't bother you. You say it doesn't, I believe you.

I don't think it's necessarily going for the jugular if there's nothing else. I don't--look, it was a dick move. I'm sorry.

[therealgenius]

I'd draw a comparison, but even hypothetically, it's still too harsh.

But in the vein of that--I'd appreciate your go-to "saying" if we shall in regards to anything I do differently from you to NOT be automatically about YOU because it makes you feel sad/depressed/emo/w/e

[therealgenius]

I don't want to get into it.

I'm 100% aware of that. It's just not something a person really likes to hear, in my opinion. And that wasn't the first time you'd said something like that, you know.

[therealgenius]

You were deliberately trying to piss me off?

[therealgenius]

So, let me work this out:

There are times where you actually try to piss me off--that doesn't work.

There are times where you're dicking around and end up pissing me off--but you're not trying to.

Is that right?

[therealgenius]

Should I find you a basic guideline on the etiquette of "normal" social interaction? Would you like that?

[therealgenius]

I assume this is what happens when you're too smart for your own good at such an early age.

I only skipped the 4th grade. My parents didn't want me to "miss out" on learning "social skills" if I ended up in college at 16 or something like it.

Still don't know if it was worth it or not, you know?

[therealgenius]

Yeah, well, so did James Joyce, and his take on it was pretty hideous all around. Actually, I've never read any accounts of boarding schools that was anything other than mostly miserable--Harry Potter included.

Prison does things to you, Tony. Prison + therapy? I think it'd do the trick, unless I was, like, Hannibal Lecter or something.

[therealgenius]

Did they still use caning when you went?

I'll need you to clarify because that's a pretty broad, open-ended question, and I'm not at all sure how to take it.

[therealgenius]

Or you'd just have a very firm bottom?

Are you asking if I am harboring some sort of deep-seated, seething hatred for you? Because I never did, actually.

[therealgenius]

Bruises aren't any fun. Well, usually.

What area? There's no area there. I've never actually hated you. I'm not so stupid in that regard--it's not your fault you're so brilliant. It's just who you are. That's not going to change for anyone. And yeah, I did. I think the display of my willingness to break out a crazy-ass man with clear issues with you without thinking through that, hey, he might want you dead--pretty good indicator, right?

[therealgenius]

Yeah, no thank you.

Tony. It's okay. It really is. I spent two years in therapy--it cane up a lot. It's what it is. But if you're uncomfortable with it, yes, we can drop it. You don't need to apologize.