Goofed: A Short Story Collection

Reunited

Chat started.
Danielle will be your agent today.

Danielle: Hello! Thank you for contacting support! My name is Danielle and I'll be happy to help you today :-) May I have your name so I can address you properly?

Dennis: Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. IT'S YOU, IT'S REALLY YOU

Danielle: Excuse me?

Dennis: It's me! Dennis! The busted headphone guy!

Danielle: Sir, I talk to a thousand people everyday. In fact, I'm talking to 6 other people right now.

Dennis: Wow, that sounds kinda stressful

Danielle: Such is the life of one in the esteemed role of customer service clerk. Trust me, you don't know the half of it.

Dennis: Hey, I'm sure it beats garbage collecting

Danielle: Woof, there's no world where that's fun. But I dunno man, I literally have a guy yelling at me in another chat room because his porn keeps buffering.

Dennis: Ew

Danielle: You said it. Anyway, look, it's been nice chatting but we're really not supposed to use these lines to chitty chat.

Dennis: Wait, you guys are based here in Fùggonton, right? Let me take you to dinner.

Danielle: Going on a date with a complete stranger who tracked me down via support chat? Well, you get points for originality.

Dennis: heh heh

Danielle: You also get points for being one of the few people to not be a total wad to me in these friggin' chat rooms. Look, I get off around 9, just meet me at Gretchen's, I'll be the one with the red beanie. Don't you dare try anything, I will gut you.

Dennis: No, yes, of course, sweet. Um, I'll see you then. I'll be the bearded guy with an extreme look of disbelief...

Danielle: Nice

Chat ended

Is this the real life...

...or is this just fantasy?