IM and Unintentional Rudeness
I was talking with a friend though chat—talking about anything that happened to cross our minds—when I made a simple request.
“Tell me a story.”
After spending a couple lines clarifying my request, my friend began to tell me of a childhood memory. One involving the family dog—a precocious and highly intelligent animal.
The story was just starting when my flatmate came home.
I didn’t want him reading over my shoulder in case the topic turned serious, so I unplugged my ethernet and switched to wireless. I had been having problems with dropouts during chats using wireless (only at home so far) and had thought to temporarily resolve it while searching for a solution using a hard line.
Sadly this was not to be the case. No sooner had I unplugged, then my chat went pair-shaped.
I wasn’t able to explain or apologize for my unintentional rudeness.
I am truly sorry though. And I do want to hear the rest of this tale.
Will you still tell it to me?