Neurodivergent people in shambles (by that I mean me, I actually respond to this sincerely). (╥﹏╥)
Hello, how are you?
No social contract here just vibes
Hi. I am eepy. Yous? :3
Hi eepy, I’m Alaskaball! I am currently posting while working outside where it’s currently a balmy -10° C outside.
Your hands must be cold. I hope you dont catch a cold. :(
They are, but it takes more than mother nature to stop me from posting!
You’re so mighty. 🥰
I will never participate in small talk ask me how I am and you’re getting my life story
BASED
People ask me how I’m doing and I just dump the chronic pain story on 'em
Whats with the size difference? We got an elf and a hobbit talking here
Still applies even if you have an ogre cashier asking a gnome how their day is.
Relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/222/
I once leafed through an English textbook for foreign learners at a book shop while waiting for someone. One of the lessons on greetings was just this comic but wordier.
Sometimes things are going so bad you just have to say “been better” and endure the following awkward silence.