PRE-TEXT JITTERS....

Ensign talking to someone who knows the CMMDR  Well.....

-Hey--what are you doing? 

-I’m about to send a text to Johnny Boy

-You sure you want to do that?

-Shouldn’t I?

-Well, let me ask you something.

-Go ahead.

-Is it about HIM?

-No, just a little something that was happening to me. I thought he’d be interested. 

-Oh..

-WHAT?

—That’s  not good.

—Jeez, why? He’s my friend.  I think of him as my friend…

--So there's nothing about him at ALL??

--No

--Absolutely nothing?? ZERO??a

—No…is that bad? 

—Well…..he won’t be interested.

—Oh

—You’ll probably just get a 'HUH' in response……

—Oh, that would hurt.

—Yeah……..Unless…

—Unless what?

-Well……Did you have a conversation with someone recently where his name came up?  

-No.

-Too bad. He’d perk up and want to know the details…. maybe You’ve passed a poster of a show he might be in?  

-Nope. 

-Seen something online?

— Gosh, No.

-Even something online about ANYONE ANYWHERE who might be tangential to his career that you could casually mention??

-No.

-WAIT. I KNOW. This is surefire:   Did you get any job offers?

-In fact: yes.

-Perfect!

-A few actually.

—A FEW? A FEW!!  OH MY GOD THAT IS THE ANSWER!!!   My friend you’ve hit the mother lode!!!    Try texting, casually, off-handedly,  that you were juggling a few job offers and MY GOD within seconds he’ll reply and stay with you till you tell him every last detail.

-Hmmmm….But I just want to send him this picture. Its not a big deal…

-Um…

-So, you’re saying I shouldn’t send it?
-I am. Unless you don’t mind being belittled. 

—pause— 

-I’m going to risk it.

-Okay…don’t say I didn’t warn you…..

to be continued