[This should be normal, basic small talk. Ryan's been so smooth up until this exact moment, but now he stills. He's steeling himself, because he knows exactly what comes from wondering by now.]
I...don't. [The laugh he gives is more forced this time.] It's just a huge blank.
But hey! That's cool you worked in a diner. Were you like, a cook or something?
[Ẃ͢͏̀h̀͘͟͞a̸̶̕͠t́͢͞ ̶̛͢͝d҉҉́i̢̢͡d̴̕ ̷̸̵͡͝Ryan ͡͏̶҉̛d̶o͜͏͜͢ ̴͞͡͡f͢͟͞͠ǫ̶r̢̀͜ ̵͢͏̶͢à̵̸ ̷́͘͝l͘͜i̴̕͡͞v̨͢i̵̵͝͞n͜͞͏ģ̴͜?̷͞͏̡͜ Did he ç̨ó͏̵̛o̷̵̧̨k̶͢͟?̸̨̀͞ Ẁ̵̛́͟h̷͟a̴̕t͘͜͝ ̷̴̧̨͠d̛͜͟͟o̵͢͜e͝͡s̸̡ ͢҉h̵̵͝é͜͢͡ ҉͝k̷n̸͟o͟͜҉͝w͟͡҉̶͠ ҉ḩ͘̕͡o҉͠w̸̴͟͠ ́́͢͜t̸̀͘͝o͞͞͏̕ ̸̸̧͘͜c̕̕͏ớ̷̀͠ó̢͢k҉҉͠҉̸?̴͏
He lets out a shaky breath, and tries to disguise the need to press at his temple by leaning his elbow on the bar and propping his head up in his hand. He's fine! He's good! He doesn't want to worry some guy he doesn't know, especially one he's been trying to flirt with.]
If you don't remember, that's cool too though. No, uh. No need to dig too hard.
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I...don't. [The laugh he gives is more forced this time.] It's just a huge blank.
[W̡̛͘͢͡h̢͜a͠͝t̢̕͟͜ ̀͏̡ḑ̵̕í̡̧͟d̶҉̷̨́ ͘͟҉̨͢h͡͝͡e̴̴͠ ͜͝d̶͠҉ơ̕͟͝ ͜͏f̷͢͞o̢͝ŗ̕͜͢͞ ̷́a̡͡ ͏̧͞l̨͜͏ì̴̧͝v̢͞͡i̸͜͠n̕͜g̷͡?̶́̀́͡]
But hey! That's cool you worked in a diner. Were you like, a cook or something?
[Ẃ͢͏̀h̀͘͟͞a̸̶̕͠t́͢͞ ̶̛͢͝d҉҉́i̢̢͡d̴̕ ̷̸̵͡͝Ryan ͡͏̶҉̛d̶o͜͏͜͢ ̴͞͡͡f͢͟͞͠ǫ̶r̢̀͜ ̵͢͏̶͢à̵̸ ̷́͘͝l͘͜i̴̕͡͞v̨͢i̵̵͝͞n͜͞͏ģ̴͜?̷͞͏̡͜ Did he ç̨ó͏̵̛o̷̵̧̨k̶͢͟?̸̨̀͞ Ẁ̵̛́͟h̷͟a̴̕t͘͜͝ ̷̴̧̨͠d̛͜͟͟o̵͢͜e͝͡s̸̡ ͢҉h̵̵͝é͜͢͡ ҉͝k̷n̸͟o͟͜҉͝w͟͡҉̶͠ ҉ḩ͘̕͡o҉͠w̸̴͟͠ ́́͢͜t̸̀͘͝o͞͞͏̕ ̸̸̧͘͜c̕̕͏ớ̷̀͠ó̢͢k҉҉͠҉̸?̴͏
He lets out a shaky breath, and tries to disguise the need to press at his temple by leaning his elbow on the bar and propping his head up in his hand. He's fine! He's good! He doesn't want to worry some guy he doesn't know, especially one he's been trying to flirt with.]
If you don't remember, that's cool too though. No, uh. No need to dig too hard.