an odyssey of recollection.

First Meetings Sentences, Vol. 5

(Sentences for muses meeting for the first time. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"Can I ask you a question? Are you following me?"

"I think you and I are going to get along very well."

"So, when are you going to tell me your name?"

"I usually make up my mind about someone in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it."

"How do you know my name?"

"You look familiar to me. Have I seen you before?"

"Are you working with me?"

"No offense, but I prefer to drink alone."

"Are you going to ask me to dance?"

"I've got a funny feeling that you've got quite the story to tell."

"This is where you tell me your name."

"I hope there's a story to go with that face?"

"How come you were wandering around out there in the middle of nowhere?"

"This is a strange place for a meeting."

"How did somebody as smart as you end up here?"

"Didn't anyone ever teach you any manners?"

"I saw you walk in here, take one look, and leave, so I figured you were a misanthrope like me."

"You're new here, aren't you?"

"Just who do you think you are?"

"I would had much preferred our first encounter to be under more pleasant circumstances."

"I'm still not clear on what exactly it is you do?"

"Oh, I'm starting to really like you."

"How come you know so much about me, while I know so little about you?"

arun; sanskrit

where does the bullshit start? armand? amadeo? arun?

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where does the bullshit start? armand? amadeo? arun?

where did you find this?

you really thought this would work?

was it something i said?

have you been keeping this from me the whole time?

would you help me zip this in the back?

are you paying attention to me?

when were you going to tell me the truth?

who are you, really?

will you help me lift this?

where did this even come from?

who gave you this?

where did you learn to shoot like that?

did you ever think it would come to this?

when did you know?

do you believe in ghosts?

are you telling me the truth?

does it ever stop hurting?

would you pass that to me?

would you ever consider... us?

can you turn the lights off when you go?

maybe you could give me a massage?

was that a good idea?

do you think i was too harsh?

do you realize what you just did?

when's the last time you slept?

are you mocking me?

who taught you to use a sword?

was that fun? did you have a good time?

so when are we doing that again?

will you come upstairs?

what was that sound?

did anyone follow you?

do you think we're alone?

will you stay with me? keep me company for the night?

do you regret sleeping with me?

would you take that pot off the stove for me?

would you teach me how to fight?

will you promise to tell me the truth?

why did you lie?

where did these guys come from?

should we call for help?

was that someone upstairs?

when were you supposed to be back?

could you try harder next time?

where did you find this?

what is the meaning of this?

what does the map say?

can you find an answer?

what if we run out of time?

when's the next game?

did you mean it? when you said you loved me?

why don't i believe you?

why are you making excuses?

when's the next train?

we're shit out of luck, aren't we?

why is it so cold in here?

would you please get up off your ass and help me?

was that so hard?

where does the bullshit start? armand? amadeo? arun?

do you remember what i told you last time?

have you been doing well since i saw you?

that's not what you told me back then.

when was the last time i saw you?

you were shorter then.

i'm picking the restaurant this time.

we've known each other since we were children.

always knew i could count on you.

that time was different. this is worse.

you're not going to let me live that down, are you?

i seem to remember a conversation we had back then.

so you changed your mind about it?

do you remember our encounter in paris?

you should know me by now.

am i the only one that knows the truth?

we had a lot of help back then.

your mom told me to look out for you.

you just love bringing that back up to annoy me.

maybe don't mention my past indescretions?

this was never going to work out between us.

i told you not to get attached.

i know more about you than you think.

i was there, remember?

i'm not about to forget all the shit you put me through.

you told me you were going to try and make this work.

remember what i said to you?

the last time i saw you, things were good between us.

you never mentioned this before.

that was the longest flight of my life, and you made it worse.

can i still trust you after all that?

at least we tried to make something work.

we never discussed what happened between us.

okay, but i'm driving the car this time.

i haven't forgotten what you said last week.

i'm still thinking about your comment.

i didn't realize it was you when i first saw you.

you seem to make a lot of enemies around here.

there's not much for us to talk about.

we worked it out last time.

i know you far better than you know yourself.

we have a long history.

is that the shirt you were wearing last time?

what don't i know about you?

i haven't told them about us.

you were the only person i could go to.

you know me.

this is bigger than both of us.

i can't stand your driving.

are you taking me to the place we had dinner last time?

that's not at all what you said.

didn't we agree on that?

i thought i made it very clear where i stand.

are these the same people that came after you last time?

are you still going on about it?

can we talk about it?

staying silent about it won't help.

you're the only person who knows the real me.

i hope my absence haunts you.

you're a little tragedy, aren't you?

we crossed a line, didn't we?

my condolences to anyone who has ever lost me.

you've wrung me fucking dry. i have nothing left to give.

i want to be forgotten.

you're so polite with your sadness.

if i am anything, it is violence.

i'll survive. somehow, i always do.

don't throw my past in my face. i know what i did.

you are not the villain. you once held my hand.

i think we were meant to be, but we did it wrong.

in a sense, i'm the one who ruined me. i did it myself.

one day, i will tell you what i've been. it'll scare you.

let go of the illusion that it could have been any different.

you are so brave and quiet, i forget you're suffering.

sometimes we don't get second chances. sometimes things just end.

last night i knew what to say, but you weren't there to hear it.

don't be sorry i trusted you. my mistake, not yours.

that's the worst part: i knew it.