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For what?

Um... Just in general.

You just say it. Pretty easy actually.

What if you don't want to say it, because you're not very good at it, and instead want to show someone you're sorry?

Then do something for them that they wouldn't normally do for themselves. Or, do something for them that you know they really enjoy. Flowers. Favorite coffee. Something to make them smile.

That just seems so cliched. I guess people actually do like that sort of thing though...

The most non-cliche thing to do would be to just apologize. If you don't want to go that route then yeah...cliche. I think most people appreciate it.

Think it depends on the severity of what ya did.

No. No you're right. Flowers are traditional and good. I shouldn't try to do anything else. Getting out of my box is what got me into this mess in the first place...

Uh... what's the scale for that sort of thing?

You say, "I'm sorry."

[Jess purses her lips a bit in thought.]

Well lets say 1 is you split coffee on them and 10 you ran over their cat. So where do ya think you sit on that scale?

And if you're really terrible with saying "I'm sorry"?

Maybe a three? I certainly didn't run over a cat! Oh god if I ever did that I'd be the worst person in the world.

Then I'm pretty sure saying 'I'm sorry' would suffice.

My kind of 'I'm sorry' tends to leave myself in a bigger hole then I started out in.

Uh. No, you really have to say it.

... I'm not sorry though. That's the thing. But I need a way to say it, without actually, well, saying it.

Edited 2012-08-29 05:19 (UTC)

Okay, well act like I'm the person you need to say 'sorry' to. And we'll see what can be fixed to avoid a bigger hole being made.

I don't really know if that'll work. Also it's not that big a deal really. To be honest it shouldn't even be that stressful right now. Not when there's bigger things to worry about.

Well, then I wish ya luck.

[Normally, she wouldn't have even bothered but, she thought she'd trying to help the man out.]

Sorry. I'm not great with interacting with people.

It's not that I don't want your help it's just. [He's not so great at thinking out of the box sometimes.] I think I'm just working this up in my head more then I ought to be.

It's nice of you to offer help though you know, not a lot of people would. I don't even know your name!

[She gives a small nod.]

True. I'm sure it'll be fine. Unless you did somethin' horrible, then can't say for sure.

I'm Jessica.

...don't say it if you don't mean it.

It's not really terrible, just awkward. I'm the king of awkward and the mayor of awkward town.

Jessica? That's a great name, I had a best friend in school name Jessica! I'm Gabriel. [He sticks his hand out for a handshake, smiling.]