Stephen Warner
I've never dealt with this sort of thing- is there a particular way I should act? topics I should avoid?

Intisar Ahsan
maybe just don't talk about the depression

Stephen Warner
okay
otherwise I'm good?

Intisar Ahsan
it's not uber-complicated
he's not going to like
flip at you if you touch the wrong nerve or something
it's not that bad

Stephen Warner
I realize it's not uber complicated- but damned if I know anything about it
I'm sure i'm not the only one who has questions man

Intisar Ahsan
telling you how to talk to him isn't easy to explain or convey
so i say just talk to him about whatever
he's not depressive or anything
at least, he wasn't yesterday

Stephen Warner
okay
What I'm saying is, just be a little more tactful

Intisar Ahsan
i have no idea how tactful i am or am not being but apparently how I talk to him is tactful enough

Stephen Warner
I meant to me, not to him, you jackass XD

Intisar Ahsan
o

Stephen Warner
not all of us have dealt with this shit as long as you have

Intisar Ahsan
yeah but I don't have like
a formula or something
"Flowchart for Debashis Conversation"

Stephen Warner
...

Intisar Ahsan
you're his friend, so you hold conversations with him
just hold conversations or play a game or something
he's not in a terrible mood right now, just bored
so i don't think you need to super-worry

Stephen Warner
okay
well I'm sorry for asking.

Intisar Ahsan
i'm sorry if i'm coming off as rude but I have no idea how to answer your question

Stephen Warner
then just say so, man

Intisar Ahsan
i said that...

Stephen Warner
okay
I'm sorry we're not all as wise and intelligent as the great Intisar

Intisar Ahsan
cut the passive-aggression

Stephen Warner
sorry- had to get that out of my system
but I stand by that comment

Intisar Ahsan
what do you want to hear from me?

Stephen Warner
you've answered my question
what I am pointing out
is that
I guarantee I will not be the only one to ask that question
so I think you should respond a little nicer to the people who don't react so well to your pseudo-intelligence-language that comes off as pretentious and passive-aggressive in its own way

Intisar Ahsan
alafiya and shivani have asked it too
i told them the same thing i told you, that i hae no idea

Stephen Warner
okay
then just leave it

Intisar Ahsan
k
andy didn't ask anything, he just went and talked to him (and he doesn't talk to him in general anyway)

Stephen Warner
well that's good for andy
We can't all be amazing high school psycho analysts

Intisar Ahsan
I never claimed to be, nor did I ask to be, nor do I brag about being (if I am)

Stephen Warner
Being sarcastic

Intisar Ahsan
I just talk to him and apparently I'm really good at dealing with him
(According to you guys)

Stephen Warner
because I haven't seen you in four years, let alone with debashis
I wouldn't know if you are

Intisar Ahsan
I wouldn't either; I don't think about what I do