While I can be pretty loud at times, I am generally a pretty quiet person, particularly in groups or crowds. So when Corey first told us that Oliver had been kind enough to volunteer for support duty my first thought was, "I don't think I have ever even spoken to that guy." I knew he had done Kanza last year, but couldn't recall a conversation.
After pulling from the race, I slowly morphed into SuperFan/Support Guy and told Oliver to look out because he now had a partner in crime. I then proceeded to talk his ear off burning all of the emotion energy that comes with pulling from a race.
He'd mentioned at some point that he was a bit concerned about being the outsider of our crew so then feel right into the mix in having to deal with me on a mental bender.
While I suspect he knew why I was so chatty, he was also quick to point out that we'd actually chatted at Kanza and we'd been introduced at Yia Yia's once.
"Really?"
"Yeah, it was during the commuter challenge."
"The one where people wouldn't pay up unless you went to Yia Yia's?"
"That's the one."
"I don't remember that."
"Yeah, and then we talked about your phone at Kanza."
"My phone?"
"Yeah, your iPhone."
"Oh... that. I remember that."
"Yeah... I thought you were a bit... ummm ...abrasive."
And that's where Oliver made his mistake. I have a habit, particularly when wound up, of putting words in people's mouths. And off I went...
"Abrasive huh?"
"Well, you're so quiet that..."
"You thought I was a cunt..."
"No... I..."
"An abrasive cunt."
"Well..."
"You think I am an abrassive cunt."
"But now..."
"Oh, I see. You still think it. Cronin, the abrasive cunt, that's how you think of me. Well that's just fucking great!"
We laughed hard and shortly thereafter had to go grab EB from some random gravel road.
It's true though, I am.
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Ha ha! That's awesome! You came up at some point during the T.I.V5 ordeal and I recall telling David that I thought you were a great guy but that you were very quiet and often seemed nervous at T.I. I figured it was just your social M.O. and left it at that.
So when I met the "chatty Skip" at the finish line I was pleasantly surprised and I wanted you to know that was one of the highlights of the weekend for me. A chatty Skip! Who knew?
You're not abrasive, you're just an over-analytical philosopher. :) That's why we love ya!
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