what? you study? fascinating. do explain.

lies i tell:

it's on the left. half way down. you can't miss it.

oh, no, class doesn't start until 10 today.

yeah, she's great. and you're so good together.

well, i'd better get going. gotta study, ya know.

i just happened to be around, thought i'd stop by.

see you soon!

just let me finish this level. i'll be there in a sec. (random thought, if it's more than one sec, is it secs?)

electron orbital hybridization? i was wondering about that myself. i have no idea.

sorry.

oh, i'd love to but i have some family stuff going on.

please? i wont stay long.

that'll buff right out.

yeah, i'd love to try some of your homemade eggplant artichoke bread.


most of these are just conversation grease. things you say to keep interactions running smoothly.

other times, i get asked a question i dont want to answer. in some circumstances, lying is really the best way out. for some reason, people assume that just because they ask a question, they should get an answer (or perhaps what it really is is that many people think they have to answer a question asked of them. but either way.) this isn't true. sometimes it's appropriate to answer these questions with an "i'd rather not say." sometimes saying that does answer the question, or sometimes that answer seems to also imply "oh, i'm actually dying to tell you the answer so please use the next 45 minutes to drag the answer out of me." i take these opportunities to create fiction.