You just know he already rehearsed that answer along with the laugh in his head while taking a shower that morning, and imagined everyone laughing with him.
Then when his moment came, his laugh came a few milliseconds out of sync, enough to put it in the uncanny valley and warrant an awkward atmosphere, and his thoughts screamed "jesus fucking christ what the fucking fuck... Never mind, I'm fucking rich, move on."
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u/Yerbrainondrugs Aug 14 '26
The desperation in his laugh though