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W-Wow. Bidding on a stranger actually worked. This is should be um... interesting?

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Depends on your definition of fun, but I'm interested nonetheless.

This town has no sense of fun.

Maybe. Care to be one of the few people who are actually fun?

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Come on, it's Chicago. If the girl who has no idea where anything is can find something todo, I'm sure you can. You could always help me unpack my last box? Good. Finishing up my room, trying to get everything where I want it to be. Also trying to be social and make friends.

Yeah, a few days. I’ve been alright, bored, but alright. I mean, you’d think there would be more stuff to do around here, but there’s not. How have you been?

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See but now it's deciding how much to bid and who to actually bid on. Oh and I'm Melissa by the way.

I think you’re allowed to bid on whoever you’re like. 

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I'm sure you'll be picked, easily. You're funny, and if the bidders don't see that, then they're crazy. I've been pretty good -- busy. Yes! Or, at least trying to... It's sort of difficult not knowing much and all. It'd be great if I had some help.

Unfortunately, yes. By all means, bid away. So far my plan on wowing the bidders with my smile isn’t working out too great. I’ve been good, actually. What about you? Have you been practicing?

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Maybe you're just hanging around un-fun people?

This town has no sense of fun.

It’s as if it shriveled up like a prune and disappeared like magic.

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I'm pretty that's what I'm going to do. I hardly know anyone in town anyway.

It really is. Can I just close my eyes and pick? 

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I don't think it's anything like that. I just have a feeling that they're trying to raise money for charity and we're supposed to bid on whomever -- though that is the slightly confusing part.

So I’m not the only one whose lost? Do we get in trouble if we make a mistake? I really don’t wanna be sold. 

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Um... Yes? That's what I just said.

Is it? 

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Definitely! Though the language can feel a bit... archaic sometimes.

I was just checking it out, seeing if it was worth buying. Is it interesting? 

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Hm. Alright then... Now it's just to decide who. Hey, aren't you up for the auction? Ha, maybe I'll bid on you. Anyway, how've you been? 

I’m not totally sure how it works, but I think you can bid whatever and on whoever you want for the most part.

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Are you supposed to bid on someone you know or a total stranger? And how much should I bid? Are there are a lot of big spenders? I just have so many questions...

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Oh-- sorry. I was just saying that's a good book. I read it a while back... How are you liking it so far?

Sorry, what?

—- I didn’t quite catch that.

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If you say so... How've you been? It's been a few days since we last talked, I think.

Really, it wasn’t a big deal.

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Even less than that. I'm unfortunately busy with trying to settle in that I haven't even explore Chicago that much.

How long have you been living here? A few months?

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Melissa Rhodes. You probably wouldn't have, I'm still fairly new. It's nice to meet you, though?

I’m sorry, but who are you? I haven’t seen you around. Especially, not in my circle.

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Wow you're definitely beating me then. Guess I've got a few more years before I start feeling the same.

I’ve been living here for… three years or so? I don’t consider myself exactly a native.