Ben.

Playing the long game.

[solaris @DJUNGELSK0GS]

who the hell is this guy hanging out with

[Ben. @virvalentis]

@witherdrift If you ever get the urge to drink again, just drag me along, bro.

[Ben. @virvalentis]

@indecentpals Hey.

[Ben. @virvalentis]

@dazzibells Speaking from my experience last night, I'm sorry to tell you this, but no, your follow notification didn't come through.

[Ben. @virvalentis]

Why does this happen every time, is there any scientific reasoning behind this other than one's eyes are bigger than one's stomach?

[Ben. @virvalentis]

Real adult experience is snacking on something while the food's cooking, then not being hungry by the time it's done.

[Ben. @virvalentis]

@ofEverlusting Well, that's a question. A fine lady gracing my timeline, why on earth would I be terrified? Come on now.

[Ben. @virvalentis]

Nothing brings out the grumpy old man in me like a toothache. Someone came over trying to ask me something and my head went straight to, "For the love of God, leave me alone."

[Ben. @virvalentis]

@ofEverlusting You were the last person I saw before I left the app last night, also the very first person I'm seeing after coming back here again. Sounds a little romantic when I put it that way.

[Ben. @virvalentis]

@ofEverlusting We'll put all that aside for a minute, but good God, lady, do you ever sleep?

[Ben. @virvalentis]

@dazzibells Okay, you passed the vibe check. The taste is there. Gotta thank you for reminding me about Klaus, I totally forgot how good that one is. Think I already know what I'm putting on this Christmas.

[Ben. @virvalentis]

If you're willing to give us a shot, three months from now we could be arguing over which classic Christmas movie to watch.

[Ben. @virvalentis]

@ofEverlusting Oh, don't worry about that. Give me a little time and you'll see I'm nowhere near as serious as I seem.

Bit embarrassing to admit at my age, but I hardly ever see a doctor when I'm sick. My usual approach is to sleep it off and hope my body gets the memo.

[Ben. @virvalentis]

@dazzibells Of course, I'm a ball knower (It's hardly some obscure cinematic discovery)

What about you though? Do you have any Christmas movies you usually watch besides the usual ones? Maybe something not as widely known?

[Ben. @virvalentis]

@dazzibells The Home Alone series (The first two especially. After that, we can pretend the series ended there), The Snowman, Scrooged.

Aside from all those old as hell and very predictable references, I think I can squeeze The Holdovers in there too, can't I?

[Ben. @virvalentis]

https://t.co/t24Gerxlni

[Ben. @virvalentis]

@ofEverlusting Haha do I give off that impression? No idea about the teeth thing either. They just decided to act up one day, even though I get them checked regularly.

[Ben. @virvalentis]

@indecentpals Hey.

[Ben. @virvalentis]

@indecentpals Every time someone asks what I'm doing this weekend, I just blank out because I genuinely.. have no idea? It's the weekend, I'm off. Maybe I'll go out and do something, maybe I'll just stay in and do absolutely nothing. We'll see.

[Ben. @virvalentis]

@indecentpals Hey.

[Joaquin Barroso @joaquinbarroso]

Do you want to hear a joke about research, or not et al.?