[The response is weighed carefully, partly because it's IMPORTANT SHIT, partly because, well, this sounds like that pain in the ass who's been giving him a hard time on TWO worlds now.
But the lack of hostility and run-around is telling.]
Is there a safer way to discuss such things? If this method isn't viable, does that mean the person-to-person messages are also unwise?
[There's a pause here as well, ALMOST long enough to suggest he's done, but then-]
.. And pardon me if this is .. rude or prying, but ... Is there another person here who sounds rather like you?
still voice
But the lack of hostility and run-around is telling.]
Is there a safer way to discuss such things? If this method isn't viable, does that mean the person-to-person messages are also unwise?
[There's a pause here as well, ALMOST long enough to suggest he's done, but then-]
.. And pardon me if this is .. rude or prying, but ... Is there another person here who sounds rather like you?