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[advena]

wanted: one sparring partner.
i need someone who can keep up with me, and who won't be knocked unconscious by a single punch.
preferably someone who can heal without visiting a hospital.

( way to sound like a potential serial killer, kara. )

i will pay you.
i'll be at sucker punch tomorrow, 12:00 PM.
please don't be late.

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text; un: factsfordays

[onstepnine]

Did you know that the average office worker suffers ‘desk rage’ twice a day?

[advena]

...

no
i did not

what is desk rage?

[onstepnine]

[Awesome, he gets to talk more about a random fact!]

It's the office worker equivalent of road rage: brief, explosive expressions of anger as a result of a barrage of minor frustrations, or the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.

[advena]

( just... that face. for a minute. staring at the screen. )

wow, that's ( ... ) interesting
that sounds very stressful

[onstepnine]

Yes.

If you're asking for sparring partners as a method of stress relief, that helps mitigate the risk of feeling that type of rage.

[Which was the point all along, but Vincent can't just get to the point quickly.]

[advena]

well, that's reassuring
it's not exactly stress relief ( yes it is ) but i can see why someone might think of it that way

do you know a lot of people who have desk rage?

[onstepnine]

Ah. Well. That's good. It's not healthy to feel that much rage very regularly.

No, not really. My boss's partner seems to exhibit symptoms now and then, but I think that's just his personality and not actual rage.