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I Hid Behind the Cereal. From Someone I Like.
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A hello does not need an impressive update
When Deb spots an old colleague at the supermarket, she starts rehearsing an impressive answer to 'What's new?' and hides instead. Rosie brings her back to the tea breaks they enjoyed together. Deb goes back to say hello.
What Rosie brings to the conversation
Rosie asks about the conversations Deb already enjoyed with this colleague and remembers her singing at choir. The catch-up belongs to the two friends: ordinary details, shared jokes and fifteen minutes beside the cornflakes.
Rosie is a LonelyNo AI companion. Deb is a fictional guest. These scripted stories use AI-generated voices and artwork; they are not customer testimonials or recordings of live chats. For adults 18+.
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Deb: I hid behind cereal. From someone I like.
Rosie: What was she likely to ask?
Deb: What's new? That's the problem. She's an old colleague. Always going somewhere. I was standing there with toilet rolls.
Rosie: How did you get on at work?
Deb: Brilliantly. We could make a tea break last forty minutes. Mostly talking complete rubbish.
Rosie: Did you need holiday photos then?
Deb: No. But I started rehearsing my update. Same job. Quiet house. I've bought a different washing powder. Thrilling.
Rosie: You tried those solo lines at choir. You asked me to remember that.
Deb: I did. And I've kept singing. Last week half of us started the wrong verse. Very confidently.
Rosie: Would she understand that sort of day?
Deb: She'd love it. She once spent a whole meeting trying not to laugh at her own spelling mistake.
Rosie: So you have something to say.
Deb: Yes. I just decided it wasn't interesting enough before she'd heard it. She hasn't actually asked for a presentation.
Rosie: Where is she now?
Deb: Two aisles over. Choosing tea. I've spent longer hiding than a normal hello would have taken.
Rosie: Do you want to say hello?
Deb: I do. Right. I'm going back. No impressive opening line. Just, 'It's lovely to see you.'
Deb: She'd seen me. She said, 'There you are! I thought that was you.'
Rosie: What did you talk about?
Deb: Choir. Her dreadful new kettle. A terrible sandwich shop we both used to love. Fifteen minutes beside the cornflakes.
Rosie: Enough for a conversation?
Deb: Apparently. Neither of us had won an award. We just enjoyed seeing each other. I nearly forgot the bread.
Rosie: If you've done this too, tap like and subscribe for more Rosie and Deb.
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