[There are far more thoughtful ways to respond than how he does. Ryan reads through all of that with interest, already half-forming possible responses before he's finished (as he tends to do)... and the last one sends all of them right out the window.]
FROM: farrow.ryan@cdc.org
What? I meant I was confused in the 'assuming things totally couldn't be literal tends to be a bad idea with aliens' way, not
FROM: farrow.ryan@cdc.org
I mean I'm sure I would know but I'm also positive that's not going to be an actual concern, you don't have to tell me not to worry about it. My ego's a reasonable size here.
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FROM: farrow.ryan@cdc.org
What? I meant I was confused in the 'assuming things totally couldn't be literal tends to be a bad idea with aliens' way, not
FROM: farrow.ryan@cdc.org
I mean I'm sure I would know but I'm also positive that's not going to be an actual concern, you don't have to tell me not to worry about it. My ego's a reasonable size here.