Lead Someone On

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• flirtatious
• exhibit
• blow someone off
• coy

• wishful thinking
• awkward
• play hard to get
• lead someone on

• mind blowing
• minion

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Mason has a crush on Ella and he thinks she likes him too. But it might just be wishful thinking, because Jason’s not so sure. Ella hasn’t directly said that she likes Mason or that she doesn’t like him. She did tell him a big secret, but she also acts awkward around him.

The situation is confusing and it’s been going on for months. Mason decides to ask Devan for advice. He needs to find out if Ella is playing hard to get, or just leading him on.

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Dialog

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Devan

Mason

Ella

Devan:  Mason, Mason, Mason.

Mason:  Hey boss!

Devan:  My only loyal minion, how are you?

Mason:  Oh, you know, just, you know, making sure everything is tidy. So… I think Ella is kind of leading me on.

Devan:  No… what do you mean, like, she’s acting flirtatious but-

Mason:  I’m getting some serious signs here. I mean, exhibit A, she remembers my name.

Ella:  What’s up, Mason?

Mason:  Alright, exhibit B; she accepted my Facebook friend request. Exhibit C; she asked me to join her Facebook Mafia.

Devan:  These are not leading you on, Mason. These are just things that normal friends do.

Mason:  Really?

Devan:  So what are some other examples of things she’s done?

Mason:  I mean, she smiles at me, sometimes, and she combs her hair quite often when I’m around…

Devan:  I really don’t think she’s leading you on. Have you tried to ask her out?

Mason:  Well, she’s obviously leading me on because, right, every time I ask her out she’s blowing me off, she’s just trying to be, like, super coy, and it’s like, “Hey, maybe you want to come watch all of Battlestar Galactica with me tonight” and she’s just like “Oh, I already saw Battlestar Galactica”, but then when I ask her something about General Adama she has no idea what I’m talking about, so I know she hasn’t seen Battlestar Galactica.

Devan:  I only see the side of her leading you on where she’s not going out with you. I don’t see the side where she’s flirting with you.

Mason:  Okay, okay, okay, how about this? She told me a secret.

Devan:  What kind of secret?

Mason:  Oh, big secret.

Devan:  What do you mean a big secret?

Mason:  Juicy secret. Huge secret! I mean, like, if people knew this secret, blow your mind.

Devan:  Well, you have to tell me!

Mason:  I can’t do that.

Devan:  But now you’re leading me on by telling me that there’s this big secret and then not telling me what it is! That is leading someone on! What she is doing with you: not leading you on. This is leading me on. Now tell me that secret!

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