Re: Oliver K/Damian W
Ask for the water if you want it. Or if you are too frightened to do that, get it yourself, rather than attempting to manipulate others into making an offer you want and resenting them for taking so long to read your mind. You think it preserves dignity, but it does not. No sport is being had, so again, do not bother flattering yourself. I am not you. I do not enjoy making others feel badly. I only speak the truth, and if the price is a bruise, I think it is worth it for you to know how it really is.
I want you to be a friend to Misha. If you want to spend your life with façades, fine, but spare him such. You trigger him when you manipulate him. He is reminded of being a child, with a predatory man. Even you, I daresay, do not want to have that effect on someone you once liked. If you do it again and I have to hear about it, then yes. If you cannot refrain from it, then yes, leave him alone. If you can, however, he would like you as a friend, if you can manage to be that.