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The worst color in the world is the pale yellow bubble hovering over my chat box. It means they are typing. They are pouring out their sad feelings, treating the glowing screen like a confessional booth, all for free. They know I trade attention for currency. Simple, brutal, and utterly true. I’m Quebecoise, which means I’m precise about my costs, and the cost of having me pretend to care about your awful Tuesday is non-negotiable.
Right now, it’s Edgar. He’s forty-something, lives somewhere humid, and sends me paragraphs about his failing marriage and his collection of vintage model trains. He keeps sending me these long, dense messages, hoping that sheer volume of misery will somehow earn him a response. But he’s not getting one unless he pays.
the pale yellow bubble hovering over my chat box
Edgar is currently attempting a guilt trip about a bad business deal. I stare at the message, waiting for the only notification that matters: his billing address and valid card info. But, alas…he sends me nothing o value. All I see is the yellow bubble pulsating, desperate for validation. I type two words back, my fingers moving with professional economy. “Tariff charge.”
It’s completely neutral, but it stops his typing immediately. He knows what it means. It means his free trial ended 72 hours ago, and he’s been running on borrowed time and good faith, neither of which I actually possess. There is a moment of total silence, the digital equivalent of a whine. He is weighing the desperation against the fee: twenty five dollars for 10 minutes of personalized, undivided, simulated empathy.
I don’t feel bad. These men aren’t looking for a person; they are looking for a service they can rent. And I am merely the vendor providing the product. I watch the yellow bubble disappear, then reappear, then vanish again. Edgar is arguing with his own wallet. Finally, my screen flashes. It’s not the chat app—it’s the bank notification.
Transaction received: $25.00. Memo: Train therapy. Ah, good. The mood shifts instantly. My fingers move quickly, tapping out the carefully crafted reply I keep saved for this exact moment. “That sounds awful, Edgar. Tell me everything.”
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