Posted by CASSIE on December 24, 1998 at 00:27
I can't believe what happened today! I was down on State Street (kind of a hippy shopping district) around 10am with Hannah today. We were just walking and checking out the shops when I notice this guy sitting on a bench with a ferret on a leash. He was wearing a "P-Shirt" from Patches! You know, the ones that say "I love 'Wet' Patches." I couldn't believe it and as we walked up I said really loud, "NICE shirt." Hannah didn't recognize it because she doesn't use the internet like I do.
The guy just kind of squinted and looked at me and said, "you like Patches?" A faint smile started to cross his face and I started to laugh a little. His smile stopped and he said, "who are you?"
I thought he might have been worried I knew him so right away I said, "you don't know me..." and I realized that the ONLY way he could know about Patches is through the internet (as far as I know, anyway) and that if he was familiar with the web then he probably came her to Wet Set or similar places so I said... kind of hesitantly... "I'm 'Cassie Vale.'" His eyes got a round as saucers! I started to wonder what he was thinking and suddenly I felt like everyone on the street was staring at me, knowing I liked peeing in my pants and was bisexual and every other thing I pack so tightly into the closet. But he was stuttering and trying to talk and then all he could say was "FUCK!"
It turns out he is "Pish Fish" from Monty's Forum (that was a LONG time ago, I guess) and we have talked a couple of times on irc! I remembered his name from the talks (don't remember the Monty thing, is that British?) we had. So suddenly I started jumping up and down going "wow wow wow!" and he was freaking out and Hannah was just kind of staring blankly! I can't believe I met someone from the net in "real life!" It's scary too because I compartmentalize all this stuff and think it's separate even though we are all real people just talking about stuff we can't talk about anywhere else and all of a sudden reality was in my face. He said "and you're Hannah, I'll bet!" and she looked shocked too and we were all going "WOAH! This is freaky!" It was so funny!
Hannah was like, "you know each other?" and we're jumping around like a bunch of fools. The ferret was having a coniption not knowing what was happening. It turns out he is from Minneapolis and just passing through because he used to live here and had stopped down on State Street to see the old place. I guess he reads the forum here all the time but hasn't posted under his old name in ages. We ended up all having coffee at Steep & Brew. It was so funny. He was so nice and normal (and single, I should mention) and it was realy nice to see that "real" people are into this and aren't just fetish freaks and degenerates. We kept laughing about how the coffee was going to make our bladders burst and shock everyone in the shop.
After about an hour and a half, he begged us to let him leave because he had to get back on the road. He said, "Well, I don't suppose anyone is going to piss their pants right here, and I have to be going..." ! He had a really good since of humor. And probably would have looked incredible in wet pants. But we ended up exchanging addresses and promised to talk more later. He's in Madison periodically, so who knows... It made my whole day. My week. Hell (and I don't swear a lot), it made my whole dang year!
Pish Fish I hope you're out there! :)
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Email: cassievale@hotmail.com