Dialogue between A & B about life and death

A. Hey.

B. ...

A. You don't want to do this.

B. ...

A. Listen, there isn't anything I will tell you right now that will make you instantaneously feel better. But it's my lunch hour, are you hungry?

B. What?

A. Are you hungry? You can have half my sandwich and so we can sit and discuss things together. No introductory bullshit, it's going to be all about you and your problems.

B. Why do you care? Who the fuck are you anyway?

A. I'm just the night time system administrator on the eleventh floor.

B. ...

A. I'm an IT guy. I'm paid to watch the systems overnight. If you want after, we can go back to my booth and chat some more. I'm clocking out at nine this morning.

B. Why do you care about my bullshit? Even if I tell you, you'll come back the next day, work your shift and you'll forget about me.

A. Look man, the way I see this, you have two options. Or you come back with me and we talk or you throw yourself off that ledge and that's the end of everything for you. There's nothing keeping you from doing this tomorrow night. Not that it would serve any purpose.

B. Shut the fuck up man. You don't know shit about me. You don't know why I want to do this. You're talking out of your ass like every other human being out there.

A. True, but I don't know shit about you, but I can tell you what will happen if you jump.

B. Yeah? What?

A. I'll sit down and take my lunch while they are scraping you off the sidewalk. After that I'm going to go back to my novel downstairs. You'll be in the back of my mind for a few months, but then you'll fade away into complete non-existence.

B. Fuck you, I'm not doing this to scar people.

A. But you don't want to be forgotten don't you?

B. ...

A. You might traumatize a few bystanders by doing this, maybe even send some into therapy if it's gnarly enough. But they'll outgrow it, they'll start to read self-help books and feel better about themselves. Then, in a few years, they'll hold you dear in their hearts and silently thank you everyday from jumping that ledge and reveal them to themselves. Is that what you want to leave behind?

B. No...

A. Then step down from that ledge man. You're young and you don't seem disabled to me. However shitty the situation is, there's always a way out man. There's always time and a shitload of possibilities to leave your mark. Come on.

B. ...

A. Just step down.

B. I'm sorry. *steps down* Is that sandwich offer still available?

A.Haha! Yeah, come with me.