**conversations paraphrased with a few minor omissions

(in July)
IEE: "Hi, haven't seen you around for a while. How go things? You're looking good ..."
IEI: "thanks!"
IEE: "Listen, you had a birthday in may! I have a present for you. Only I've forgotten it at home, I will gift it to you later ... ok?"

(the IEI is arriving on a train, the IEE was one of the people meeting him but didn't make it)
(later) IEI: "why didn't you meet me at the train station?"
IEE: "I drove up to the station at the time that you told me, but then couldn't find your train. Instead I've met Jake and Nicole! And we started talking ... (follows with a story about his other friends).

(same IEE and IEI playing computer games)
IEI: "You're always killing me!"
IEE: "That's ok, you're a cat - you have 9 lives!"