Robot’s soul is weighed

[A picture of Pepe the frog frowning while holding a gun to its head]

I hit another level this weekend /r9k/

be me
like this coworker
finally get the courage to talk to her
holy shit things are going well
invites me to hangout on friday
says her friends are burning books that go against Christianity
seriously wtf
whatever she’s hot
gets the address

it’s friday
don't understand if I’m supposed to bring my own books
buy $300 worth of anti-christian books
put them in two big trash bags
head over to book burning

See coworker
say hi
"what are in the bags anon..?"
"I...I brought books for the burning."
"Anon I was joking about the book burning"
it’s a normal fucking party
don't know what to do
pretend to get a call
walk away and leave books
start running home leaving my car

I snuck back on Saturday and got my car, but I think I have to fucking quit work now. Theres no way I can see her again.

What should I do? I have a shift on Wednesday.

35 comments

Anon could have salvaged this if he didn't run away. It could have made for a killer party story
- The act of withdrawing when feeling embarrassed is 90% of the problem. Playing it off, owning up to the mistake, or laughing at yourself are all almost guaranteed to have a better outcome
  
  In this situation what could have anon done? It seems like he fucked up so bad, it’s unsalvageable. What do you say? Like maybe continue with the bit?
- He can still salvage it if he's honest and can laugh at himself
  
  "On the bright side, I gave $300 to the cause against Christianity." ¯(ツ)/¯
- Fuck it let's burn stuff 🔥
People grossly underestimate how understanding people will be if you just explain your thought process in a calm and reasonable way. If she asks why he went along with it if he thought that's what she was actually doing:
"Look I'm not about the burning books thing but I thought you were cool and I figured I'd just go with the flow and see how things went, worst that could happen is I don't hang out with you again 🤷‍♂️. I'm glad it's a regular party though, let's go hang"
- Almost no one can think that coherently in a panic situation, however.
  
  You don’t need to think too hard about what you’re going to say if you just say the truth.
  
  Idk man if I'm at that point I'm just gonna be honest, it's not a panic for me anymore. I've learned that just being honest is usually the best thing
  
  dont panic then
  
  You gotta internalize it. Can't expect to have "calmly explain why you are an idiot" be the reaction in an emergency situation.
$300 worth was way too much. Next time, buy like one book that mildly questions Christianity, and say something like “Oh shit, I thought you were serious & this is the best I could do…”
- Bring a Joel Olstein or Joyce Meyers book you bought used.
  If it is a legit book burning, throw out a Timothy 2:23-24 as you chuck it in the fire.
The autism is strong with this one
he could have returned the books too though....
Just laugh it off and nobody will care
Protocol in this situation is to go forward with the book burning in earnest.

35 comments