I just had this conversation in the break room at work. Commence scene.
[Aurora walks into the kitchen and throws away a bag of trash.]
Male Coworker 1 [dryly]: Thank you for contributing to our landfill.
Aurora [cheerfully]: You’re welcome. That’s what I do best! [points both pointer fingers at Male Coworker 1 with a snarky grin] After all, you know what I’m full of!
[Brief pause, while Aurora starts walking away and Male Coworker 1/Female Coworker 1 process]
Female Coworker 1 [laughing]: Wow! That was amazing!
[Aurora turns, pausing her exit]
Female Coworker 1 [surprised and pleased]: What a great delivery. That was hilarious! You timed it perfectly.
Aurora [grinning]: Thanks. I secretly want to be a stand-up comedian, but somehow that skill set just doesn’t come into play here at the office. [Pause, thinking] Actually, working here sometimes IS a bit like being a comedian.
Male Coworker 1 [drumming fingers on tabletop in rhythm of drum set]: Bah-dah, chhh!
Female Coworker 1 [enthusiastically]: And she does it again! Two zingers in the course of [she checks her watch] thirty seconds!
[Sounds of appreciative clapping as Aurora exits the kitchen area]
And my boss doesn’t think I have relationship skills. Psh. I may be introverted, but I’m a social introvert who knows how to skate by on wit, charm and charisma!
Authentically Aurora
Authentically Aurora 