So yeah, this… this is strange, right?
A couple of months ago, I started a part-time job to supplement my income thanks to a series of major repairs to my home. It’s just three nights a week for 4 hours each.
The staff there skew younger, think college-aged and young adult. They all talk with each other and generally don’t pay me any mind. I haven’t had any problems and it’s been a good job.
I take my breaks in the break room and usually just pass the time doing logic puzzles on my phone. One of my coworkers, I’ll call her Charlie, caught sight of one of my more colorful games and asked what it was. I showed her, gave her a sense of the play. She decided to download it and was trying it as I left to resume my shift.
Charlie and I typically only work one or two days together each week so I didn’t see her again until the following week. She mentioned she couldn’t figure out how the game worked and asked if I could show her again.
So on my break, I walked her through how I know where the queens are. She looked confused and said to me, “But how do you know they’re there before you tap it?” I tried to explain again, then she tried on her phone.
She showed me what she was doing and said, “See? I guessed wrong again. How are you always guessing right?”
I didn’t really know what to say to that and needed to get back to work, so I mumbled “I don’t know” and went on my way.
When I go back five days later, another coworker, Raul, asked if I was “really” psychic because he didn’t really believe in that stuff.
I said No, of course not and gave him my best quizzical look. But then at my next shift with Charlie, she called to me as I arrived. I went over and she said, “It’s psychic! She guesses right every single time, which is impossible! Show them, Blu!”
I tried to say again that it’s a logic puzzle, not being psychic, but Charlie seemed convinced. I didn’t really see any point in arguing anymore and ignored her stares the rest of my shift.