[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.

    • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
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      1 year ago

      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

      • 009_Sound_System@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        1 year ago

        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?

        • gmtom@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          “Lmao I though you were serious.”

          “Omg really?”

          “Yeah, lol, you want a book on the evils of Christianity?”

          “Absolutely, that’s hilarious.”

        • BastingChemina@slrpnk.net
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          1 year ago

          In this situation the easiest would simply be like that

          “what are in the bags anon…?”
          “I…I brought books for the burning.”
          “Anon I was joking about the book burning”
          “Oops” proceed to discreetly put the bag of books back in the car or in a corner and continue the party. Maybe joke about it later in the night when everyone is feeling comfortable and ask if you really thought people would be burning books.

          Real life is not like movies, it’s full of fuck up like that. You can just let it go and people don’t care.

          It can become a cute story later when people asked how you met.