u/GooglyEyesMcGee

Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/coworkerstories/comments/1schud9/stop_staring_at_me/

Still ongoing.

Still staring.

The meeting I mentioned did basically nothing, but I've made a list of the most important complaints and I hesitated to send them. Things were normal for like 3-ish weeks, maybe because I was purposely avoiding looking at her or speaking to her at all if not totally necessary.

I'm sending the list tomorrow.

Why? Because 3 kids have complained to various adults.

They said that my coworker makes them uncomfortable if they spend "too much time with me". If they color with me, if they play board games, if they talk about books, etc, it tends to be with me. I've known pretty much all of them for 3+ years. I babysit them. They're friends with my family. Some of them text me (they have my number bc I took them to a festival once).

Apparently said coworker outright said (to a 9 y/o!!) that she used to get upset when the kid hung out with me, but now she "doesn't care".

So, I have more meetings on the horizon just for that.

But then I found out that she's been surfing the web during work, too. We have a little iPhone they give us for the attendance system, the one that I only get to touch about 2x a week (because she keeps it in her pocket at all times despite us having a meeting where she was told not to). It has safari on it, but I always assumed she was messaging parents because she's super anxious about EVERYTHING and I was just like "whatever, dig your own grave".

Turns out, she was watching The Crown and talking to the Google AI.

Even more meetings.

Edit: I forgot to actually say that I looked at the iPhone safari history because she was sat on a bench hunched over the phone for like an hour and I was like ??? so when she put the iphone down for a second to take off her hoodie, I took it to "do something" then put it in my pocket. I showed the boss when I had a chance to leave the room.

I don't like the idea that the Fire Nation also has engagement necklaces.

It seems like it's a Northern Water Tribe thing, even the Southern Tribe members never actually told anyone about it. Hakoda or Kanna gave it to Kya, but no one ever clued Katara in so it likely wasn't like... the thing their tribe did.

And I personally think that Katara wouldn't take it off, even if it was because Zuko (or Aang for that matter) gave her one to respect her culture or w/e.

I like the idea of Zuko proposing with Fire Nation methods that have been adjusted somewhat to include her. Like, if they proposed under a noon sun, he'd propose at midnight. Something like that.

Plus, I like the idea that the only reason she'd take off the necklace is so that her daughter might be proposed to.

Edit: I also think the proposal is very much about the guy, too. I’ve met a bunch of guys that have imagined proposing the way I’ve heard women walk about walking down the aisle. The proposal is their moment, right? So Zuko proposing with his culture would be fulfilling what he might’ve imagined.

Looking for creatures across all mythologies that would answer your questions in return for some sort of task/favor/etc. Preferably all knowing for some reason.

Examples:

- Sphynx: Might answer your question once you solve their riddle.

- The Suriel (from ACOTAR, not mythology but still): If you manage to catch it, it will answer a question.

- Wan Shi Ton (from Avatar: The Last Airbender): Convincing him you aren't using his knowledge to cause harm allows you access to his giant library.

Stuff like that?