I asked a female friend yesterday what she would do if the following scenario happened to her.
Here it is:
She is sitting alone in her office at work. A male colleague walks into her office and casually says, "Hi, how are you doing?" or something of that nature. She gives the typical response, "I'm fine. How are you?" Then he starts asking her questions about work--"What should we do if this situation occurs?" "What should our plans be for the coming weeks?" Basic stuff. And she answers him--again--in a typical way.
Soon, however, he begins to undress. But he does it without losing his casual conversational tone. He takes off his shirt and asks her about the upcoming meeting. He takes off his shoes, socks, and pants as he makes a comment about their new boss. As he removes his underwear, he mentions the weather.
Until finally he is completely naked and talking to her in the most casual, normal way about the chances this upcoming season of the local sports team.
As the conversation continues, he would gradually start putting his clothes back on until, his belt buckled and his last button buttoned, he'd say, "Talk to you later!" in a cheery tone and wander back down the hall.
The old "undress-till-naked-and-then-dress-and-pretend-the-whole-thing-was-natural" move.
After giving her this scenario, I asked her, "What would you do?"
Her response surprised me. "I wouldn't do anything," she said.
"Nothing?"
"Nothing."
"Why?"
"Curiosity."
"About?"
"To see what he would do next."
That astounded me, and I said so.
I had to find out more. "So the next time he comes into your office . . ." I began.
She cut me off--in a tone of warning--by saying, "I would immediately ask, 'Are you going to take your clothes off again?'"
I would never have predictable any of those responses.
Here it is:
She is sitting alone in her office at work. A male colleague walks into her office and casually says, "Hi, how are you doing?" or something of that nature. She gives the typical response, "I'm fine. How are you?" Then he starts asking her questions about work--"What should we do if this situation occurs?" "What should our plans be for the coming weeks?" Basic stuff. And she answers him--again--in a typical way.
Soon, however, he begins to undress. But he does it without losing his casual conversational tone. He takes off his shirt and asks her about the upcoming meeting. He takes off his shoes, socks, and pants as he makes a comment about their new boss. As he removes his underwear, he mentions the weather.
Until finally he is completely naked and talking to her in the most casual, normal way about the chances this upcoming season of the local sports team.
As the conversation continues, he would gradually start putting his clothes back on until, his belt buckled and his last button buttoned, he'd say, "Talk to you later!" in a cheery tone and wander back down the hall.
The old "undress-till-naked-and-then-dress-and-pretend-the-whole-thing-was-natural" move.
After giving her this scenario, I asked her, "What would you do?"
Her response surprised me. "I wouldn't do anything," she said.
"Nothing?"
"Nothing."
"Why?"
"Curiosity."
"About?"
"To see what he would do next."
That astounded me, and I said so.
I had to find out more. "So the next time he comes into your office . . ." I began.
She cut me off--in a tone of warning--by saying, "I would immediately ask, 'Are you going to take your clothes off again?'"
I would never have predictable any of those responses.
While it's interesting to hear that type of response, I don't believe that would be the actual response.
ReplyDeleteI think it might be more Akin to
"WHAT THE F DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING"
with maybe some throwing of shit in there for good measure.