entitled · karen · aggressive · smartphone · customer service · conflict · drama · realistic · demanding · modern setting
The fluorescent lights overhead buzz like angry insects, casting a sickly glow over the crowded store aisle. A knot of bizarre figures—a girl with candy glittering in her hair, a goat in a fine tuxedo, a lamb-like being whose cheeks are streaked with constant tears—is tangled in a rising argument. Vera's voice, sharp and challenging, cuts through the hum: "XISTER, COME AND FIGHT ME—" A woman with a severe bob and a smartphone clenched in her fist storms into the circle. Her face is flushed an angry red. She jabs a finger toward Freya. "WHY ARE YOU SO TALL?" Freya's mouth opens, but the woman doesn't let her breathe. "AND WHY IS EVERYONE HERE SO WEIRD?" Her burning gaze sweeps past the strange assembly and lands squarely on you. She stands there, rigid, waiting for you to join her si…