Escalation

This story is absolutely true. At first. Then, it isn't. See if you can guess the point where I go from truth to wild fabrication. :)

I walked past OoRah on my way to the break room. Had a distracted look in my eyes that he misread.

"What? I didn't do it!"

Thinking fast (a challenge for me), I decided to see if he was just being silly or if he really did have something to hide. "Right. You just better hope the boss doesn't find out."

OoRah's eyes went wild. "If anyone finds out, I'll have to kill you."

Hm. He *is* a former marine, so he might actually have a plan in place to kill everyone in the office, should the need arise. The game was starting to get uncomfortable. I kept my response vague. "Maybe we can work out some kind of a deal."

"What did you have in mind?"

Dang! OoRah knows how to play the vague game, too. OK, time to bust out the wish list. "In exchange for my silence, I require donuts every morning for a week, a fresh coat of wax on my car and a winter coat made of LEGO."

OoRah's eyes narrowed. "How about you stay silent, and I'll take your office and your lunch money. Plus, I'll promise not to give you a second wedgie."

"A second wedgie? But I haven't had a first..."

I'd rather not say what happened next.

In the end, I got to keep my office, but I did lose my lunch money and my dignity.