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Ah the Karen, if a lack of empathy had a human face.
Working at my local grocery store pharmacy for the last few weeks I'd quickly been brought up to speed that life really isn't like school. In school, most everyone seems to care about the public face. You try and keep a low-profile because standing out is a good way to be a target. At least in my own experience.
This Halloween costume of a woman had her card rejected after waiting in line, in her opinion, for far too long. Something she'd already verbalized three times while waiting.
"I'm calling the credit card people, there should be $8k on that card." At this point, most people would simply exit the line and make the call. Not her, she's standing right in the way of everyone else. She's quickly turning this into a scene.
Never one to turn down an opportunity to showcase the failure of social politesse, I pull out my phone and snap a picture.
Right at the moment she turns to look at me. Shit.
"Miss! You with the brown hair on your phone! Excuse me." The blonde woman steps towards me. Jake, ever apathetic, motions for the next customer to check-out and ignores this. Probably happy to be done with it.
"Y-yes, ma'am?"
I'm not normally one to cast judgement based on looks but it's like this woman literally went and found a Karen costume at Party City. The A-line cut, big earrings, the smug aura of superiority, mom jeans, she has it all!
"I saw you; you can't take pictures of me without my consent. This may be a free country, but we have a little thing called a right to privacy. I don't care who you are!"
Immediately all my worst fears are confirmed. No benefit of the doubt, the immediate authoritarian tone. I guarantee this woman has Live, Laugh, Love written somewhere in her home. Maybe I could just lie? Maybe I don't work here?
"Oh sorry, I—"
She leans in closer to examine my nametag, "Lea. I'll have you know I'm very familiar with your generation and the Karen bullshit. So what? You trying to record me? Get me fired from my job like all you young people like to do?"
Jesus! Her legs must be tired from all the jumping to conclusions she's doing. It was just a dumb picture, I dunno where this bitch works.
"No. I just—"
"Young lady, you are everything wrong with this country. Do you have any idea who I am? What I'm capable of?"
You're supposed to keep your cool in these situations. You're representing a company, after all. I haven't even been here 30 days yet, one complaint and they could fire me without a second thought. But I just couldn't help myself...
"Sure I know you. I've met like 15 of you in the last 30 days."
For a moment, she doesn't even move. Literally frozen in place in bewildering rage. I on the other hand have no such issue, quickly backing away while excusing myself. There's a lot of employees here. Maybe she'd forget my name? Oh geeze, why'd I say that?
I pick up the pace, walking a lazy square around the perimeter of the grocery. Swallowing hard, I just know in the next 10 minutes my manager is gonna buzz me on my phone. For someone that talked about getting someone fired, she definitely looked the type to complain to management.
5 minutes pass, then 10. No buzz, no problems. I breathe a sigh of relief as I turn the corner at the dairy section, entering the small alcove where the bathrooms are. If anyone asks, I just had to pee. All good. Can just forget this ever happened.
While washing my hands in the empty restroom, the door opens to my left.
"Hi, Lea. Remember me?"
By the time I register the voice, everything goes dark.
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Posted by DrakeHillside 3 years ago Report
How shocking that some Karens could be witches ~ x3
Posted by textingEdits 3 years ago Report
The face I made in this comic when I realized I could rhyme bitch with witch. My true aha moment.
Posted by DrakeHillside 3 years ago Report
Hah, of course ~ xD
Posted by TheMysteriousSadSack 3 years ago Report
Poor Lea, I hope this Karen doesnt bang her up too much
Posted by textingEdits 3 years ago Report
She's just offering Lea a much-needed break. She's been working on her feet all day, now she can relax for a bit. Sure the new break room is hot, smelly, and a little too tight. But after a few hours/days, she'll come to appreciate the quiet.
Posted by TheMysteriousSadSack 3 years ago Report
Well when you put it like that, shes doing a kindness to our poor retail worker. Maybe some time away from Karens will get Lea back into the retail spirit.
Posted by Edddd 3 years ago Report
you keep knocking it out of the park for me with these scenarios... the worse a person the pred is, the better
Posted by textingEdits 3 years ago Report
I am seen. Yeah, I couldn't agree more. School bullies, Karens, shitty roommates, bad babysitters, etc. I kinda sorta like mean girls. Just a little bit.
Posted by Caustic 3 years ago Report
Pretty great!
I feel like i recognize this scenario, did you do a story like this on DA? It's lovely to see in art form
Posted by textingEdits 3 years ago Report
I did something very similar a long time ago with one of my real people edits, yes! I'm happy someone's seen enough of my content to pick up on a wee bit o' recyling.
Posted by Moxxieasslover 3 years ago Report
Best av in the week :D
Posted by textingEdits 3 years ago Report
Aww thanks! That means a lot. I hope the next page will be just as enjoyable! It's only getting worse from here.
Posted by Moxxieasslover 3 years ago Report
ohhh i want to see it :D
Posted by jackboi 3 years ago Report
Love the dialogue
Posted by textingEdits 3 years ago Report
That's good. I was worried I made it too wordy. I'd kinda wanted to replicate the way someone her age would talk on social media. But I had to skirt the line of putting too many words on the screen. Glad I struck a good balance with my generation boomer zoomer humor.
Posted by doomed 3 years ago Report
This… this is everything I needed. It’s one of my favorite scenarios … being dominated by a milf Karen
Posted by textingEdits 3 years ago Report
The deepest and darkest fantasy of the burnout retail worker.
Posted by knux 3 years ago Report
Pritty hot
Posted by textingEdits 3 years ago Report
Thanks!
Posted by NobodySpecial 3 years ago Report
Could be a worse Karen. I mean I had to deal with the ones where you sneeze around the corner and the Earth quakes as 600 lbs og Karen comes around the corner to yell and scream until you're fired for not having your mask on properly because you don't want to be wearing snot all day.
Posted by textingEdits 3 years ago Report
True, though I definitely didn't wanna draw that!
Posted by NobodySpecial 3 years ago Report
To quote Dib from Invader Zim: Horrible Nightmare Visions!
Posted by textingEdits 3 years ago Report
The pig... COMMANDS ME!
Posted by NobodySpecial 3 years ago Report
Lol!
Posted by James17 3 years ago Report
What a generous Karen, giving a Gen Z girl a break, not to mention more stable housing. Giving her a place to live isn't so bad, though, Lea might find her new home rather smelly. But you adjust to smells pretty fast! She'll not even notice it after a few months!
Posted by textingEdits 3 years ago Report
In this economy, you can't argue with free housing. Great place to stay while you try to get on your feet.