25.12.22


sipping his coffee he made a disturbed face

   took a smaller sip

face looked creepier 
                     How’s your coffee? he asked

saw him make faces 
                       Havent touched mine yet 
Take a sip.

Why

Just take a sip.

Why

Mine tastes funny.

their coffee was from the same pot they drank it black why is it when someone tastes something off they want someone else to taste it too

It tastes funny

   Yes.

Ill take you at your word good enough for me 
                                                immediately he got up dumped his out into the sink
But you didn’t taste it.

I didnt but let me say this if something taste off  like feet or shit to me Id tell ya I woudnt have you taste it

But it may just taste odd to me.

As I said your words good for me Ill make a fresh pot  Yamake this one

No, it was already brewed. 
                             I can’t believe you dumped your coffee without tasting it. 


he filled a clean carafe with water from the cooler

flipping the lid of the coffeemaker to fill the reservoir he recoiled 
                                                                    Iah think  I found the problem 
Problem?

Why your coffee tasted off or bad or whaever it did

standing up from the breakroom table What?

The djinn

The djinn?

naked mottledbluecoloured the djinn put a finger to his redlips attempting to shush him

Yah 

took his finger from his mouthpointed it threateningly at him

Yah there was no love lost between them he didnt think the company shoudve enlisted his services bought into his vague promises of success and wealth 
                       Yah Seems hesah using the reservoir as a hot tub        

djinn floundered getting up on his elbows to get to his feet

he slapped the lid shutunplugged it briefly considered the basement incineratorNAH instead pitched the coffee machine into a chute that had been erected outside the breakroom that ended in a dumpster as two suites were being remodeled

not a believer he wasnt anymore fearful of him than he was of God

0631,  Sunday,  25  12. 22
2341,  Sunday


   G I 
        when he talked with him about it he referred to it familiarly as Gee 
which he coudnt stand 
                      Pleaseplease woudya call it General intelligence none of your single letters antagonising acronyms you consistently prevail upon
                                Iyou know  dislike them 
You fail to understand I use them to pay you a complement . . 
. . I donthank you  Say it asif someone unfamiliar with your nomenclature were with us  Be inclusive   Language is often used to be exclusive

he gruntedsighed an uncomfortable sound  out came his pen

he had clipboard and paper

Could I have a sheet of paper please?

Ofcourse he knew where this was goingthe routine

he began obsessively scribblingcharting Dunning-Krugers Effect

Woudya stop  I know this

You don’t know it for Gee . . 
. . Wha

he stopped drawing You know . .
. . Wha
          Are you talkinbout General intelligence
 
Yes I am.

   Then  say so

Jesus he was irked . . General intelligence.

he was irked too but he didnt let on shoudave been a gambler I knew you coud do it trying to make it sound encouraging

he began drawing again 
                          Now the mean IQ . . 
. . Wha

   I know you know.

Wha IQ 
           Arent you getting sick and tired of me asking wha  I am

Intelligence quotient . . 
. . There ya go  though ya also know I have no time for itnot compared to Emotional quotient  Its superior to intelligence 
It isn’t.
   
   Oh but it is 
                Someone can be a freakin genius yet however lack the wherewithal to perceive understand manage and handle emotions thats not a person I want at my back  but youd prefer themsomeone unable to relate to youwhod look right past you  Howd that make you feelFEEL  emotionally

Lets be honest Ya tout smart intelligence   wisdom 
                                                       Common sense innate beats the pants off them  off their disconnected booklearning.   

1529,  Day-between-Two-Ts,  20  7. 22
1622,  Sunday,  25  12. 22