monkey nonsense

i remember having discussions with roommates before about taking dumps at work. one of my roommates used to go to other floors to take dumps because she was afraid she’d run into someone she worked with in the bathroom.

today, as i was going to the bathroom (just to pee!), someone came up the stairwell which is right by the bathroom. i caught her just as she was exiting the stairwell and opening the bathroom door so it was clear she was heading to the bathroom and that she had just come from the stairwell. she wasn’t someone i recognized (not that i know everyone on the floor, but i do recognize most people). as we were walking into the “lounge” (carpeted area separated by another set of doors before you enter the real bathroom), she accidentally dropped her phone. the battery ended up splitting off from the rest of the phone. she reached down to pick it up and moved to the side to let me pass. as i passed, i said “uh oh!” just to make small talk. she told me reassuredly “oh, it happens all the time.” then i walked through the next set of doors into the bathroom and went into a stall to do my business.

she never came in after me. from inside the stall, i could hear the outer bathroom door open and close as she left the bathroom… without going!! i wonder if she was like my roommate… someone who goes to other floors to take dumps because she’s afraid to be recognized. but because i had gone to the bathroom at the same time as her (and worst yet, had made conversation with her!!!), she was unable to take her dump.

that…. or maybe she was going to have a secret job interview in a bathroom stall or something like that… ew… not appealing at all.