OP encounters the protagonist who just woke up from cryogenic sleep
this post was submitted on 23 Feb 2024
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dang dialog system is just 4 yesses, so you can't not give burger
The truth is, I may look like I have it all, but inside I'm just a scared little boy who never learned how to ask for people's food or their burgers. And the thing that scares me the most is that if people found out, my wife would go to jail, 'cause every night... A little boy goes down on her.
I think you should leave
Gimme dat!
Another option was to give him a lengthy contract to sign before he gets the burger. The terms and conditions could contain a clause where it says every bite he takes will have to be paid back with interest, either in currency or in burgers. This would require to keep a draft of this on you at all times.
Or you could have said no.
"No"
Living to the name I see.
(His name means pissdick.)
His name
Why you assuming pissdick's gender?
I've had interactions with pissdick before.
Haven't we all...
I mean, he was very polite and said please and even offered a reason why.
I'd probably give him just out of pity thinking he was going through some serious shit or was really high.
I'd probably end up doing the same, then be worried the person is going to poison themselves, find me, and report me for poisoning them with the burger I gave them and possibly end up in prison.
If they are hungry enough to ask for it, they probably need it more than me. I can get more food if I'm still hungry.
Absolutely, imagine how badly you need something to ask a stranger to give you something.
I mean, good on you and the person you're replying to for having empathy. But it's likely they get ignored 199 times out of 200, which means they're probably desensitized to asking.
Obviously not all people who beg are like that, but in New York I recognized people who begged every day and clearly DGAF whether the person said no or yes. The first or second time it happened I gave the person a granola bar and they said thanks in the most perfunctory way, and then immediately moved on to asking others.
Maybe they were saving it for a kid or something. Or maybe it was just their version of a "job."
Yuh how I see it too. My brain my lock up a bit too but I'd do the same, like damn if you're asking for an actively eaten burger you must really really need it. Could also be some kind of blood sugar emergency thing too.
I heard of a challenge where you do things you expect to get rejected. eg ask for the senior discount at a restaurant when you’re clearly not a senior. Maybe the kid from the bus was doing just that, not expecting anon to actually give them his burger.
As long as people aren't being a jerk about it, I see no harm in that.
A similar question happened to me, where a man asked me if he can have a 20oz cup but fill it with soup. And not really gaf about my min-wage job, said sure, thanks for asking!
Then for like a month, I was politely ask if there's any discounts, or if I can have like 50 packs of mustard. And sometimes I did accidentally upset a worker and I'd have to explain that I was really expecting a NO and seeing where it would go.
It helped me also become better at receiving rejection, which is a useful skill.
There are two separate cultures around asking for favors like this.
In one, a person can ask for anything without being considered rude, but they are expected to not react negatively to being told 'no'.
In the other, it is expected that you only ask for something if you're sure the answer will be yes. Asking for something to which you expect a rejection is rude in this culture. Also people tend to react negatively to being told 'no', as they were fully expecting a 'yes'.
I grew up in the latter system, as it is what most of the western world uses. It requires far more social aptitude and ability to pick up on queues. It causes a ton of problems (especially with dating) and is a nightmare for anyone on the autism spectrum.
This is a long way of saying: be careful of who you ask for random favors from. In a customer role it's fine, but it may not go well with friends/family.
Give half a burger?
What a chad
You eat him