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the mystery box
Oct. 14th, 2017 07:30 amOne day this week, I drove to work, parked, and noticed that a Mystery Box had appeared in our parking lot. Just a random box, full of books, sitting in one of the spaces.
(Watching Doctor Who as a child taught me a LOT about mysterious objects, so I gave the Mystery Box a wide berth.)
Realistically speaking, I assumed this box:
1. Most likely belonged to someone in the building, who was in the process of loading it into their car, or unloading it from their car.
--or--
2. Belonged to no one in the building, but had been dumped by a random passerby at some point in the night. (Seemed less likely since there's a dumpster right nearby, but who knows.)
But the box stayed, untouched, just chilling out in a parking space. ALL WEEK.
Finally, on Friday, I overheard a coworker saying someone in our office had left them there. "But he's getting rid of them, so feel free to take them if you want," they said.
???????
This raises -- so many questions for me. The whole situation. Just. What?
(Watching Doctor Who as a child taught me a LOT about mysterious objects, so I gave the Mystery Box a wide berth.)
Realistically speaking, I assumed this box:
1. Most likely belonged to someone in the building, who was in the process of loading it into their car, or unloading it from their car.
--or--
2. Belonged to no one in the building, but had been dumped by a random passerby at some point in the night. (Seemed less likely since there's a dumpster right nearby, but who knows.)
But the box stayed, untouched, just chilling out in a parking space. ALL WEEK.
Finally, on Friday, I overheard a coworker saying someone in our office had left them there. "But he's getting rid of them, so feel free to take them if you want," they said.
???????
This raises -- so many questions for me. The whole situation. Just. What?
