The Band

We circulate a lot of media here- music CDs, audio books, DVDs. In order to keep them secure, we keep them locked. Behind the desk is a special DVD-CD-unlocker-thing (technically called a decoupler but nobody ever says that). You slide the DVD case through it, it makes a clicky sound, and then you can open the case. After several hundred thousand uses, I’ve come up with a rhythm for it. Today, Patron picked up on that.

Patron: Whoa

Patron: Are you a drummer?

Me: Huh? No…?

Patron, jamming hard: You have a hell of a beat there, and I was all, this guy knows his way around a kit! Are you in a band?

Me: Hey Coworker, wanna start a band?

Coworker: Yes. I call drums.

Me: Aww

Patron: It’s ok I’ll be your drummer

Me: Wait

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