This Tuesday is 2.2.22. crazy odd right? No, I am not going to try and work the #2 into the freewrite in some way. It doesn’t really work and feels corny even for me. Instead I am going with John Fox’s blog on magical realism. He writes, ” (6) Write about a character who can taste people’s emotions through the food they prepare.”
There aren’t a lot of jobs suited to a person with my particular abilities. The visceral reaction it causes me makes it difficult to hold what is commonly known as a ‘poker face’ It is clear how I feel about people and how they are feeling about me from the moment I encounter them. That is what made it so strange that Barner Systems would think to hire me as their HR executive. My job is hiring people. Everyone who comes through the company sits down with me first and that meeting determines whether they get hired or they don’t. If I was a better liar I could use that position to my advantage, but lying isn’t my strong suit. In fact, it gives me actual hives. That’s why when I sat down with Anette Hargreaves I was worried for my life.
My ability allows me to sense peoples emotions and intentions. It isn’t in the cool fashion–the Professor X slick mindreading. No, I taste what they want and feel. It hits my tastebuds like food entering my mouth. Anette tasted like Durian fruit.