So I've mentioned that I like to do writing that would qualify as Urban Fantasy, with characters who are the avatars of Skyscrapers and such.
Now, in a world where these beings existed, people would still work and live in these buildings, and the buildings are cool with that- they view their relationship with humans as a symbiotic one.
As a parent, living in a high-rise apartment building, how would you feel if the avatar of said building came to you one day, asked to speak with you in private, or at least away from other tenants who might overhear, and informed you that they had caught your son or daughter misbehaving? I don't mean "Johnny was on his x-box instead of doing homework", as they don't spy on their residents that way. (They only look into apartments when invited, or if there's a genuine emergency) Perhaps something more like:
"I saw your son with a few of his friends hanging around my loading dock, and when they saw me, they tried to hide a package of cigarettes."
Or perhaps "Earlier today I had a little run-in with your daughter- She dropped trash on my lobby floor, and when I asked her to pick it up, she cursed at me and said that it was my job to clean up after tenants, and it was all my kind are good for"
Or even "I think your son might be getting booze from somewhere. When I was talking to him on the way down to the garbage room the other day, I am quite certain I smelled alcohol on his breath."
Would you thank your building for being so astute, or tell him to mind his own beeswax? Would it be any different coming from him, then it would be coming from human maintenance or management staff?
Now, in a world where these beings existed, people would still work and live in these buildings, and the buildings are cool with that- they view their relationship with humans as a symbiotic one.
As a parent, living in a high-rise apartment building, how would you feel if the avatar of said building came to you one day, asked to speak with you in private, or at least away from other tenants who might overhear, and informed you that they had caught your son or daughter misbehaving? I don't mean "Johnny was on his x-box instead of doing homework", as they don't spy on their residents that way. (They only look into apartments when invited, or if there's a genuine emergency) Perhaps something more like:
"I saw your son with a few of his friends hanging around my loading dock, and when they saw me, they tried to hide a package of cigarettes."
Or perhaps "Earlier today I had a little run-in with your daughter- She dropped trash on my lobby floor, and when I asked her to pick it up, she cursed at me and said that it was my job to clean up after tenants, and it was all my kind are good for"
Or even "I think your son might be getting booze from somewhere. When I was talking to him on the way down to the garbage room the other day, I am quite certain I smelled alcohol on his breath."
Would you thank your building for being so astute, or tell him to mind his own beeswax? Would it be any different coming from him, then it would be coming from human maintenance or management staff?
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