A Most Unreceptive Receptionist, Part 9
A few years ago, a couple of friends and I go on holiday to London. While the flight itself and the customs have been pretty normal, once we are on the way to the city, my friend starts to have a pretty heavy nosebleed. While it’s managed pretty well, it’s still enough to make him look a bit pale; we decide to postpone lunch and get straight to the hotel so that he can rest and recover a bit.
We three enter the tiny hotel’s lobby, and I can already see the receptionist’s eyes widen.
Receptionist: “Um… do you guys need some help? Water? A towel?”
Bleeding Friend: “That would be nice, yeah… Where I can get it?”
The receptionist points to the dining room downstairs, which my friend wobbly descends as he tries to avoid scattering any possible blood droplets. The receptionist then turns to me and my other friend.
Receptionist: “Do I need to call 111? Or is he full of coke?”
Other Friend: “Beg your pardon?”
Receptionist: “Just be honest with me. I won’t tell the police if he’s high; I just need to know in case he starts acting weird. I wouldn’t want to wrestle him down.”
Other Friend: “Uh… No, he’s not?”
Me: “Sorry, but you’ve never met somebody having a heavy nosebleed?”
Receptionist: “You don’t have to hide it, just—”
Other Friend: “Just what? He’s got blood leaking down his nose, for what reason I’ve got no idea. Can we please move on?”
Receptionist: “I don’t want to deal with him if he goes ape-s***, okay? I’m not his buddy or his tamer.”
Me: “Do you want to check us in, or do you want us to go take our business elsewhere?”
He sighed and let us do the check-in process. During our stay, the cleaners opened up our doors a couple of times without warning while we were in the room. While it was likely an honest mistake, I can’t help but suspect that the receptionist was trying to catch us in the imaginary act. Seriously, though, is it hard to believe you can get a natural nosebleed?
Related:
A Most Unreceptive Receptionist, Part 8
A Most Unreceptive Receptionist, Part 7
A Most Unreceptive Receptionist, Part 6
A Most Unreceptive Receptionist, Part 5
A Most Unreceptive Receptionist, Part 4
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