Dealing With A Whole New Animus

(I’m working my shift on a particularly lazy Sunday night, when two guys come in. I’m the only one out on the floor, as my other two coworkers are in the back. I greet the guys as they come in.)

Me: “Hey, guys. How are y’all doing?”

Guy #1: “Um, good. You?”

Me: “Doing great, actually. What brings you guys in here today?”

Guy #2: “Y’know, games. Are there any employees we can talk to, or—”

Me: “You are.”

Guy #1: “Girls don’t play games. Don’t lie to me.”

Guy #2: “And if you play games then list five characters from the same game.”

Me: “Connor Kenway, Haytham Kenway, Achilles, Charles Lee, and Ziio.”

Guy #1: “Assassin’s Creed, huh? Who’s the main character in the first one?”

Me: “Altaïr.”

(This goes on for several minutes, and my coworker finally comes out of the back.)

Coworker: “Hey, y’all need anything?”

Guy #2: “Yeah, actually. You need to hire her or something!”

Coworker: “We did.”

Guy #1: “Oh God, I’m sorry. We were quizzing her on Assassin’s Creed. And she kinda won.”

Coworker: “Yeah, gamer girls do exist. Guys just get mad when the girl knows more about the game than they do.”

(After buying their games, the two customers leave, and my coworker and I start to close up.)

Coworker: “So that happened. Why’d he say you won?”

Me: “He thought Ezio’s close friend was Leonardo di Caprio.”

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