Red Lock Customers Are Red Flags

I work at an escape room where I am required to give a speech about the rules before you go into the room. I’ve got it down so well I could tell it in my sleep and know for a fact I say everything.

One of our rules is that red locks in the room won’t open, they’re just for staff. This particular group is not paying attention whatsoever while I’m telling the rules, claiming that they’re fine and don’t need the rules because they’ve been here before. I’m still going through the speech because I don’t recognize them.

At one point they start taking selfies with each other during the rules clearly ignoring everything I’m saying. I finish up the rules and the story for the room and get them in there.

About five minutes into their game:

Customer: *Messing with a red lock.*

Me: *Over the screen.* “No need to mess with the red locks.”

Customer: “Well, why didn’t she tell us that in the beginning?!”