Page 170 of The Examiner

She’s doing it for me.

RH WhatsApp group members Ludya Parak, Suzie Danners, Jonathan Danners and Gela Nathaniel, 5 October 2023:

Suzie

Shit! Fucking Griff crept up behind me this morning. I have sensitive shit on my laptop. I looked up and there he was. I hit the ceiling.

Jonathan

Did he see anything?

Suzie

I don’t *think* so, but it freaked me out. I yelled at him and, heads up, he might complain, Gela. But WTF, he should get noisier shoes or something.

Ludya

Gela, can you find out what he might have seen? Shit, that’s all we need.

Gela

I’ve just spoken to Griff. He’s very upset, and I’m not surprised. What I am surprised about is that, in Suzie’s position, she is drawing attention to herself in a way that could threaten her place on this course.

Jonathan

She cannot be kicked off this course. Gela, you MUST smooth this over. I mean that.

Gela

Luckily for you, I managed to calm Griff down. Told him you had delicate mental health. He agreed not to escalate his complaint if you apologise to him in private. I must then establish on Doodle, without mentioning names, that such behaviour towards studio staff is unacceptable.

Jonathan

Good. Did Griff see the screen?

Gela

I think being called a ‘creepy prick’ and told to ‘fuck off back to his hole’ distracted him from whatever might have been on the screen.

Ludya

Jeez, Suze, that’s harsh. Griff is pretty cool. You know the sculptures along the corridor are his?

Gela

He certainly does not deserve to be verbally assaulted for being in the studio, where it is his job to attend those who work in it. The sculptures are resin and yes, he’s excellent in 3D media.

Ludya

You’ll apologise, won’t you, Suze? I mean, we gotta have the staff onside, right?

RH WhatsApp group members Ludya Parak, Suzie Danners, Jonathan Danners and Gela Nathaniel, 16 October 2023:

Gela

Suzie, are you taking things from the art studio?

Suzie