Thank you to PhantomR for yet another character and question (this is my favorite character from the show!!).
Dear SiriousB1
I'm having a bit of trouble with my boss. She is quite demanding. I'm not trying to badmouth her, but requiring me to lay out her tea at the exact same time every day regardless if whether she's in the hospital and almost dead is a bit ridiculous. I feel that I have to be loyal though, I knew her father when he died, and practically raised her too. (My boss, her father, died when she was in her early teens.) And I haven't had a vacation in nearly 30 years. Please help!
Signed,
Angel of Death
Dear Angel of Death,
Wow, that sounds quite serious. No vacation for thirty years? I'm not even close to being thirty and that sounds harsh! Moving on, the whole tea thing is out of hand. Making tea and drinking it is not a bad thing; quite the opposite, a cup of soothing, hot tea to start of the day is an excellent replacement for coffee as it comes in more flavors and is better for you. But I can understand your tiresome task of having to lay out a tray every day at the same time. As you have raised her since her father's death, you are more of a father figure and I hardly think a father delivers tea to his daughter whenever the daughter sees fit. I think I can find two possible ideas for you to use: the first, less logical and more impulsive one, would be to punch her in the face until her teeth fall out and she can no longer drink tea for fear of burning her raw gums. This, however, is probably not a very good idea…the second, better idea would be to approach her with a request for a vacation. I don't think there is much you can do about your tea-making problem; it is your job to serve her, so if she really wants you to make tea, then I don't see a way around it (unless she has a personal cook…if she does, then the cook should be doing that work!). But a vacation would be good for you: travel the world, see the sights. You seem like a sophisticated guy; go find a nice place in a foreign country where you can relax for a month or so. God knows you deserve it…
Sincerely,
SiriousB1
