Hearing Concerning New Resident Curiosity

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS
Matter: New Resident Curiosity, Unit 4B (or thereabouts)
Chair: This Office
Witness: Existing Resident, Building Common Areas

CHAIR: Thank you for appearing. You are an existing resident of this building.

WITNESS: Correct. Eleven years. I know the building.

CHAIR: A new resident has recently moved into the adjacent unit. How long have you been aware of this?

WITNESS: The boxes arrived on a Tuesday. Three trips. The second trip was mostly kitchen. You can tell from the weight and how careful people are with the corners.

CHAIR: Have you introduced yourself?

WITNESS: Not yet. There hasn't been a natural moment.

CHAIR: You pass them in the corridor.

WITNESS: The hallway is narrow. If I stop to introduce myself it becomes a whole thing. I am waiting for a better opportunity.

CHAIR: This office notes that the formal introduction, if it occurs at all, will produce less information than the observation period already has. Please describe what you currently know about the new resident.

WITNESS: They leave before eight. Sometimes before seven-thirty, which suggests either a long commute or a morning meeting culture. They order food three nights a week. Tuesday, Thursday, occasionally Sunday. The delivery bags suggest they eat alone or with one other person. They have a plant that lives on the windowsill, which means they have some investment in the apartment and are probably planning to stay.

CHAIR: The witness has not spoken to the new resident. The witness is prepared to testify about the new resident's approximate schedule, likely employment sector, and whether they own a dog.

WITNESS: No dog. The building would have heard by now.

CHAIR: Do you intend to introduce yourself?

WITNESS: Eventually. When it comes up naturally.

CHAIR: Nothing further.

The hearing adjourned. The new resident and the existing resident passed each other in the corridor that afternoon. Both checked their phones.