awkwardness lab: the discomfort zone

​Update: This was a hit and we're now hosting Extreme Awkwardness on 3/14

​You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension - a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into... the Discomfort Zone.

​Imagine, if you will, a room filled with strangers, each one embarking on a journey to the outer limits of social interaction. Here, the awkward silences, the misinterpreted jokes, and the unfathomable small talk reign supreme. In this lab, we don't shy away from the uncomfortable—we embrace it, we dissect it, and we turn it into an experiment.

​Picture yourself in a scenario where conversation doesn't flow like the rivers but stutters like a glitchy computer, where eye contact is either avoided entirely or held a moment too long, creating a battleground of social norms and expectations.

​In today's session, we will engage in activities designed to twist the fabric of social conduct. You will find yourself paired with a partner, not in a dance of seamless dialogue, but in a challenge where one narrates a tale as the other listens... or rather, attempts to listen, with a goal to misunderstand, to interrupt, to embody the essence of social faux pas.

​We will form circles not of comfort, but of chaos, where topics will not gently flow but rather collide in a cacophony of disjointed thoughts and ideas, pushing the boundaries of group dynamics into uncharted territories.

​This is not merely an event; it is an expedition to the very edges of comfort, a test of social endurance, and a quest to find meaning in the meaningless, connection in disconnection, and understanding in the misunderstood.

​You are about to participate in a series of experiments, to venture into the unknown and explore the unexplored in... the Discomfort Zone.

​This event will be sex-balanced.

​Arrive between 5:15 and 5:30.

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