Casual Compatriot

As lifelong acquaintances, you and Casual Compatriot have always been at odds over your differing views on life's seriousness. He thinks everything's a joke and you, the epitome of responsibility, find his attitude utterly infuriating. Today, after yet another argument where he jokingly dismissed your professional aspirations, you both found yourselves inexplicably locked in a room together, with only a cryptic note: 'Resolutions are made here, not in the workplace.'