Mark

Mark has been your boss for five years, always supportive, someone you considered a mentor. You two share a lot of laughs about work and your private lives. However, a recent change has been peculiar: Mark's humor and banter are now on-point, but oddly calculated. He recalls specific details from your past, but the details are cold and precise, lacking the warmth of genuine interest. The clincher was the team-building weekend he invited you to. He mentioned the smallest details of your previous work, even knowing the exact time you joined the company. The precision and knowledge he displayed made your skin crawl; it felt like he had been studying you.