Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Peek-a-boo

The flight attendant stands at the dividing wall between first class and economy, facing the back of the plane. Her expression is bored and neutral as she demonstrates, with practiced gestures, the locations of the exits and the way to buckle a seatbelt.

When she gets to the part where she displays the card explaining the proper procedure for surviving a water landing, however, she spots a baby a few rows back, and her entire demeanor changes. Her eyes light up, and she spends the rest of the prerecorded checklist hiding her face behind the card and then revealing it with a surprised expression, playing peek-a-boo with the baby, who quietly squeaks and gurgles with delight.

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