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Yes, coworker wanted to use me to get back at others.
Wait what?
It seemed easiest for him I guess. People didn't always get along (they still don't) and hostaging me at their place was a way to increase his bluff.
Wait, what?
Is a meme going over my head or are people confused about something? It's not really something I look forward to talking about, it just happened. Someone thought it wouldn't be uncool to kidnap, what would people like to know?
What sort of workplace were you at where people kidnap you? Did he get fired and arrested?
Yes, he got arrested. I really just got caught in some wrong crossfire. Nothing black-market-esque involved.
Brother that is a wild fucking story. Write that shit down and turn it into a Netflix true crime mini-series.
I didn't even tell the whole thing. Neither would I be comfortable with it being what people choose to televise.