Texting your old roommate from the elevator at your dream...

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1. Elevator at orientation, HR just posted a screenshot from our old chat.
2. You're joking, what screenshot?
3. A three‑year‑old group chat screenshot says I plagiarized my project.
4. No way, who would have that screenshot?
5. It shows my drafts, filenames, and a message that looks like mine.
6. Did HR tag you publicly?
7. Yes, and everyone's watching; they want a written explanation.
8. I need to be honest, I saw a copy last night.
9. You what?
10. I posted it to a forum months ago, thought it didn't matter.
11. You posted my private chat?
12. I panicked when my application was rejected, I thought you'd handle it.
13. You thought I'd handle being accused of stealing my own work?
14. I never meant it to look like your plagiarism, I'm sorry.