Overheard in New Babylon
[ ooc: This is a post on "*asterisk", Yukimi's city beat blog. He writes pretty regularly in it, and it features a variety of very casual and observational posts about the city and its goings on. His "Overheard in..." posts are where he writes up random conversations that he's overheard on the streets in the past several days. It's mostly odds and ends, and slice of life. ]
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Overheard in New Babylon
posted by: Yukimi, 5 Oct.
I think I'll fall asleep before my head hits the pillow tonight, but not before I throw up this post that I know you all have been looking forward to. It's a little delayed this week - what with all the crazy happenings around the city (death, mayhem, soccer, etc.), but we all know that those trifles could never slow this damn city down. It never stops. Hell, it never sleeps, which makes it near impossible to keep up with unless I stay right up alongside it. I have to say I might be setting a new personal record here at 43 hours without a wink.
Half delusional as I might be at the moment, rest assured that all of these are actual conversations that took place. I couldn't make this up. Have at it, and as usual, pipe up in the comments if you've got a gem of your own to share.
[ Maybe if this were a VR baby, you could hit the reset. ]
...overheard on the subway, girl on a cellphone
"Oh yeah, it definitely came up. And you know what he says to me? 'How are you pregnant?' Are you fucking kidding me? I said, maybe I should draw you a diagram, dumbass."
[ Have they finally invented non-alcoholic alcohol? ]
...overheard at a bar, young kid, in his apparent teens
kid: "I'll take a beer."
bartender: "You got ID, kid?"
kid: "Uh...crap. It's in my other jeans."
bartender: "No ID, no booze."
kid: "Alright, fine. I'll take a vodka tonic, then."
[ Just because you're related, doesn't mean you know each other. ]
...overheard in a cafe, a group of 20-somethings having coffee
girl 1: "Wait, so how old are you now?"
girl 2: "25."
guy: "You can't be 25. I'm 25, and you're older than me."
girl 2: *confused* "Are you sure about that?"
guy: "Duh. You're my sister."
[ Your tax dollars at work. ]
...overheard at the motor vehicle counter, a frustrated customer
guy: "Hey, how many times do I have to fill out this form!? I've been here three times already in the past 2 weeks! I see someone different every time, and they always tell me something else! What kind of operation are you running here??"
service rep: "Look at me. Look at my face."
guy: "What...what?"
service rep: "Do I look like I care?"
guy: *pauses* "As a matter of fact, no."
service rep: "I didn't think so. Form 4A. Have a nice day."
[ The strange part is, he knows what irony is. ]
...overheard at the university fountain, skateboarding kids doing tricks
kid 1: "Aw man!! Did you see that one? That was insane!"
kid 2: "Saaaafe."
kid 1: "Huh?"
kid 2: "Safe. Like you know, I'm being ironic."
kid 1: "Ooooh."
*asterisk
Overheard in New Babylon
posted by: Yukimi, 5 Oct.
I think I'll fall asleep before my head hits the pillow tonight, but not before I throw up this post that I know you all have been looking forward to. It's a little delayed this week - what with all the crazy happenings around the city (death, mayhem, soccer, etc.), but we all know that those trifles could never slow this damn city down. It never stops. Hell, it never sleeps, which makes it near impossible to keep up with unless I stay right up alongside it. I have to say I might be setting a new personal record here at 43 hours without a wink.
Half delusional as I might be at the moment, rest assured that all of these are actual conversations that took place. I couldn't make this up. Have at it, and as usual, pipe up in the comments if you've got a gem of your own to share.
[ Maybe if this were a VR baby, you could hit the reset. ]
...overheard on the subway, girl on a cellphone
"Oh yeah, it definitely came up. And you know what he says to me? 'How are you pregnant?' Are you fucking kidding me? I said, maybe I should draw you a diagram, dumbass."
[ Have they finally invented non-alcoholic alcohol? ]
...overheard at a bar, young kid, in his apparent teens
kid: "I'll take a beer."
bartender: "You got ID, kid?"
kid: "Uh...crap. It's in my other jeans."
bartender: "No ID, no booze."
kid: "Alright, fine. I'll take a vodka tonic, then."
[ Just because you're related, doesn't mean you know each other. ]
...overheard in a cafe, a group of 20-somethings having coffee
girl 1: "Wait, so how old are you now?"
girl 2: "25."
guy: "You can't be 25. I'm 25, and you're older than me."
girl 2: *confused* "Are you sure about that?"
guy: "Duh. You're my sister."
[ Your tax dollars at work. ]
...overheard at the motor vehicle counter, a frustrated customer
guy: "Hey, how many times do I have to fill out this form!? I've been here three times already in the past 2 weeks! I see someone different every time, and they always tell me something else! What kind of operation are you running here??"
service rep: "Look at me. Look at my face."
guy: "What...what?"
service rep: "Do I look like I care?"
guy: *pauses* "As a matter of fact, no."
service rep: "I didn't think so. Form 4A. Have a nice day."
[ The strange part is, he knows what irony is. ]
...overheard at the university fountain, skateboarding kids doing tricks
kid 1: "Aw man!! Did you see that one? That was insane!"
kid 2: "Saaaafe."
kid 1: "Huh?"
kid 2: "Safe. Like you know, I'm being ironic."
kid 1: "Ooooh."