No narration. Just speech.
"You always do this."
"I'm sorry?"
"Thank you, apology accepted."
"No, I mean, I have no idea what you're talking about. What do I always do?"
"What do you mean 'what do I always do?' You know what I'm talking about. It's obvious."
"It's really not. I haven't got any idea what you're talking about."
"Sure you don't."
"No, really, I'm very confused right now."
"Sure you are."
"..."
"So you're going to stand there and tell me that you really don't have any idea what I'm talking about?"
"Yes."
"So you do know what I'm talking about!"
"What? No, I mean yes I have no idea what you're talking about."
"So we're pretending the last nine months didn't happen then?"
"What last nine - are you pregnant?"
"Are you saying I look fat?"
"What? Of course not."
"Nine months this has been going on, and you won't even acknowledge it!"
"I don't know what 'it' is!"
"You're going to make me say it?"
"...Yes?"
"Here, on the subway, surrounded by all these people."
"I mean, I guess?"
"Fine. It's the reading! You always bury your head in that book, or in some book anyway, rather than engaging with me or anyone else. It's like that's all you care about, is the fake people in there, rather than the real people out here."
"That's because it's the subway, and everyone here is trying to just ignore everyone and get where they're going. Of course I read on here!"
"But it's not normal! Think about all these people, all the stories they have to tell. I guarantee they're way more interesting than whatever's in that book! Like, take this guy. Hey, excuse me! Where are you going to right now?"
"Work."
"And what do you do for work?"
"I scrub toilets in the prison."
"...Okay, so that was maybe not the best example, but you get my point! All of these people have their own stories, and they're all amazing! I mean, most of them are all amazing! You really need to talk to these people."
"I think I'll stick with my books, thanks. Nobody in this subway is having swordfights in space against human-sized dinosaurs."
"But that's not real, Kevin!"
"What?"
"I said that's not real! Real life is waiting, you just need to go out there and grab it!"
"No, the part after that."
"What part, Kevin?"
"Yeah. I'm Steve."
"You're ...Steve."
"Yeah."
"So you're not..."
"We've never met before."
"Oh my god I'm so embarrassed. I thought you were my brother, I never would have talked to you otherwise."
"You confused me for your brother?"
"You look just like him!"
"I'm sure. Wait, so you were yelling at me for not talking to people, when you yourself wouldn't have talked to me if you didn't think I was him?"
"Well... I sound like a jerk when you put it that way."
"Yeah, you do. Think next time."
"I'm sorry."
"It's fine."
"...Did you say swordfights in space against dinosaurs?"
2020-06-22 · Boss Music Intensifies
2020-06-15 · Accept the Unexpected
2020-06-08 · Failing The Test
2020-06-01 · Best Laid Plans
2020-05-25 · The End?
2020-05-18 · The Only Explanation
2020-05-11 · Personal Victory
2020-05-04 · Six Questions
2020-04-27 · It's A Team Effort
2020-04-20 · The More Things Change
2020-04-13 · It's All About Perspective
2020-04-06 · Fake It 'Til You Make It
2020-03-30 · Keeping It Clean
2020-03-23 · How To Save The World
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2020-02-24 · Something From Nothing
2020-02-17 · The Times Are Changing
2020-02-10 · The Missing Piece
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2020-01-27 · Overexposure
2020-01-20 · As Seen On TV
2020-01-13 · Written By A.I.
2020-01-06 · Promises Kept
2019-12-30 · Ringing It In
2019-12-23 · Happy Unspecified Seasonal Holiday!
2019-12-16 · The Lair
2019-12-09 · Time To Get Cracking
2019-12-02 · Not A Suicide
2019-11-25 · The One That Knows What Number It Is
2019-11-18 · Venting Frustrations
2019-11-11 · The Test Takers
2019-11-04 · Make Your Play
2019-10-28 · Horror With Smart People
2019-10-21 · The Interview
2019-10-14 · It Must Have Happened At Some Point
2019-10-07 · Work The Problem
2019-09-30 · Cogs in the Machine
2019-09-23 · First of One
2019-09-16 · Curse Your Inevitable Betrayal!
2019-09-09 · Be Brief
2019-09-02 · Changing Channels
2019-08-26 · It's A Process
2019-08-19 · Armed And Dangerous
2019-08-12 · Good Intentions
2019-08-05 · A Simple Procedure
2019-07-29 · Finale Feelings
2019-07-22 · Fun And Profit
2019-07-15 · It Builds Character
2019-07-08 · Aviator Safety
2019-06-24 · Something's Been Bugging Me
2019-06-17 · It's All About You
2019-05-27 · Rough Encounters
2019-05-20 · Wishes Three
2019-05-13 · A Gentle Nudge
2019-05-06 · A Simple Misunderstanding?
2019-04-29 · Don't Spoil It
2019-04-22 · Under Scrutiny
2019-04-15 · Prepare To Resist
2019-04-08 · Making Small Talk
2019-04-01 · The Crisis
2019-03-25 · Just Kidding
2019-03-18 · How About That Local Sports Team?
2019-03-11 · Public Engagement
2019-03-04 · The Hero We Need
2019-02-25 · The Negotiation
2019-02-18 · Executive Orders
2019-02-11 · The Talk
2019-02-04 · The Big Game
2019-01-28 · If It's A Girl...
2019-01-21 · The Nature Of Picasso
2019-01-14 · I'm Sorry, Ms. Jackson
2019-01-07 · Never Saw It Coming
2018-12-31 · Duelling ...Holidays?
2018-12-24 · Too Much Cheer
2018-12-17 · Taking Out The Trash
2018-12-10 · Let's Go To The Movies
2018-12-03 · Not For Donuts
2018-11-26 · Horizons Made Broad
2018-11-19 · It's The Journey That Matters
2018-11-12 · Anthing You Can Do...
2018-11-05 · Let's Call It "Laundry"
2018-10-29 · Unfriended
2018-10-22 · A Conversation About "Tacos"
2018-10-15 · Changes
2018-10-08 · An Adult-Sized Secret
2018-10-01 · Street War
2018-09-24 · Whither Whether Why
2018-09-17 · The Pitch
2018-09-10 · The One That's Meta
2018-09-03 · A Night At The Movies
2018-08-27 · We're Vampires
2018-08-20 · The Final Showdown
2018-08-13 · The End Of The World
2018-08-06 · A More Rational Kind Of Love
2018-07-30 · Death Troubles
2018-07-23 · True Love
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