Chapter 34 of 44

Out Among People

Being in public, where things go wrong in front of witnesses and the witnesses have opinions.

21 verses

1. 1 I'm in a place where one person is doing everything Unverifiable
2. 2 They've seated us and then forgotten us entirely Unverifiable
3. 3 The bill has taken longer than the meal Unverifiable
4. 4 There's a private event on and nobody put a sign at the door Unverifiable
5. 5 The place has changed its hours and not told the internet Unverifiable
6. 6 I'm at the wrong branch of the same chain Unverifiable
7. 7 The screening has been moved to a different screen and started Unverifiable
8. 8 I've been let in and then asked to wait somewhere else Concerning
9. 9 There's a security thing happening and nobody is going in or out Concerning
10. 10 The elevator has stopped between floors with several of us in it Concerning
11. 11 I'm locked in a building because I stayed past a time nobody mentioned Concerning
12. 12 The door I came in by only opens one way and I didn't know Concerning
13. 13 Somebody has taken my coat from a cloakroom and left one Concerning
14. 14 There's a fire alarm at the place I'm in and we're all outside Unverifiable
15. 15 I'm in a store that's closing around me and I haven't paid Concerning
16. 16 The bathroom door has locked behind me Concerning
17. 17 I've been at a counter behind somebody making a complaint Unverifiable
18. 18 A child has attached itself to me and nobody has claimed it Concerning
19. 19 Somebody I know is here and I've spent ten minutes not being seen Not reassuring
20. 20 I've been recognized by somebody and I can't place them at all Not reassuring
21. 21 Somebody has been talking to me for a while and I've missed the start Not reassuring