John Francis wrote:
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"Sighhh. I was told to get out and go on this trip and mingle with people, and enjoy myself, so here I am. But I don't know anyone and I'm not having much fun...and there's no-one I know that I want to talk to."
That's what I see in it. Kind of sad, in a way. I see no smiles there...
keith whaley
It certainly looks like that. And, quite often, smiles don't show up. But I was standing near this group for a while, and there was quite a lot of chatter back and forth between members of the group. I'm pretty sure they mostly knew each other; knew each other well enough, in fact, that they didn't need to go to the effort of smiling.
Well... There you go!
They're old enough to know that when chow time comes, it's time to eat. Who knows when the next meal is?
I did ignore the possibllity they knew each other so well there was no need to make small talk!
Thanks for showing that a number of scenarios might fit any given scene!
Especially if you didn't see what led up to it, and were not privy to anything after! <g>
I think that's one good thing about a good "street scene" like that.
If it's sufficiently ambiguous, it keeps your attention for some time, and with luck, generates a lot of conversation...
keith whaley
