The ‘talking’ man
There’s something amazing about sitting in a room full of people that aren’t really friends, they’re not really family but at the same time not strangers either. Acquaintances I guess would be the right word, that seems so formal and this is a far but formal situation.
Everyone here is here for the same reason, to see one person. The person in question is someone I happen to be very close to, so because of this a lot of the attention is also shifted onto me. I knew this would be the case and I didn’t want this atall, as it would no doubt lead to lots of questions, small talk and my life.
“So what do you do?”
-“I’m in a band”
In a room full of people with academic or “professional” jobs, that always gets a few looks. Even when people try to seem interested or ask questions, I can’t help but see that part of them that’s saying
“So when are you going to get a real job”
Unfortunately I can never change these attitudes, so I grin and bare it, have another drink and wait for the next person with the same questions.
In this room there seems to be one person at a time who’s holding the attention and conversation, rather than groups of conversations happening at once. Currently the person talking is a twat. I think if he was honest he’d admit it too. Whilst he talks, I catch someones eye, and as his speech continues we continue to catch each others eye, both knowing we’re not listening yet at the same time don’t want to seem rude so try and pretend to them we are listening. This goes on for about 10 minutes.
I am suddenly forced out of my own little world as I turn around to see the ‘talking’ man staring at me. I presume he asked me something so I say:
“Pardon”
- “I said what do you think about that, does it seem fair?”
Shit. I have literally no idea what he is talking about. I’m not sure why but all I can bring myself to do is lean over to the communal table and fill my wine up, and say
“Look I don’t know, I’m in a band”
The whole room laughs, including him.
I still don’t know what he asked me
(This happened about 20 minutes ago)
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