You're first impression is most likely to be wrong. Not all people are in a rush-or rude. This is a common way of moving in a city. Nothing personal.
distance of approximately one or two feet should not be challenged. nothing personal.

Time and promptness are highly valuhighly valued

We use simple vocabulary.
impossible words and phrases.

build your identity and many salient features

Do you want to forget?
Live in the dark.

We don't see her for several hours.
We don't see her for several hours.

We see her nervous. What you feel right now is a typical pattern or experience.

She meets our eyes-
she stops, out of breath.
There is a smile on her face.
then runs again, jumping several times over trash on the sidewalk.
then runs again.

She inhales tehn suddenly turns away and meets our eyes again in the mirror. then suddenly turns away and meets our eyes again in the mirror. meets our eyes again.

...make yourself whatever--
make yourself whatever you like to be.
if it is not what you want,
it is everything.
it is not...
whatever you like to be.

the right to know your charges and accusor

her hand, out and touching the wall

"beautiful, beautiful." she takes off her clothes.
she walks into the other room.
she feels a tingle of fear.

she tries to memorize everything she sees.
time passes.
she ask a question and has a conversation--then a daydream.

the neon signs light her face in pink and blue.

Elaine: Did you get your hair cut?
Jerry: No, shower. So where

She feels a tingle of fear.
We see her nervous.
It's science fiction.

If I would be a different person.