She's a Huge Mariah Carey Fan.
Gen X chick #1: Why are you looking at radishes?
Gen X chick #2: I find vegetables interesting.
--Greenmarket, Union Square
Overheard by: stephie
Gen X chick #1: Why are you looking at radishes?
Gen X chick #2: I find vegetables interesting.
--Greenmarket, Union Square
Overheard by: stephie
Vendor, brandishing CD: Where are you from?
Girl in anime shirt and Naruto headband: I'm from Naruto!
(vendor walks away)
--46th St & Broadway
Preppy gay guy: I thought she already had cancer?
Preppy fag hag, dawning realization: You're right! She did... definitely.
--Bleecker & Grove
Overheard by: jams
Eldest son, Coming from church in Sunday best: So, dad, does Star Wars take place in the past or the future?
Dad: The past.
(pause)
Son: Wait... that doesn't make any sense!
Dad: "Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away..."
--Bedford Ave
Overheard by: NIckET
Girl #1, missing yet another shot: God, this is so frustrating! All I want to do is just get it in the hole.
Girl #2: Yeah, now I know how guys must feel.
--Amsterdam Billiards
Black guy #1, noticing a girl in oversized sunglasses: Damn! Look at this vintage-ass bitch!
Black guy #2: Even when I go downtown them shits ain't that big.
--50th & Broadway
Overheard by: so true... so true
Under a cut, just for Bran (:
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Is there a set procedure for putting 2nd chapters of fics up here? I was thinking I could post again, and link to chapter one but if anyone has a better idea...
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Four-year-old boy: I'm sexy.
Mother: No, you're handsome.
Four-year-old boy: I'm sexy!
Mother: No! You're handsome!
--D Train
Kid: Daddy, I want a big car.
Dad: If you want a big car, you have to get a good job.
Kid: I want to be an artist like you.
Dad: Well, I went to college for art and now I don't have a lot of money and I don't have a car.
--2 Train
Overheard by: Child-Averse Art Hater

Summary: McCoy finds that his new role as CMO gives him new information about Jim's past, and new responsibility for his welfare. Takes place right after the movie ends. Mostly this is an in-depth psychological profile of Jim as he develops into his role as Captain, but also looks at how the crew (McCoy, Spock, Pike, Uhura, Chapel, etc.) come to see him.
Prequel to Lead Me To Your Door, which is now complete.
A holiday feast :-) - three chapters at once. Enjoy, and please review!
Chapter 12: Command Style
Chapter 13: Slip Sliding
Chapter 14: Confrontation
Previous chapters: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 /11
Girl #1: Where did she go?
Girl #2: She went to the bathroom.
Girl #1: Why?
--Amtrak
Overheard by: mike the observer
Hobo: Don't you have a heart?
Girl: No.
Hobo: It's a shame.
--48th St & Broadway
Overheard by: Colleen
Dude in white SUV to girl in inexplicably long line outside Macy's: What are you waiting for?
Girl in line: Jesus!
--34th St
Overheard by: Emz0r
Teen #1: What's a scallion pancake? Do you put syrup on it?
Teen #2: I don't know.
Teen #1: I thought scallions were a seafood.
Teen #2: No. That's "scallops."
--Chinese Takeout, Queens
Overheard by: illyria
Renthead #1: He wasn't *that* bad as Roger.
Renthead #2: Weren't you drunk last time you saw him?
Renthead #1: Yeah. That's probably why. When I'm drunk I'm more like "Oh, his hair's shiny," rather than "Wow, he has no emotion."
Renthead #2: His hair is shiny. (pause) Next time he's on as Roger, let's get drunk.
--Nederlander Theatre
Yuppie: Do you think my neighborhood is sketchy, too?
Friend #1: Well, the part where you walk past the abandoned warehouse *is* sketchy.
Yuppie: They're building an addition. In six months, abandoned no more.
Friend #2: I hear DUMBO is hot right now.
Yuppie: You know, whenever I tell anybody I live in DUMBO, it's like that movie Zoolander, whenever Hansel comes in and they all go, "oh, Hansel's hot now."
--High Street Train Station
Very little black kid, anxiously standing in line: Mommy, why can't I get dessert?
Mother: Why don't you get a job, nigga?
--KFC