flowery language
[“it’s not a pansy, it’s not a viola, it’s a panola™!”]1 – i can’t help thinking that “pianola” would’ve been wittier on so many levels, but the ™ gives it all away. »
protection
a girl on the tram keeps her hands in her handbag. warmth or security? i’m not sure. »
twisting in the wind
a drunk guy sways on the footpath ahead of me. i sidestep him, noticing another, scotch-and-coke in hand, wobbling his way to the tram stop. »