transit talk

So I took the bus and metro in to get to work this morning.

When I got on the bus there were no seats left, where I stood were two women that looked to be in their early 20's sitting near where I stood. One of the two of them was almost facing me while the other faced her, so I really only heard the one facing me; who happened to be the talker. She probably occupied about 90% of the conversation space. I could hear her clearly and could listen in on her conversation as it weaved from topic to topic, endlessly.

I got off the bus, walked into the metro station, the metro arrived; I get in and who comes in behind me - those same two women. There are these vertical bars in our metro cars that we hold on to for balance; all three of us were holding on to the same bar, so I got to continue hearing the conversation. I was tempted a few times to participate in the conversation based on what she was talking about, and also what she had said back in the bus, but I was only on the metro for three stops, so it didn't seem right.

I'm not generally very good at inconsequential conversation but this person was a master. Some people may have been irritated by this continuous talk, but I was entertained.