Bus Stop Personas

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DOG LADY

SCHOOL KID

BAGGAGE HANDLER

VETERAN

IMPORTANT-C

ALL GUY

GRANNY LINE

CLOCK-WATCH COMPLAINER

STAR GAZER

BROLLY W

IELDER

KAMIKAZES

YOUNG MUM

RULES DON’T

APPLY

GUY

GRANNY LINE

CLOCK-WATCH COMPLAINER

TRAVELLER

EASY LOVER

MEERKATS

S t a r G a z e rOften seen procrastinating within another universal dimension, the ‘Star Gazer’ persona can be adopted by two extremes of people

– ‘The Floatys’: A people which will drift to a dream-like space without relevance nor any intellectual gain . . . or memory of being there.

And ‘The Meditators’: A people who will make use of the spare time to reflect upon their existence and intellectually dispute their personal issues/challenges yet to overcome.

The ‘Star Gazer’ may appear separated from their surroundings, drifting in and out of consciousness as and when a bus approaches.

If spotted whilst waiting, refrain from distracting the ‘Star Gazer’ as they could be about to solve one of life’s many mysteries . . . or you might just give them a fright.

G r a n n y L i n e F o r m a t i o n

The ‘Granny Line’ is a formation constructed of three or more Grannies. The art to this formation is self-initiation – Grannies within a bus stop congealing together as they arrive to form the renowned ‘Granny Line Formation’.The purpose of this formation varies upon preference. Some Grannies may form the line to have a good old natter about their day while others may join the line as a defensive strategy finding safety in numbers.

G r a n n y L i n e F o r m a t i o n

A common connection with the ‘Granny Line’ is the ‘Young Mums’ species, a connection in which the ‘Granny Line’ will overpower the mother in order to squeeze the young offspring’s cheeks to obtain youthful energy – Note that this is not an attack sequence, but a reminiscent act – reliving their youth – and should be handled with politeness if approached.

A frequent o c c u p i e r of bus stops (mainly within the council estate regions), The “Rules Don’t Apply Guy” is a persona of intimidation as well as being imbecilic in nature. They may apply a laid-back stance to their posture, taking a careless disregard for public order. Examples of this behaviour can be seen here as the male smokes within the bus shelter with a visible care-free demeanour.

If approached this breed will commonly rebel, holding their ground in what they feel is a valid act of rebellion.Should you witness the “Rules Don’t Apply Guy” on your next journey be sure to stand your ground and shun them from your territory.

‘Wiel

der o

f the

back

pack

’,

‘The

Cru

saders

’, ‘W

alky L

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Men

’ – T

he Trav

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goes

by m

any n

ames

but w

e will

refer

to the

m as ‘T

ravell

ers’

for a

simple

r dige

stion o

f

infor

mation

. Over

the y

ears

the ‘T

ravell

er’ ha

s acq

uired

the ta

ste fo

r pub

lic tra

nsport

– In t

his ci

rcumsta

nce:

The

Bus.

Foun

d most

common

ly in

pack

s of

two t

o fou

r, the

se sm

all

numbe

red gr

oups

lie in

wait

,

snack

ing lig

htly o

n pre-

pack

ed fo

od. T

hey s

tand o

ut

from th

e crow

d with

their

brigh

tly co

loured

attire

and

someti

mes ov

erly l

arge b

ack

pack

s.

A ‘Trav

eller’

will na

turall

y be a

ble to

commun

icate

with ot

her

being

s due

to th

eir hu

mble

and c

heerf

ul att

itude

and,

if an

expe

rienc

ed tra

veller

,

you m

ay be

able

to ob

tain a

n

intere

sting s

tory f

rom th

em.

Tr

av

el

le

r

Tr

av

el

le

r

Fearl

ess!

– The

word

best

fitting

tow

ards

the

‘Kam

ikaze’

. (Either

that

or

Insan

e!)

Mov

ing

with

immen

se

speed

and

perf

orman

ce, th

e

‘Kam

ikaze’

will, un

der

no

circu

mstanc

es, m

iss th

eir bu

s,

even g

oing t

o the

extre

mes of

throw

ing th

emsel

ves in

fron

t

of th

e bus

if ne

cessar

y.

Most

ha

ted

amon

gst

the

bus

drive

r co

lonies

, the

‘Kam

ikaze’

has

the ab

ility t

o

strike

at a

mom

ents

notic

e,

deliv

ering

a sud

den

shock

to

the b

us dr

iver a

nd b

ringin

g

the bu

s to a

stop.

A key

point

to a

ckno

wledge

abou

t the

‘Kam

ikaze’

is th

e

fact t

hat t

hey a

re rar

e to fi

nd

amon

gst th

e com

mon cr

owd

of b

us sto

p pe

rsona

s. The

y

strike

at the

last

minute,

arrivi

ng a

t the

bus

stop

just

as the

ir bu

s is de

partin

g, thu

s

spring

ing in

to ac

tion

at on

ly

as mom

ents n

otice.

Ka

mi k

az

es