Post by Lois Lane on Jul 1, 2011 2:18:35 GMT -5
Lois hated the subway with a burning passion. She hated sitting squished between strangers. The constant roar of the train on the tracks set her nerves on edge, like nails being scraped down the chalkboard, and the stifiling, stale air she was forced to breath made her feel like she was suffocating. Her good mood was slowly deteriorating. A woman can only take so many elbows to the face before she loses it. That number was cut in half for Lois. She'd already snapped at the man sitting next to her because he couldn't seem to find a comfortable place to put his arm. He'd tried resting it over the top of her own and that had not gone over well for him at all. She cursed herself for boarding in the first place. It didn't matter to her anymore that the subway was the fastest way to get across Metropolis. Walking in the cold in three inch heels sounded way better than this.
As the subway began screetching to a halt, Lois let out a sigh of relief and stood up, even though she was still a good distance from her destination. It didn't matter anymore. She wanted to put as much distance between herself and this godforsaken place. Lois had been convienetly seated only steps from the doors of the subway but as she stood she could feel the pressures of the other passengers pressing in on her and it was only driving her temper higher. A smirk crawled across her lips when she heard one of the people standing beside her, a man from the sound of his deeper voice, mutter a quick, "Oh Thank God." She couldn't have said it better herself. Lois turned her head to face the man who had spoken and said, "You can say that again." She certainly wasn't the only passenger who couldn't wait to be off the over crowded subway.
As the subway began screetching to a halt, Lois let out a sigh of relief and stood up, even though she was still a good distance from her destination. It didn't matter anymore. She wanted to put as much distance between herself and this godforsaken place. Lois had been convienetly seated only steps from the doors of the subway but as she stood she could feel the pressures of the other passengers pressing in on her and it was only driving her temper higher. A smirk crawled across her lips when she heard one of the people standing beside her, a man from the sound of his deeper voice, mutter a quick, "Oh Thank God." She couldn't have said it better herself. Lois turned her head to face the man who had spoken and said, "You can say that again." She certainly wasn't the only passenger who couldn't wait to be off the over crowded subway.