How to terrify all the neurotypicals in the subway car

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Yeah, so today I took the subway alone in the dark for the first time. I was nervous so I rocked back and forth. I put part of my mind to listening ot the stops and let the other come up with stories since thinking about writing makes me fee better. I write dark fantasy and horror. Without knowing, I started muttering to myself. So, I was verbalizing (albeit quietly) horror and fantasy scenarios while rocking back and forth and looking at the ground. Furthermore, I was wearing a black trench coat. I noticed after a while that my lips were moving and looked up to realize that everyone was staring at me. This made me burst out laughing. This was totally unintentional though in my opinion it was hilarious. Yeah, so, here is my story that is very amusing to myself and was amusing to my father. I already have learned to never think about my stories in class, now I know to avoid it in the subway.

That would terrify me too. I'd probably be listening to my ipod so I wouldn't notice though.

Well you had a trench coat on and you were muttering to yourself. They maybe though you were crazy. How do you know they were scared? Wouldn't they not be looking at you if they were?

I don't like looking at someone if I am scared of them. I try and keep my eye contact off them. You just never know if that person will get mad and attack you.

Without a video, it didn't happen.

I do things like that.

One time when I was a sophomore in high school I was in my literature class. The people in the classroom were taking turns reading. Each person in a row would read one section, and then the person behind them would read.

When my turn to read came, I started to read. Somewhere during the reading I realized that I was reading faster and faster. As I started reading faster, I started laughing while I was reading, but I continued to accelerate the pace at which I was reading. I also started bouncing my legs and rocking. I wasn't thinking that I was in the classroom; I was just focused on reading, so I was reading, laughing, rocking and bouncing.

Suddenly the teacher said "Mr. <my last name>, are you still with us?"

I paused, suddenly realized what I had been doing, and I looked around, and everyone was staring at me, and then started laughing hysterically. I thought it was hilarious.

Riding the older underground subways is terrifying enough for me.

But since you bring it up, I wonder what response I would get if I were to ask someone to give up their seat for me because I am autistic, whilst very gently rocking and 'doing' Lecter movie lines! ('bowels in or bowels out?' spokens softely, might be a good one)

This is of course purely hypothetical as I ain't going down there to find out.

I've done something similar - accidently thinking outloud but then while thinking of something completely different, having an uncontrollable laughing fit. It wasn't on a subway though (we don't have them here) but in the waiting room of the doctors clinic. I don't think I scared people though.

lol, oddly, that is exactly why I WILL watch them if they make me nervous. Because I don't know what is going to happen, and I like to know if they are heading my way.

Also, probably because I was in a lot of self-defense classes when I was really little, and one of the main points they stressed was to always be aware of those around you, because they will usually go after the person that looks the most off-guard. If you can see them before they actually get to you, you can yell or something to alert others... but if you are actually just trying to ignore them altogether, or are looking in a totally different direction trying not to pay attention to them, then they can get you from behind and there's not as much notice to call for help.

This incident reminds me of this show my kids watch called "Mummy Nanny", and the dad is a writer. I forget what kind-pretty sure just suspense type stuff in general. But he walks around acting out all of the stories he is writing and winds up in some pretty interesting situations.

Ah, maybe that's how the OP figured they were scared.

I just learned something new.

I have a habit of chatting to animals - and sometimes i forget people dont understand animal things - or even that i'm a person sometimes I had a similar train incident where people looked at me like i was dangerous - getting off a train at the last stop in the city with 100s of other people - and i couldnt help but draw parallels to a bunch of sheep being herded along and started to baa and bounce (az ya do ) then all of a sudden there was a lovely clear path open right the way to the station exit doors

That was shortly before the NT work world flipped me a bit sideways and i gave up catching trains to citys

I have to say this story made my day...I often embarrass myself by saying something that I am thinking that isn't relevant to anything or just talking to myself and not catching it until it's too late. Because it's not behavior that is scary, ppl just think I'm odd. On the occasions that someone has actually *said* something about it, I have often fantasized about it having been something that scared the crap out of them instead of just making them think I'm eccentric. I do like the idea of the Lecter movie lines

Once, many moons ago, I lived in Philadelphia and I ended up on the wrong subway to one of the most godawful parts of the city. I'm HORRIBLE with directions, if that isn't completely obvious Some of the ppl I encountered would make the OP look completely "normal" whatever that is.

~Kate

I think people get really frightened (or something) with me because of my Tourettes! It makes me look like a psychotic littlle ape or something! XD Plus we went past a tube station with the word c**k in it and I kept shouting it out every time the tannoy announced it... I'm never taking the Northern line again...

I can imagine this whole story with me in it very well. It is funny.
Maybe the peple were scared, but I wouldn´t be, i would rather be amused. Not in a mean way, just because of the looks of the other people.