What’s the most “NPC” thing you’ve seen someone do in real life? – 17 weird behaviours that don’t give main character energy
10.
‘I once met a guy at a driving range (golf). We exchanged numbers. He used to text me once every month or so with messages like “hey! I had a round at The Lakes last week, it was great! You should have seen my chip on the 8th, it was so close. Okay seeya!”
‘Every interaction was like one of the NPCs in the Pokémon games.’
-culturecartographer
11.
‘There is a cashier at a liquor store that I have had the exact same conversation with probably 10 times. I work at a trade school and would regularly stop by on Fridays after work wearing some sort of gear from the school. “Hey! Do you work at school name?” “Yes.” “I’ve been meaning to check that out.” “You should.” “Do you teach welding there?” “I do” “Man, I’ve always wanted to learn welding.” “You should.”
‘One time this happened I stopped him after he asked me if I worked at the school. I told him we’ve had this conversation before and I asked him if he was ok; he just stared at me blankly and completed the transaction without saying anything.
‘We’ve repeated this conversation again at least twice since.’
-reallifedog
12.
‘I have coeliac disease and I accidentally ate gluten once at work. I made it through the work day but I didn’t make the drive home before I had to pull over to be violently sick. I managed to keep it all in a little planter so it didn’t go all over the place. But as I’m hurling up this stuff I see a lady turn a corner and start walking towards me without noticing. After I finish I look up to her and keep in mind I’m standing next to my car, in a suit because I just came from work. At the time I was expecting a “are you ok” or something
‘This lady finally sees me, does not change her expression, stops, and just slowly spins 180 degrees in place then walks back in the other direction like her AI couldn’t handle what was occurring in front of her.’
-ahspaghett69
13.
‘My neighbor has a real NPC zone of activation for dialogue. As long as I don’t get too close he waves and returns to what he’s doing. But if you get too close his dialogue activates and you have to see the conversation through until he starts repeating himself.
‘I had to teach this to the other new neighbor, because NPC neighbor’s dialogue can’t be skipped.’
-isla_inchoate
14.
‘People who stand in groups in the middle of a shop aisle or doorway. People who come to a stop to let someone drive out of a junction when there was nobody behind them anyway.’
-9DAN2
15.
‘I was at this coffee shop the other day. And this guy literally stood there staring at the menu for like five minutes… just… staring. Then, without even looking up, he mumbled, I’ll take a coffee, and left. Like, no acknowledgment of the barista, no small talk, nothing.’
-CurtisClaudeMartin
16.
‘Coworker needed to appear busy while big wigs were down visiting the week of Christmas.
‘He was picking up an empty box from one end of the plant, walking it to the other side, setting it down, and picking up a different colored empty box and walking it back to where he started.
‘He did this the entire time the big wigs were visiting.’
-metalflygon08
17.
‘Reviewing the five lines of dialogue I use in the office every day, I have an uncomfortable feeling I may be the NPC….’
-FireFurFox
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