Overtalkers

There is a place where the all the people who talk too much live known as Overtalkersville. The inhabitants are referred to as overtalkers. In Overtalkersville all the “listeners” have this sort of unfocused look, are very into their watches, and tend to leave without warning in the middle of a conversation. When people are around an overtalker they attempt to send signals of boredom unfortunately these signals don’t exist in Overtalkersville. They are considered to be normal and don’t stand out one bit. The overtalkers don’t know because things have always been this way. No one tells them they are overtalkers because that would be terribly rude.

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Rescue from Overtalkersville

Occasionally people will be rescued from Overtalkersville. Rescue from Overtalkersville requires both outside intervention and a willingness to be rescued. Generally people are horrified to learn they are overtalkers and are unwilling to believe it, let alone do anything about it. For some this is the red pill… the previously meaningless signals of boredom are recognized they cannot be unlearned or continue to go unnoticed. For others they tend to forget and put the whole experience behind them, never to be considered again.

Other Lands of Delusion

Overtalkersville is offered as a corollary to Pretty Girl Land; where the Pretty Girl is accustomed to favors and special treatment the overtalker is accustomed to boredom. While the benefits and pitfalls for Pretty Girls may be more obvious, overtalkers benefit from delusion based happiness. People view life through a lens… very rarely are you able to escape it vicariously through other people’s experiences.