Hyper Awareness/Quotes

"Jonas: Don't tell me you haven't noticed how strange the people have been acting around here. Carter: What are you talking about? Jonas: Well for instance, that man there right behind Teal'c, he doesn't realize it, but he just put eight cubes of sugar into his coffee, and that lady over at the counter, she's been reading the same article for half an hour. Since we sat down, that waitress has dropped her tray twice and the cook has done three wrong orders including my hamburger, which I ordered medium rare, but is in fact well done. It's like the whole town is half asleep."

- Stargate SG-1

"''"But no... my talent is perception and having a keen eye for detail.... For instance, Mr. Wright... you have a headache, as demonstrated by your constant squinting and slightly unfocused eyes. It was caused by that spellbook that fell off the top shelf when you bumped the bookcase, as shown by the fact you replaced the volume one shelf lower because you couldn’t reach up that high," she announced, causing Phoenix to gape, but Sonata wasn’t done yet.

''"You're also desperately trying to change the subject, hoping I forget that you broke into my room, indicated by your nervous breathing patterns and the sweat trickling down your forehead and neck," she further noted, causing Phoenix to pray his deodorant hadn't conked out as well. “Finally, you're trying to cover up that embarrassing rip in your jacket armpit sustained when you tried to return the book to the top shelf. I could tell by how firmly your left arm is pressed against your body compared to your right one," she recited, satisfied. ...

Sonata then turned her attention to Pinkie, almost reluctantly. "And her... she's..." Sonata gave a little pause, seeing Pinkie with a silly but cheerful smile on her face. "She's thinking about ladders...""

- Ace Swift