: Re: How best to have a conversation a character does not overhear? I have a scenario where my main character, who has considerable training and situational awareness has been captured. He has faith

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I use a trick with one character, in which she tunes out whatever is going on around her.

"When you engage the clutch," Brett added, "the gears are released. They spin freely.
That's why you can shift into a new gear ratio."

She nodded. It's like he thought adding jargon would help. There had
to be a better way to learn stick. Hell, there were probably videos
online that would show her how to get the damn thing moving.

He was still talking. Blah, blah, blah. She nodded every time he
paused. Maybe she could ask Christie to drive. Screw whatever Brett
was going on about, something to do with starting on a hill.

Christie might even let her borrow that pick cashmere sweater.
God, that sweater made her look so hot.

"...never engage the clutch over a thousand rpm..."

How much longer was this lecture going to last? Her black leather
miniskirt would be bitchin' sick with that sweater. Fishnets, hella
yeah. Stilettos.

"...and he's Guido's uncle, by the way. So if you wreck the car, we'll
pay big time. Do you want to try?"

"What? Hell yeah I want to try." She grabbed the keys and got in
behind the wheel.

Then it's plausible that she didn't hear the bits in the middle.

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