On the S-Bahn from Yorckstr. to Potsdamer Platz

A teenage girl dressed in a modified school-girl outfit with a long black coat walks heel to toe along the edge of the platform as the train approaches. She is carrying a messenger bag and an anime-decorated shopping bag. Her hair is dyed a dark hot pink and cut and glued into thick spikes—with the exception of one long thin ponytail stretching down her spine.
She boards the train and stands in the door fidgeting with her bags. A couple in their 50s who look like they dressed for the Sound of Music continue to speak earnestly in hushed tones while sneaking furtive glances at the girl. The man’s French-lieutenant mustache perfectly matches the feather pinned to the band of his female companion’s felt hat.
The girl takes one long look at the couple sitting next to her, coughs and turns to stare out the door.
A short young man is waiting at the exit to the Potsdamer Platz station. He is wearing a long black coat, and his light blond hair is cut and glued into thick spikes.