"Bro, bro, are you all right?" Lu Yi waved a hand in front of the man's face, but he remained impassive, like a wooden puppet.
Looking around, Lu Yi noticed that several others were in the same state. He found this very puzzling, wondering what on earth was going on with these people.
A sudden realization came to him. He remembered a television social experiment he'd once seen: a bunch of people would agree to assemble somewhere, each freezing in a chosen pose, whether reading a newspaper, lovers gazing at each other, or just checking a watch. All aimed to pique the curiosity of passersby, immobile until an agreed-upon time, at which they'd suddenly come to life.
Lu Yi figured those around him were participating in something similar, which he found quite amusing. But then it struck him as odd - such performances usually took place in airports or train stations, so why were these people doing it on the street?
