Re: We Sons Of Daley (TWS)
12-24-2011, 01:14 AM
tluthal Wrote:>Ponder previous familial relationships to see if this fits?That makes no SENSE, to you, anyway; you climb out of the STATION and CONSIDER IT. It's POSSIBLE; you don't remember anything from BEFORE YOU WERE FIVE and your parents were SLIGHTLY DISTANT, though you SHARED HAIR COLOR. But it's POSSIBLE in the way that ANGELS are possible; you've never HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE IT. It would be as outlandish to assume that someone had GONE BACK IN TIME to DROP YOU AT YOUR PARENTS' DOORSTEP or had ADJUSTED THEIR MEMORIES.
You do always remember being a NATIVE OF GARY.
Gnauga Wrote:I wasn't aware that 110th street lined up with the sunset. Follow her, anyway though. It can't hurt to let Chicago cool off after your HIGH TREASON. And don't forget to scan every now and then. Just because people don't stay here too long doesn't mean you won't get jumped.
[Purchased: Area Scanning. 6 of 12 points left. If you like, I can keep this permanently in an INNATE SLOT.]
Hm, it looks like within about HALF A MILE of your POSITION, you're the only ones here. Well, there are some ANIMALS, and there seems to be a PACK OF SOMETHING about, but your ERUDTITION says it is WOLVES. Chances are they won't bother you if you don't bother them- there's a lot of EASIER PREY around than a couple of HUMANS.
LENNOX AVENUE RUINS
This is the ruin of what had to have been a great thoroughfare. ROOTS AND IVY and GRASSES and SHRUBS seem to cover the place, like there hasn't been any MINING here at all. HILLOCKS cover the landscape, with STEEL BEAMS showing their origin as RUINED BUILDINGS. You make sure to watch your step as you climb a ridge line made of TENEMENTS. If 110TH STREET is to the south, it doesn't line up with the sunset, quite- but from the TOP OF THIS RIDGE you see that a few SKYSCRAPERS, tumbling down and hollow as they are, and overgrown with PLANT LIFE and BIRDS, make a perfect frame for the SUN as it SINKS IN THE WEST.
"THIS," Alice says. "Welcome to NEW YORK! CROWN JEWEL of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA." She laughs.
"So what are we expecting to find here?"
"Lots of neat stuff, but for now, a PLACE TO SLEEP is probably best."
You sit on the ridge, leaning against a STEEL SUPPORT. "... Days like this I wish I'd never left GARY." Hm. That reminds you of an old song. You've heard the Chicago version and the Canadian version, and wonder if people will start stealing it again.
"Hm. Yeah, there's something about this that doesn't match DELAWARE." She sits NEAR YOU, looking at the LAST RAYS OF THE DAY.
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