You look around for a departures board, but all you can see is some kind of huge, blank screen. And some ads, also blank at the moment. Not a departure board to be found. You guess that's either because the trains come every five or so minutes or because of some sort of unforeseen circumstance. You look back at the didgeridoo hobo and shrug. Guess you'll have to check the news.
Looking at the newest news story, you get a bunch of possibly useful info. Namely, the fact that a train seems to have derailed suddenly in southern East City and flown off the rails, smashing right into a chemical plant after leaving its purportedly secure track. This, in turn, caused a massive failure of the containment facilities of the plant, releasing large amounts of sulfur and nitrogen oxides, not to mention a fair amount of other dangerous carcinogens and irritants into the air around it. Due to the completely unprecedented nature of the accident and the extreme confusion that followed, the plant is still releasing its contents. People are advised to stay indoors for the next week or so. In addition, due to the current spree of extremely suspicious magnetic rail accidents, the city council has decided to shut down the magnetic rail line immediately as the exact cause of these accidents is investigated. Citizens and the engineered are advised to keep calm and continue on their daily routines.
"Perhaps we should get somewhere safer. Such as away from industrial locations or the rail lines.""Uh... why?""Well..."You are about to elaborate more, but Jerry returns.
"Listen, guys, I just talked to Lucie. He's at the airport now, and he says that there's something about trains colliding and derailing on the info screen, and the chemical spill's apparently pretty fucking bad. We're supposed to be staying indoors and such."His tone, oddly enough, is more annoyed than worried. You are about to say more, but the telltale mental disturbance of more news comes first.
"Well, shee-it," the didgeridoo player says from his position.
"Guess I'm not workin' today, then."He then takes off his hat and rather nasty-looking coat, revealing a casual tan jumpsuit underneath.
"So, what's this about train accidents? I was wondering where all the people were."You may focus on one item of news per unit of time, obtaining additional information on this subject.
- Scientists predict tectonic activity will intensify in coming years.
- Crime is at all-time low as world police force becomes 100% engineered.
- Engineered population booming, experts worried.
- YXW frontman Joseph Greenthaal dead at 32!
- The end is nigh, experts say.
Breaking news: another massive magnetic rail accident in East City causes massive chemical plant explosion.- Hostilities between Tau Lambda Eta Foods and Finston Network Corporation cease, refugees relieved.
Name: Jasmine Thyme Model 376
Gender: Female
Attributes: heightened senses of taste and smell, increased manual dexterity, improved intellect, unobtrusively good looks, improved interpersonal ability, slight owner fixation, cranial netlink implant.
Skills: skilled chef, proficient at maintenance and repair, proficient at making smalltalk.
State of Mind: agitated due to uncertainty, internal emotional pressure.
Author
Topic: (SG) Less Than Perfection - now dropped (Read 25837 times)