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Post by stainedmind on Mar 31, 2013 23:29:50 GMT -5
"Well, going Mad is always different for people. I, for example, seem to have an endless variety of pharmaceuticals on hand. I'd demonstrate, but I'd rather not warp reality any more than I have already just by getting these calming pills. Needless to say, I create medicines when there weren't any, and they aren't always realistic,"
"But in particular, it's just what happens when reality just throws up it's hands and says 'Fuck it, do what you want.'"
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Post by aspiredClockworks on Apr 1, 2013 8:09:32 GMT -5
"So I guess that's our "edge" over these...things?" I ask, taking it all in. "And what was that metal ticking man who was after me, and that Enforcer who was after me when I got here. I thought the ticking guy was some weird bounty hunter or whatever that a gang sent after me, but I can tell that's not quite the case."
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Post by stainedmind on Apr 1, 2013 8:51:59 GMT -5
"The ticking man and the Enforcer are the same things. When Officer Tock has a particular grudge against someone, he sends out the Enforcer. He basically either arrests you or kills you, sometimes both at the same time. He's one of the Nightmares of the city."
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Post by aspiredClockworks on Apr 1, 2013 9:14:48 GMT -5
"What did I do to get him mad at me? Does he just have a hatred for the Awakened?" I slump against the chair, exhaustion getting to me for the briefest of moments before I fight it off once more and sit up straight. "Ignore those questions. I take it sleeping is a horrible idea."
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Post by stainedmind on Apr 1, 2013 9:30:22 GMT -5
"It is if you enjoy breathing, thinking, and having a pulse. If you sleep, you're normal again. And you become a beacon to the Nightmares, so they'll all converge onto you and eat your soul or whatever the fuck these Nightmares do."
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Post by aspiredClockworks on Apr 1, 2013 11:08:07 GMT -5
"So am I just stuck this way, staying awake forever until the exhaustion kills me or something else beats it to it?"
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Post by stainedmind on Apr 1, 2013 14:51:54 GMT -5
"Well, from what we understand, sometimes people can get away from all of this. We hear there's a Sleeper that used to be an Awakened, he can keep himself and his daughter safe through this huge-ass network of contacts and favors. But for the most part, you're probably not gonna have that happen any time soon."
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Post by aspiredClockworks on Apr 1, 2013 18:32:46 GMT -5
"Well that's just great. So how exactly do I survive? What do I eat around here?" My mind immediately goes from "how do I get out" to "how do I survive". I guess these couple months of drifting have aided that.
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Post by stainedmind on Apr 1, 2013 19:18:04 GMT -5
"Well, you don't have to stay in the Mad City forever, you know. You can find your way out, assuming it isn't the Thirteenth Hour..."
BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG
"And there it is..."
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Post by aspiredClockworks on Apr 1, 2013 19:24:54 GMT -5
Things always time that way, don't they? Getting worse at the exact moment they could get better. "So much I don't understand. It feels like all I exist for is to ask questions, but explain why the clock just struck 13."
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Post by stainedmind on Apr 1, 2013 21:01:11 GMT -5
"It's the Mad City, pal. Next question."
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Post by aspiredClockworks on Apr 1, 2013 21:06:34 GMT -5
I sigh. "Just tell me where a guy can get a bite to eat around here, I haven't eaten in days."
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Post by stainedmind on Apr 3, 2013 22:24:49 GMT -5
Major Tom steps into the cockpit, and comes back out with one of those cheap plastic-wrapped sandwiches. He tosses it to you.
"Eat up."
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Post by aspiredClockworks on Apr 5, 2013 20:28:28 GMT -5
I take the sandwich in my hand, and unwrap it. I hesitantly take a bite, then savoring it. Even though I know it's pretty terrible, any food at all tastes amazing after days of having none. I end up eating the whole sandwich, savoring every bite. "Thanks a lot. Really. So do I hide here until this 13th Hour thing is over, or do I have a mission or something?"
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