To Utopia, Hell...

[Carthrat]

Mei-Ling... looks around?

OOC: Come'on, Drac, my whole character concept is built around seeing new things. >_>

[Dracos]

The steel gates hissed open, rolling out of the way as she stepped into... an idyllic paradise.  The roads, and there were roads, were made of some kind of stone and kept pretty darn clean.  The atmosphere was peaceful, young and old walking around the large, well ordered city of stone and steel buildings.  Most were dressed in a kind of blue skintight outfit.  The city nearby clearly appeared to be a more business centered area, with plenty of shops around it.  Notably, she could see a number of devices that were totally beyond her.

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[Carthrat]

Mei-Ling stared.

New Brunswick had hinted at a world populated by very different people than her own, it was true. Sheeted iron used for buildings, and.. lightning used to light dark rooms seemed a novelty.

But a city like this.. Mei-Ling felt she could spend weeks, months, years, here, just.. watching. Learning. *Seeing*.

Out of the question, of course. But it was a nice thought.

A week, here, then, she thought, still kind of blown away by the city before her.

She started to walk down the street, looking in particular for something that look tavern/inn-like; she was very hungry for some *real* food, at this point.

[Dracos]

There were dozens of food stores, a few inns.

She even spotted a side shop that seemed to be serving some kind of meat on a bun.

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[Dracos]

The desert soon grew cold for Ryder and Darx outside the walls as night fell.

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[Olvelsper]

Parting from Leets' company, Jan entered the nearby Guild of Engineers. Waiting in line for a few moments, the negotiator made his way up to the counter and blinked in recognition at the woman from before.

"Work here all the time, eh? I've come to ask if you knew where I can purchase some tools or hire someone to remove a crystal casing from something I've found."

[Shukuen]

Leets, meanwhile, headed towards the residential area to meet with the contact.

[Carthrat]

Mei-Ling approached the stand, and looked for a menu or some such.

"Hmm.. please, could I have the.. 'Double De-Luxe with Bacon', please?"

It sounded delicious, for some reason!

[Dracos]

Jan:

"Well, what do you need work on?" The young lady asked.

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[Dracos]

Leets:

After a bit, he found the guy, working on loading some stuff into a vehicle.

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[Dracos]

"Sure thing.  Would you like fries with that?"

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It had to be done.

[Carthrat]

"Sure!" replies Mei-Ling, ever eager to try new things. Did she really *need* to know what she was doing? After all, an experience can only be diluted when you're armed with secondhand knowledge.

[Dracos]

A few minutes later the man traded some cash for a steaming 'double deluxe with bacon' with what looked like fried yellow potatos or some such on the side on a platter.

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[Carthrat]

Mei-Ling finds a nearby seat, and sits down to both eat and take a look around.

Being out of place was fairly normal for her, but this was the most distant she'd felt yet. Especially with regard to clothing; what everyone was wearing seemed so.. efficient.

Bland.

It was hard to tell people apart. A uniform might be a virtue in an army, or in work, but to the citizens of a city? It seemed a waste of potential colour and creativity.

Not a major concern, maybe, but it told Mei-Ling plenty about the sort of place she was in. Musing on that, she started to chew away at her meal.

[Dracos]

It might also say a bit that no one really bothered her while she was eating, except for the occassional odd look.

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