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55 lines
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Michelle continues driving the bus for a couple hours without further incidents.
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They pass a bunch of smaller towns, some of them being basically piles of wood and
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rubble while others have buildings that are still standing.
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<Maybe add some comment about what Annie sees/perceives?>
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"Look, over there!" Michelle points to the left.
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An undefined shape is visible in the far distance. She takes an exit onto another
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highway in that direction. After a short while, the undefined shape turns into
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the unmistakable skyline of a large city.
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The bus passes a large sign "Welcome to Nova Metropolis" and they reach the city outskirts.
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Many of the single family homes in the area are still standing, some of them even in
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remarkably good condition. The skyscrapers in the distance look like they’re all intact.
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The highway ends and transitions into a large road. Michelle decelerates the bus.
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"Why are you going so slow?"
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"Im going exactly 50 - perfectly normal city speed."
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"50 km/h? That's faster than the speed limit in <dome city>. It feels so slow..."
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Michelle chuckles.
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"Well Jack was right about the wind - I managed to go 120 most of the time."
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The buildings around them get taller and taller. The mix of smaller and medium-sized houses
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turns into blocks of five-story buildings which in turn turn into blocks of even taller
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buildings until the sides are lined with sky scrapers with facades of glass, concrete, and
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steel towering over over the road.
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Annie points them out: "They all look like they were just abandoned."
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"You're right. Not even a smashed window..."
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"Over there?"
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"Okay, one smashed window."
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Michelle pulls up at a bus stop and parks the bus.
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"Time to wake up the guys."
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While enjoying a small meal, they decide to explore the time capsule that is Nova Metropolis.
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Well, all of them but Jack.
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"I thought sleep was for the weak?" Michelle teases him.
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"I'm just gonna own that one today."
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He throws himself diagonally into his bed. Through the mattress, they hear a muffled "Good night".
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<missing section>
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"Jack is gone", Annie notices while entering the bus.
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She goes to the kitchen area.
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"There’s a note on the table: 'Will be back at 6:30'"
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Michelle looks at the clock on the dashboard. <or whatever other clock, Idk>
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"It *is* 6:30."
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"I guess there’s nothing to do but wait. He’ll show up soon enough." James chimes in.
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They place their bags full of found goodies on the floor and sit down around the table.
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After a while, they hear a fast car approaching. Looking outside, they see an oldtimer <zoom> by.
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A moment later, it returns, braking so hard that it leaves tire marks on the road. Jack gets out
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and waves at them through the window. He turns off the engine and walks to the front of the bus.
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Annie opens the door.
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"Where have you been?"
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