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<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title> <Reaching Nova Metropolis> </title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="html_resources/style.css"></head><body><a href="index.html"><button class="back"><</button></a>
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<h1>
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<Reaching Nova Metropolis>
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<p>
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<span class="speech">Good morning, Annie! Pancakes are ready.</span><br />
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Jack takes his hand off her shoulder. She <span class="comment">stützt
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sich hoch</span> and looks around in confusion. James is driving the bus
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on a surprisingly very intact highway though a seemingly endless desert.
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<span class="comment">might benefit from a description of said desert
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</span> Yesterday's mountains are still visible in the far distance
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behind them. Jack goes to wake up Michelle, then he tells James who pulls
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over onto the side of the highway and stops the bus. The engine goes
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quiet.
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</p>
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<p>
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<span class="comment">Annie gets up, they sit down around a table
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and start to eat. Also, a mention of what the dog is up to...</span>
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</p>
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<p>
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<span class="speech">So when are we gonna reach the <mining company>
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pit?</span>, Michelle asks.<br />
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Jack looks at James. James tilts his head slightly and shrugs.<br />
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<span class="speech">Like two hours ago?</span><br />
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<span class="speech">You're kidding.</span><br />
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<span class="speech">Didn't wanna wake you up.</span><br />
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<span class="speech">Uhh...</span> Michelle is at a loss for words.<br />
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James grins.<br />
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<span class="speech">Don't worry, I won't drive from
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here.</span><br />
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<span class="speech">Can't even be mad... Wait, doesn't that
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mean that we're way ahead of time?</span><br />
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James shrugs again, this time holding up his hands. She turns to Jack:
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<br />
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<span class="speech">How much ahead are we?</span><br />
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He glances at his watch.<br />
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<span class="speech">About three hours - but if you're as lucky as
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James, we'll be even more ahead by the time we arrive. The wind has
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favored us so far.</span><br />
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Annie chimes in: <span class="speech">You didn't sleep, did
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you?</span><br />
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<span class="speech">Sleep is overrated anyway - but, if you allow
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it, I'll be going to sleep very soon.</span>
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</p>
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<p class="comment">
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missing section?
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</p>
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<p>
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The four do quick work of the dishes. Annie washes them, Jack rinses them
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off in a bowl of clean water, James dries them, and Michelle puts them
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away. Jack goes to the back of the bus to sleep. The others go to the
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front.
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</p>
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<p>
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Michelle sits down in the driver's seat.<br />
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James yawns. <span class="speech">Now that I'm thinking about it,
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taking a nap sounds very entising... <span class="comment">Is that how you
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spell that?</span></span><br />
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<span class="speech">Well, you've ...</span> Michelle goes to turn
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the key but nothing happens. She stops mid-sentence.<br />
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James says: <span class="speech"> Oh, that's been a problem. Can you
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open the door for a sec?</span><br />
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<span class="speech">Sure</span>, she replies with a tone of bewilderment
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in her voice.<br />
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James grabs a jumper cable and heads outside. They hear him opening some
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panel in the back of the bus followed by arcing noises. The engine begins
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to turn over. Michelle turns the key again. Finally, the engine starts
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running. James slams the panel shut and returns.<br />
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<span class="speech">As I was about to say: You've definitely earned
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that nap. Thanks for driving part of my
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<span class="comment">shift</span>.</span><br />
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<span class="speech">Still considering it...</span><br />
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The engine roars as Michelle sets the bus in motion again.
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<span class="comment">Something is missing here. Idk.</span>
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</p>
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