[At first, the sound of footsteps seemed normal-- just the noise from their own steps, echoing back. But after a minute or two, it sounded like there were too many, and then there were the ghostly figures that solidified around them. Women in tiny, sparkly dresses that hugged every curve, businessmen in suits in groups of two or three, heading to and from clubs and bars. Neon everywhere, almost comforting in how similar it was to the bright neon and LED lighting in the cities he was used to, so long as he didn't look too hard at how all the signage was in unfamiliar characters.]
[And a lot of bikes? Like, actual pedal bikes, not even motorized ones. And not a hover-car in sight. Tim looked around in a mix of curiosity and wonder, like, well. He'd just been shoved a couple centuries back in time.]
Wow, this is-- oh, sorry--
[He had to kind of step around a man offering out a pack of tissues, apologetically waving him off even if he was probably just a hallucination. Not a real person, but he sure looked like one.]
This is really amazing. [Tim twisted around to try to look at everything as they walked, to take in as much as he could.] You lived here? Like, close by, or just somewhere in this city?
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Date: 2020-01-03 04:07 am (UTC)[And a lot of bikes? Like, actual pedal bikes, not even motorized ones. And not a hover-car in sight. Tim looked around in a mix of curiosity and wonder, like, well. He'd just been shoved a couple centuries back in time.]
Wow, this is-- oh, sorry--
[He had to kind of step around a man offering out a pack of tissues, apologetically waving him off even if he was probably just a hallucination. Not a real person, but he sure looked like one.]
This is really amazing. [Tim twisted around to try to look at everything as they walked, to take in as much as he could.] You lived here? Like, close by, or just somewhere in this city?