Andre vs ...
VC has seen its share of carnage and destruction, marvels and spectacles, rivalries and melees, but its an appreciation of the neglected mundane that gives any metropolis its character.
Man on bus#1 is reading a news periodical. He is blue collar. He makes his living loading vessels that make stops at the harbor. Man on bus#2 is waiting for the next stop, hand grasping the hand rail hanging from the ceiling of the bus. He seems a bit worse for wear. Hes scarred and on edge, on the brink, one might say. He leans over to speak to the other man.
Man on bus#2 -" Hey, uhhh....where does this bus stop?"
His face still buried in the news periodical...
Man on bus#1 - "About a block away from the harbor. Cutter Causeway, I think the street is."
Man on bus#2 - "Thanks...hey ughhh.."
Man on bus#1 - "Yeah?"
Man on bus#2 -" Well, alright, this might sound kinda strange but...ahhh....have you heard any rumors about a mysterious guy running around VC with a sword wearing a skull mask."
Man on bus#1 -" Heh, heh! Every week mack. Do you know his name or anythin? On the front page of this paper alone is a headline talkin bout furries, aliens, and a humanoid crustacean rampage over at P2s."
Man on bus#2 -" Nah...dont know his name....know any good places to get a hot meal and maybe a bourbon?"
Man on bus#1 - "Now that is somethin I can tell ya, mack. Soon as this bus stops, head left past the tackle shop and make the first right. Its an alley way, a few bums and unsavories lurkin round but if you look like ya belong then youll be fine. At the end of the alley theres this hole in a wall of a spot called Bobs Biscuits n Barnacles. It dont sound like much I know, but the atmosphere is down ta earth and the Barnacle Bisque is ta die for."
Man on bus#2 - "Thanks, Ill check it out."
Man on bus#1 - "Anytime, mack. Hope ya find that friend a yours."
Man on bus#2 - "Oh..hes no friend of mine..."
Man on bus#1 - "Whateva. Jus that from your descripshin n all, it sounds to me like youd want that guy to be a friend rather than an enemy."
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Colbitzer
@ 3:32 PM Apr 17th