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[adamantlyardent]

Nice

• Transportation is swift, abundant, and seems to be mostly horseless, which makes for such clean roads.
• Food and drink portions are almost OBSCENELY generous, as are their vendors. Am I to expect to be able to receive free samples of anything I wish all the time simply because of my "novel" appearance?
• The weather is acceptable, I suppose. Sunshine is always pleasant.
• Any city with a surplus of books and learning material ought to receive commendation for it; such privilege was so lacking in the valley as a whole.
• I hear there are no roving bands of murderous dragons or portals to one of the realms of hell active here. That's nice.

Awful

• Am I to believe that humans, when left to their own creative devices, can invent such technological wonders such as floating, horseless transport but somehow NOT address the wretched smells? I'm astonished by the odors of this city. Maybe horses are the real way to go.
• Is there a reason civilization here seems to be so averse to flora? I can count the number of trees I can see on a single block on one hand. Terrible.
• The architecture leaves much to be desired. No cohesion, no elegance. The lettering and window artwork is charming at times, however.
• There seems to be a severe lack of respect for personal space and I cannot accept that. Imagine someone less polite than I arriving, having their sensitive ears tugged, and NOT suppressing their urge to incinerate the offending party! I'm honestly very disturbed by this fact. Hands should be kept to themselves unless otherwise requested!
• As gracious as it must be for the governing bodies of his land to take SOME modicum of responsibility for displacing me here, this does not excuse the fact that in doing so, intentionally or not, it has utterly RUINED a priceless, irreplaceable artifact of magic in my possession. There truly is no value of money high enough to compensate me for this loss, but I would at least LIKE to have seen some initiative to make amends. 

Actually, with that in mind, is there perhaps some expert in navigating the laws of this land who can assist me with that? Or better yet, another student of the arcane who can help me diagnose precisely what has gone wrong with my poor staff. My wand seems to be in working condition at least.

Also: De Chima #1? Where is that? I can't spend ALL evening afoot without a place to rest, after all.

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[bindsthedead]

The lack of the Dead and other such catastrophes is pleasant. As for directions, I'd need to know where you are at the moment.

[adamantlyardent]

Too true! I haven't seen a single dead body strewn about. Very tidy and thoughtful.
Honestly, if anyone even DOES go about dueling or murdering each other, it's hard to spot. Maybe they can just let their vehicles do it for them? It's not like I've seen any swords or bludgeons being touted, either.

Regarding location: How best to describe it? How DO denizens of this world give directions? Landmarks? All the buildings look rather samey, so I'm not sure that'd be of much use to you. Every single corner has an ugly arrangement of light fixtures that alternate colors for the vehicles, and gods forbid you try to navigate by any NATURAL body.
I think I've seen one bird. ONE.

[bindsthedead]

They do it by street addresses. Have you noticed the small signs wherever roads intersect? Those are the names of the roads.

There are woods outside of town. And there are parks in the city.

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[forgeabettertomorrow]

[GUUUUUUESS WHOOOO]

[He's not gonna type cuz he's lazy.]

Something of yours broke when you were ported in? What was it? Maybe I can fix it up for you.

[adamantlyardent]

[UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH WHY DO YOU MAKE HER WORK, TYPING IS CONVENIENT!

fine:]

It's not metalwork, Darin. It's a relic from the Feywild -- a staff imbued with great power.

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...Or was; here it seems to be just a very finely-carved stick.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Right, but would putting the two halves together again via some kind of metal binding restore its power?

I don't really know how magical relics work.

Speaking of, what did it do?

[governorkang]

I wish I could say you get used to the smells of the cities. There's a reason I moved to a more rural area.

[adamantlyardent]

I shouldn't be surprised, I suppose. Maybe just disappointed. Humans here have taken such brilliant strides, but seemingly at the cost of other qualities.
Like good taste.

[governorkang]

I find much of the architectural design to be fascinating, personally, even if it is a little odd at times. The vehicles, though, could definitely use some redesigning.

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[queenofseers]

Don't get your hopes up. We're about two inches away from transporting ourselves directly into hell every two months or so around here.

[ She's feeling a certain away about someone who lists their opinions of the world on the network right when they arrive. Maybe because it implies this person is even more meticulous than she is? ]

[adamantlyardent]

[or they're 17 and are ready and willing to treat this like livejournal.]

I suppose I ought to be grateful for such a long break before catastrophe.
MAYBE if even a modicum of responsibility was taken to PRESERVE powerful Fey artifacts in transit, there could be heaps of contingencies prepared to avoid disaster! I don't know. I'm new, so all I can do is broadly speculate.

[queenofseers]

Wait, the apocalypse nearly happening every two months is a LONG break to you? Where exactly are you from? Fucked-up fairyland?

[ That's what she assumes Cecelia means by "Fey", at least. ]

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[ghoulking]

It hard to call it "responsibility for displacing" you. They don't take any as it was out of their hands, and therefor they don't really have to apologize for how inconvenient it is. They do simply because it sounds nice.

Your artifact may be ruined here, but it'll be fine in your world, so you may consider this is but temporary.

[adamantlyardent]

Housing, a stipend, and a guarantee of employment is simply NICE? This place must be incredibly spoiled if that's the case.
That's a pretty confident-looking remark, but fey magic is tricky at best. If it's to remain simply inert for a while, I suppose that's fine, but I have a bit of worry that it's simply...biding its time now, and some nonsense will ensue from being untapped for too long.
(It WAS a gift from some buffoon blessed with way too much power, after all...)

[ghoulking]

Because they want us to be happy while we are here. ImPorts have power, so naturally it's better if we are happy and will try to be part of society - so they give you everything you need to be part of it.

It all depends on the Porter, truly. If your staff works or not, the file they gave you should let you know.

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[legosi]

The smells are terrible, aren't they? I think they just got used to it and don't care anymore.

[adamantlyardent]

Well OBVIOUSLY that's the case -- I don't expect to believe humans simply lost their sense of smell along the way in development. Others even commiserated with me on the fact! Yet none seemed terribly compelled to DO anything about it.

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[knaval]

all correct

[adamantlyardent]

I wish that weren't so, truly. Being right at the expense of good taste is hardly ideal.
You said you were here for quite a while, yes? Yet I didn't see any accommodations made for someone of your scale. I'm so sorry -- that's incredibly insensitive and frustrating.

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[baetiful]

I don't know. I find myself at times nostalgic for travel by horse. At least the sounds they make are far less obnoxious than those of the blaring horns these automobiles are equipped with.

[adamantlyardent]

I would assume the trade-off is that, aside from the cleanup, your vehicle won't unexpectedly KICK you simply for being nearby.

pretend this isnt HIDEOUSLY LATE

[sanguinespell]

oh i live at #1
moving out soon but eh

if i drop you a map pin are you gonna know what to do with it or

[ it is. very clear this person is from some kind of Fantasy Setting #123155235. ]

im good at pretending IM IN A DWRP

[adamantlyardent]

I'd need a proper MAP to pin it in, I wager. Unless you're referring to doing so all on this little device, in which case...I'll probably mess it up.

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[liverletdie]

[ UGH. MAGIC. ]

What, your magic doesn't have something in its toolbox to take care of the smell? I don't even notice it, so maybe you're just sensitive.

[adamantlyardent]

[wow who is those old warlock-lookin rude boy.]

Had I a few sticks of incense, perhaps so. And for the sake of those who actively live in this, perhaps it's better I'm the sensitive one, because a single vehicle alone's stench is, frankly, appalling.
I'm grateful to know, however, that I'm not alone in this opinion: others have responded to confirm they are aware of the foul odors as well.
Perhaps your own olfactory senses are duller? That's a blessing.