[ She takes a deep breath, knitting her fingers together. Time for a history lesson. ]
The majority of imPorts resided in a single metropolis, which I'm told parallels to New York City in most worlds. The only difference is the "New York" portion never seemed to work its way into the name. [ It was a stupid name for a City, everyone agrees. ]
There weren't any hovercars or talking toasters, and I'd never seen a malt shop there, either. There wasn't any government regulation over imPort activities, our only oversight came from the Porter herself, who wasn't nearly as quiet as she is now. Of course, she was also very lax on the matter, except in her own defense.
[ Snooping or tinkering usually ended in a quick drop in the Atlantic. The Porter here's still been known to do that. ]
And so, of course, we got into a great deal more trouble. The people there didn't like us, and they had plenty reason not to. [ She says it pointedly, as if it's the most important lesson imPorts could have taken away from the experience. To her, that's exactly what it is. ] Eventually, it came to a point where a group was formed among the natives for the purpose of expelling us from the world.
They eventually got their wish, but only because the planet was destroyed. Possibly the universe as well, and they were almost definitely involved in bringing about that doom.
[ She spreads her hands with a look of resignation. ] And so, here we are. January 14th, 2014, Lachesis pulled the survivors from that dying Earth and brought us to this one instead.
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The majority of imPorts resided in a single metropolis, which I'm told parallels to New York City in most worlds. The only difference is the "New York" portion never seemed to work its way into the name. [ It was a stupid name for a City, everyone agrees. ]
There weren't any hovercars or talking toasters, and I'd never seen a malt shop there, either. There wasn't any government regulation over imPort activities, our only oversight came from the Porter herself, who wasn't nearly as quiet as she is now. Of course, she was also very lax on the matter, except in her own defense.
[ Snooping or tinkering usually ended in a quick drop in the Atlantic. The Porter here's still been known to do that. ]
And so, of course, we got into a great deal more trouble. The people there didn't like us, and they had plenty reason not to. [ She says it pointedly, as if it's the most important lesson imPorts could have taken away from the experience. To her, that's exactly what it is. ] Eventually, it came to a point where a group was formed among the natives for the purpose of expelling us from the world.
They eventually got their wish, but only because the planet was destroyed. Possibly the universe as well, and they were almost definitely involved in bringing about that doom.
[ She spreads her hands with a look of resignation. ] And so, here we are. January 14th, 2014, Lachesis pulled the survivors from that dying Earth and brought us to this one instead.