riverview | Video/Potentional Action. Abandoned amusement parks are dope.

[Some of you might get worried calls from Linda, Laura's tormented case worker.

The general questioning is: "HAVE YOU SEEN LAURA I HAVEN'T FOUND HER IN HOURS I'VE LOOKED EVERYWHERE."

But then, a Laura entry pops up sometime later in the day:

Her, looking curious, with the telltale signs of vegetation outside of city limits behind her.

She points the camera at the setting of the abandoned amusement park, some disappointment soon to be prevalent in her tone; she'd sneaked out and headed off to the Abandoned City or whatever people call it, mostly to get away from society and sort of marinate in her own thoughts. It's one of those months. Or many of those months. As much as she's tried adapting and appreciates her freedom, sometimes you just need to step away from it all and have your own time.

... In places Linda tells you not to ever sneak off to, of course.

Sue her, she never listens to her authority figures. She's not scared of monsters, anyway; she's already killed two getting here. It's why she's got some tar-colored blood on her sleeves and knuckles.]

We should repair this. I don't know what it is, but it looks like -- a fun place. Some of these have... strange wheels... and cars on railroads. ¿Para qué sirve? Do people who move trains practice here?

[She wanders around, her footfalls echoing in the isolated place. There's a rotted up old booth where you 'shoot' guns for prizes, but the signs are pretty overgrown with vines. She picks up a fake rifle and aims it at the blank target board beyond her, smacking on some bubblegum thoughtfully.]

Is it a place for soldiers to practice, too? It is very colorful for a soldier, but we had some color, too. They liked to put cartoons on the walls. Maybe there are cartoons on walls here, too... Maybe there are lights that make it bright. Like Vegas.

[..... Aha.

She points the camera up, up, up, toward the highest point of the ferris wheel.]

I think you see everything if you climb to the top.

[... I'mma climb to the top.]

[Feel free to have any ACTION threads as well; she's just wandering around, really, enjoying the quiet.]

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[She glances around at the park, thoughtful. It probably is more fun... but...]

... None of it works.

¿Por qué? Can't anyone fix them?

It needs power. I think they probably lost that a long time ago.

[When the city was abandoned, of course, but he's not an electrical engineer.]

They could probably be fixed. You would have to ask some people to come out there and help, though. It's a lot of work for one person.

[She nods, but is unsure where to begin. Asking for help has never been her forte.]

... Who would be able to help make this run?

[ Steve can relate to that. Fortunately, he's used to at least assessing people around him. ]

We have some magicians... or wizards here that can use magic. They might be able to help figure out how to make it run. I'm sure if you asked, people would help move things and clean the area up. There are some pretty smart engineers too. And people from other worlds that might have machines or abilities that could restart it.

[ And, because Steve thinks it might be good to have a clean up project. ]

Ask Tony Stark. Either one of them. They might be able to make some suggestions.

[Oh...! Of course.]

I know Tony Stark; I've visited his work room before, with his robot arm.

... He could do it?

[careful steve you're signing tony up for a lot of bugging]

[It's a statement of Steve's faith in Tony. Sadly, that does tend to get people dragged into things they weren't ready for.

But it's Tony Stark! He can take it.]

I'm not sure, but if anyone's got a good idea, it's him. Worth a shot. He's pretty smart when he wants to be.

[Hmmm.]

I'll ask him.

This place is nice; it's bad that it's left... like this.

They probably haven't been out there much for a long time. Places like that tend to get forgotten.

If you want, I can come out and help you move things. We can clean up.

[And surely Tony will help. After all, Tony is a nice person.]

... That sounds nice.

I'd like to see one of these places when they're working. It must be very bright, like Las Vegas.

I'm sure we can find a place like that here. The city has a lot of people that need light. It might not be exactly like Las Vegas, but we might be able to match Coney Island.

And if we can get that Ferris Wheel working, you could ride it to the top instead of climbing.

... Coney Island... I haven't heard of this island before.

[She's totally gonna climb the ferris wheel, because she's a little shit - but please, tell her more.]

It's like that abandoned city. When I was your age, there were a lot of amusement parks and attractions all lit up at night. You could see it from blocks away. They had games and rides and hot dogs for sale. If you could afford any of that.

Just looking was pretty fun.

[She nods.]

That's why I liked Vegas...

I never saw lights like that. Or that many people.

They seemed happy.

The people here are happy too. You can meet more of them. And I'm sure they'd be happy to be your friend.

[Maybe even go climbing with her... although Steve thinks she should probably find better places to climb.]

[Laura hesitates, but what follows is a more confident nod.]

... I've made some friends. There are — good people here.

There are some very good people here.

[He's glad to hear she's made friends. That makes him feel a little better, although those friends are probably not so thrilled to see her climbing all the way up an abandoned ferris wheel alone.]

Maybe you should get some of them to join you.

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