People tend to speak of cities in a mythical way and over the years the city of note shifts. Seattle, Denver, Chicago, and Boston have been the big ones since that quake knocked NY for a loop long ago. Heck, those cities were already poised to be the ‘next big thing’ in one way or another and their rise to fresh prominence felt like an extension of what we already knew. Chicago has always been a drek hole so when it became Bug City it wasn’t too far of a leap. Likewise Seattle being where it is and how it is made it fertile ground for a number of expansions. What always surprised me was how quickly the Underground became the standard for what people thought about a city with an Underground network.
how quickly they forgot about New York.
I spent a fair amount of time in the underground in the early days of becoming a cop, because I had the kind of training that put you right in the middle of trouble and said, ‘figure out a way to deescalate.’ I was never the best suited for police work. Detective work maybe but the uniform didn’t fit my personality. At least that’s what they thought after putting me in those kinds of situations and realizing how quickly I went native.
so, when I was stuck I. The city needing to be both dry and hidden away, I did what I do best. I went native.
some thoughts:
- Did this one on the phone as I chilled out for ten minutes at the end of a long and wonderful day. Came to me fairly slowly and thinly because I can no longer write at night.