Dog Solitude (#1574)(an instance of Generic Post-Apocalypse Room made by Trismegistos)     A vast, desolate expanse of poured concrete with occasional asphalt patches,       an unmarked, titanic graveslab carved by Technology for Nature.      The sun rides high in the sky. Lacking drainage, the plain is ankle-deep in water from the rain. EXITS:       [ north ] Dog Solitude.       [ east ] Dog Solitude.       [ south ] Dog Solitude.       [ west ] Dog Solitude. This place has a certain ambiance...      The howling of the wind forms meaningless words in your ears.      The wind blows a discarded coffee-cup sipping lid across the Solitude.      The wind stops for a moment, then picks up again.      Somewhere far off, metal clinks on metal.      You notice that something is hissing invisibly out of a crack in the concrete.      A tiny, metal, nanoengineered robot cockroach darts between your feet.      The wind blows an empty "JUST SAY NO" plastic shopping bag across the Solitude.      The wind scuds a fringe of grit across the engineered surface.      You definitely see a flame hovering over the horizon, off to the south. |