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What a perfect opportunity to share one of my favourite little snippets. The city of Advent, in the woeful remains of distant-future USA, is near and dear to my heart and I find myself thinking about it a lot right now. #WIPSnips #reputation #WhatReputation #GiantErection
The elevator ascended into the mushroom-domed uppermost level and slowed to a halt on the edge of the great curve of treated plating, then opened to reveal the interior of the roof. The space was dominated by indoor garden and a few art fixtures, the entire level winding its way upwards in a spiral to follow the swell of the dome. Its central peak, beneath the dome’s apex, was occupied by a painfully-well-preserved oak tree that Constantín had been told was over a hundred years old. “Wow,” Skelliglyph was looking up at the sweep of decorative ramp-terrace, and the huge expanse of the dome into which they’d just ascended. “I am officially impressed.” “A real eye-opener, isn’t it? There are a lot of different species of endangered plant - ” Constantín began proudly. Skelliglyph shook his head. “I wasn’t talking about the rooftop,” he said. “When I left, Advent had a reputation for being a bit of a Puritan enclave. How did you manage to convince them to let you build a giant erect penis in the middle of their city?” Constantín spluttered. “It’s not - ”
March 6, 2025 at 10:56 AM