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[idle_traveller]

Singapore has only one train station.

On average, a 4-year-old child asks 437 questions a day.

Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina state anthem.

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

...Well, that's certainly useful to know.

[[Alright, I have CFUW to tend to. I'll pick up tomorrow night!]]

Comments

[everest_punch]

I didn't know about Singapore. I assume all trains go abroad.

[idle_traveller]

Neither did I, and I hope they do. There isn't much purpose in a train that goes nowhere, is there?

[everest_punch]

At least, I haven't heard of such a thing, except in horror stories.

[idle_traveller]

I haven't seen many trains, but they don't seem all that frightening, especially when they're stationary. Are there a lot of stories like that in your world?

[everest_punch]

The newer trains look sophisticated and made with people's comfort in mind, but the oldest ones are black, slow and noisy. They very much look like something of the past, which I'd bet it's what intimidates people. So, there are some stories, but there are horror stories about everything.

[idle_traveller]

They fear the past...?

--Ah, yes, I suppose so. Anything can be scary given the right circumstance.

[everest_punch]

They fear darker times. A life without internet, immediate news broadcasting, people not getting enough showers because water is cold. . .

[idle_traveller]

Those are not dark times.

[everest_punch]

Do you think so?

[idle_traveller]

Considering I've survived without two of those for a long time, and the third being a luxury-- Yes, I didn't enjoy it any less because I was without.

[everest_punch]

Ah, it's different when it's what you're used to. Don't you think you'll miss it when you leave camp?

[idle_traveller]

No, but I won't be without it then, hopefully.