19. Good ol' US of A
You know, the only thing I miss about Chicago? Aside from rats the size of Great Danes and the strange man with the missing eye who always asks me where I got my pixie train.
Fireworks.
Oh believe me, other countries are far better at pyrotechnic displays than the United States. And Chicago certainly doesn't have the best. But I don't know... There's just something about wandering out to Lake Michigan, taking in the crowded beaches, the bright lights, the gun powder.... Everyone either in family groups, or groups of friends, and they're all too happy to care about the troubles of the world, or they're so drunk that they don't care that they have no reason to be so happy.
It always gives me a sense of... I dunno. Peace? Or maybe it's just indigestion. But in any case, I miss it.
[[ Private to Bob ]]
Do you think we'd get in trouble if we made a quick stop over in Chicago for a couple days before school starts? I wanna check in with everyone and see if there's anything that needs my attention.
[[/Private]]
Fireworks.
Oh believe me, other countries are far better at pyrotechnic displays than the United States. And Chicago certainly doesn't have the best. But I don't know... There's just something about wandering out to Lake Michigan, taking in the crowded beaches, the bright lights, the gun powder.... Everyone either in family groups, or groups of friends, and they're all too happy to care about the troubles of the world, or they're so drunk that they don't care that they have no reason to be so happy.
It always gives me a sense of... I dunno. Peace? Or maybe it's just indigestion. But in any case, I miss it.
[[ Private to Bob ]]
Do you think we'd get in trouble if we made a quick stop over in Chicago for a couple days before school starts? I wanna check in with everyone and see if there's anything that needs my attention.
[[/Private]]