Last night, Anne and I stepped out to try the local food. We were nervous that we would feel out of place, but that wasn’t the case. We moved mostly unseen, not because we fit in completely (our research was way off – more on that later), but because everyone had their own places to be and they move quickly – very quickly. Another unexpected thing about here is the noise. The vehicles are equipped with loud horns to signal warning (forgetting about the traffic in the past, we were almost run over by a car), or impatience. Evidentially, crossing the street is frowned upon here, unless you move quickly.
It is fascinating to walk amidst actual New Yorkers. The realism far surpasses the films of the era. Passing by the restaurants, which number in the thousands, is an experience in itself. The inviting aroma’s make it difficult to resist going in. We finally decided on something called pizza. I don’t know how the locals can eat food that hot, but they do. Anne analyzed it and discovered it to be harmless. Bread, cheese, tomatoes, pepper, salt, and a few trace spices, including carbon. Weird. It tasted a little too salty to me, but Anne loved the enormous amount of cheese. Big surprise there, right?
I find most people to be friendly. We didn’t converse too much because of the linear laws and such, but I couldn’t help but interfere a little. I provided some food to a man living in the park. It was 19° last night -the poor soul. Currency is very important at this moment in time. Thankfully, the currency you provided was genuine enough to make purchases but it will not last as long as we had hoped. Everything is very expensive. I will test the list of winning numbers you provided as needed. If they’re wrong, we may have to find employment.
I’ll check in again later.
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