"Well, you see, it's meant to be...I don't suppose there are amusement parks in your world? The real place is owned by this large and very wealthy company called Disney which is best known for various kinds of entertainment...usually focused on children. And this enormous park was built as sort of a playground or permanent fair, with rides and things for families and tourists to look at and be entertained by, and packed with things to buy. So different parts of the park are made to look like different places, real and unreal."
"Except that here...well, all the people who should be here making it run seem to be missing. But it does run, nevertheless." Which reminded her very sharply of a palace on a mountaintop, a long time ago, where invisible servants prepared everything for her but never spoke. "And no one stops you from just taking all the things that are meant to be parting you from your money."
She shrugged. "So far...most of us have been trying to get a grip on what's going on. Exploring the park, finding places to sleep, settling in or looking for ways out. It...it's only been a few days, you see. And Crowley and I were the first two to arrive, besides Mickey and the Cat."
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Date: 2006-09-12 09:38 pm (UTC)"Except that here...well, all the people who should be here making it run seem to be missing. But it does run, nevertheless." Which reminded her very sharply of a palace on a mountaintop, a long time ago, where invisible servants prepared everything for her but never spoke. "And no one stops you from just taking all the things that are meant to be parting you from your money."
She shrugged. "So far...most of us have been trying to get a grip on what's going on. Exploring the park, finding places to sleep, settling in or looking for ways out. It...it's only been a few days, you see. And Crowley and I were the first two to arrive, besides Mickey and the Cat."