2nd day off • [ i recall central park in fall ]

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Hi there! Ferris Bueller here, and if you're just joining us, we are now... two weeks into our stay in the fabulous and bizarre city known as... The City. Definitive, titular, known by no other name, it is simply The City. I have to admit a certain amount of admiration for its style.
On the other hand, I've seen a whole bunch of these curses now. Weird things, and there's one today, actually. People are going around rating each other, on hotness. Now I'll be the first to admit, this entire place is full of some highly aesthetically gifted people, and there is nothing wrong with paying that a little well-earned respect. But you know, there's something about going around giving people number scores that just seems a little unbecoming. I mean, just because someone's not a ten doesn't mean they should spend the day feeling bad.
Besides, I have to say, as much as I enjoy the views, and I do, because hey, I'm only human... I'm starting to miss a few things about home. Especially Sloane, with the curses and Valentine's coming up.
But I'll be okay. She doesn't even know I'm gone, right? So all I have to worry about is me, and I'll manage.

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Ramping up for Valentine's Day, are we? I have to say, City, you're a pretty good-looking bunch of people. I'll give you a 9, overall. And any and all of you can feel more than free to take credit for that score, and it'd be a 10 if I didn't want some of you getting the wrong idea.

Meanwhile, I'm settling in fine. I've found an apartment, but I can't say I spend a whole lot of time there. I mean, hey, there's too much to see out here to spend it all cooped up inside, and I'm not a big fan of the ticking. On that note, if anyone needs a roommate? I know a great guy who could use a little bit less maddening noise in his life.

What else? Oh, yes, of course, thank you everyone who helped me when I first got here. I know I thanked you each personally at the time, but you were all just outstanding, so really, thank you all again. You're just a fabulous bunch of people, City.

Though, there is one point I have to check. It's two thousand and ten?

Comments

[horrible-penny.livejournal.com]

It's good you're settling in so well, Ferris. I don't have any handy roommates to lend you, but you're totally welcome to visit the Center if the ticking gets too bad. There's almost always someone there.

And yep, it's 2010.

Is the curse bothering you? It's not a bad curse, but it's kind of disheartening.

[tenthsickday.livejournal.com]

Why thank you, I will certainly keep that in mind. The curse isn't too bad, though I have to say, I don't think I could name a single person I've met here who should feel too bad about any ratings they've got. Hence why I thought the whole City had earned itself a solid 9.

I think the bigger thing is that it was 1986 last time I wrote the date. But hey, it is nice to get to spend some time in the 21st century without being in my 40's.

[horrible-penny.livejournal.com]

We are freakishly good-looking overall, aren't we? It's like the City has this preference for soap-opera-pretty people.

That's kind of a jump there. How're you liking the new millennium?

[tenthsickday.livejournal.com]

Well, it's a City that selectively populates itself, right? Not that I'm particularly superficial or anything like that, but if I were the City, I might choose the pretty people, too. Maybe it thinks they make it look good.

It is, isn't it? Seems like a nice millennium you've got yourself here, though. I mean, it certainly explains the devices. This tiny little thing is significantly more powerful than my computer.

[horrible-penny.livejournal.com]

It could make itself look good without pretty people if it would stop with the curses. Not that I can complain about the recent curses... they've been harmless. Mostly. Kind of.

Well, thank you. Technology's crazy; the better it gets, the smaller it becomes.