{RQRF} - Chapter Two - Lies, Damned Lies and the 6 O'clock News

[deannawol]

Title: Rexque Quondam, Rexque Futurus
Chapter: Two - Lies, Damned Lies and the 6 O'clock News
Words: 2,806

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15:29GMT, July 17th, 2037 - Platform 3, Barnstable Train Station, Devon, EX31 1HG

Just like it's name, British Rail was about twenty years behind the times. Galahad was glad to step out onto the station platform, leaving behind the stale and fetid air of the carriage. Too many journeys, too little bleach and the stench of recycled air as they rode through the urban zones! The scenery had been uninspiring. The country had been taken over by the industrialists and London now seemed to stretch all the way to Devon. Towns and cities of yesteryear had just become district names, nothing more. The only greenery coming from the state sponsored parks required by law.

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Comments

[lambach.livejournal.com]

I like this Athurian cyberpunk stuff.
Hope the next part is coming soon.

[deannawol.livejournal.com]

*blush*

Thanks, it's a rather interesting mix of genre and I'm liking the characters.

Next part will be up just as soon as I get around to writing it.