Going to boomtown

[breakablegirl]

[Facepalm.] Not this again.

You know what? This time? I'm not getting my hopes up.

I'll be here when you regain your sanity.

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[godelsolution]

Your hopes up?

[breakablegirl]

You know how certain unnamed people make promises and get all excited about something, which in turn gets you all excited about something, and then it turns out it was a lie or maybe they forgot?

Yeah, that.

[godelsolution]

Yeah, that'd suck.

[breakablegirl]

Yeah-huh.

[:|]

But this time said unnamed person seems serious, so..

[godelsolution]

It's not a bad place, at least.

[breakablegirl]

No argument there. It's a whole lot better than some of the other places she put me. Or was thinking of putting me.

..So, what's it like?

[godelsolution]

Kind of like an alien old west. With an occasional outbreak of like...nanites.

[breakablegirl]

[Trying not to get excited. Suppressing the curious smile. Suppressing the-

Wait. Nanites? That wipes the almost smile away.]

Nanites.

Like, tiny robots nanites?

[godelsolution]

Yeah. But that was a while ago.

..is there another kind?

[breakablegirl]

[Blink. Blink, blink.]

No..? Uh, just making sure I heard you right.

Doesn't exactly fit the profile of the old west. Unless we're talking Wild Wild West with all the steampunk stuff..

[godelsolution]

Well, like I said. Aliens.

[breakablegirl]

....Right.

[Long sigh. But she doesn't seem bummed out. ... She looks intrigued, excited.]

Um. How's the food?

[godelsolution]

Not bad at the saloon. Burgers, pie, stuff like that.