Which Long Walk would you take?

[Dark Jimbo]

You're a judge, about to take the Long Walk - where do you choose to take it? The Cursed Earth, or the Undercity?**

Personally, I'd plump for the Undercity. It's been more neglected story-wise, and I always side with the underdog. Plus I hate hot weather - the sun in the cursed earth would kill me. Give me pasty troggies and ghouls, werewolves and killer rats in stinking sewers any day over all the cowboy malarkey of the CE. Much cooler.

**Seeing as the Long Walk is now apparently no longer mandatory, you could, if you really wanted, choose a desk job instead. If you did, this would really say a lot about what kind of person you are...

(Posted 'cos I'm bored, and The Paul O' Grady Show is angering up my blood - I need a distraction).

[House of Usher]

Undercity? No way! I'd rather see daylight once in a while. The undercity should by rights be sealed off and left to its own devices, which it is, by and large. At least there are decent folk trying to start a new life for themselves in the desert.

But yeah, the heat would be terrible. And the radiation; but murderous bandits are nothing worse than you get in the undercity, and at least you get a bit of time for reflection now and then, and the chance to sleep safely more often than not.

Has the Cursed Earth got less terrible over the years, the more that's been required of it for story purposes?

[Dark Jimbo]

Has the Cursed Earth got less terrible over the years, the more that's been required of it for story purposes?

I think so - at least the Undercity's still got a sense of mystery about it.

[Funt Solo]

Hrmn...so it's a choice between Koburn and Prager.

Damn.  That's tough.  (Well, as long as you ignore the risible Cry of the Werewolf sequel.)

Koburn gets to drink and be laconic, whereas Prager's just grim.

I dunno - I'm still torn.

Which movie is better:  A Fistful of Dynamite (aka Duck, You Suckers!) or The Omega Man?

Party animal or NRA?

Got it - it would have to be The Cursed Earth.

[Dog Deever]

Cursed earth for me too. I can't handle the sun much either- i'd buy a sombrero before i left! Mind you, all the old technology lying around in the Undercity might be interesting.

[Richmond Clements]

Errr, can I get a job at the academy instead?

[johnone]

Just remember what prager said at the end of the original cry of the werewolf about the undercity
"Whats It like down there?"
 "Grim!"

[Wils]

you could, if you really wanted, choose a desk job instead

Also known as 'The Long Sit'.

[House of Usher]

Oh, I like a bit of a sit down, myself. I thought judge tutoring at the Academy was the obvious answer, so I went for deciding between the lesser of two evils instead. I'd much rather see out my retirement in Justice Department than out there with the baking sun and the dog-vultures.

[W. R. Logan]

I've always liked the Undercity and wish I'd developed the story I had planned for it years ago.

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[Max Kon]

i'd go into the cursed earth, but try and find some wort of mutated horse that has grown armoured plates to ride :)

[Lobo Baggins]

Cursed Earth - there's always the change that you'd end up in 'Cursed Earth Koburn' being drawn by Carlos Ezquerra, whereas if you went into the Undercity you might end up in 'Creep' being drawn by Kevin Cullen.

Not a fate I'd wish on anyone...

[critter]

At least there are decent folk trying to start a new life for themselves in the desert.

Oh more than you might think Usher....more than might think.

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Link: http://www.2000adonline.com/index.php3?zone=input&page=fiction&choice=redneck" target="_blank">From the Cursed Earth

[House of Usher]

That's a nice vignette, Crites.

:-)