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Topic: Brockton Bay hidden tourist spots
In: Boards Places America Brockton Bay Discussion (Public Board)
Bruce Lao (Original Poster)
Posted on May 13, 2011
Started this thread for all the new tourists coming to the docks since the city guide won't include any of the stuff Faust makes. All they show of her are the dossiers on Faust and the rest of Sleeping Forest. Since it is becoming a pain dealing with all the questions and a few people taking advantage of them with bullshit animals, here is my guide to the top wonders of the docks you have to see if you visit.
1. Sue- The mutant T-Rex frozen in time is something everyone and their mother go to see first. A few enterprising dock residents have started selling T-shirts and other touristy crap with Sue on it. The authorities have ringed it off and you really shouldn't cross the line as birds go after you and dive bomb crap that smells really bad at you. The barrier is to keep people from sticking rocks and twigs in the time bubble. The abandoned building right next to Sue was bought and torn down by a quick-witted investor, and a small park has shown up next to Sue with a few street performers. There is a shortage of restaurants in the docks; so all the new food trucks make the park a good place for food.
Edit: Really fucking expensive food.
2. The singing wall- An alley off of 8th street has these pretty flowers that cover a large wall. The flowers copy and remix whatever sounds they hear and sing it back in a weird but pleasant harmony. Everything from voices, cell phone ringtones, and camera shutter etc. all get sang back. Don't try to pick the flowers as they are covered with big ass bugs that jump and sting at people to defend them. But they do occasionally offer a flower to good singers. Notice I said GOOD singers. The beetles or maybe Faust is a harsh critic.
3. The Ents- The docks resident janitors and all-purpose helpers. They're only around at night hanging out in alleyways. They used to walk around during the day but all the heroes and cops kept going after them even if they never did anything. If you whistle they'll show up to help you. No one is sure if there are new ones every day or they can just change their appearance but they look like the tree guys from the lord of the rings in miniature form. They'll walk you to your car, carry stuff for you, and even act as movers or cleaners as long as you pay them with food. They like homemade stuff, with the rumor mill saying they like fruit best. They recognize cameras and like to pose for pictures. Collect them all.
4. The hanging gardens. Faust put up a bunch of fencing all along walls and roofs to let her plants grow along them. A variety of really bright flowers and vines that grow ridiculously fast making the docks look much greener than they used to. None of them are natural but they look pretty and have bio-luminescence at night, which is why Faust always seems to cut off the streetlights early, as they're pretty bright. Best one in my opinion is by the new tea shop off of 16th. The resident monkey species seem to be taking care of them and keeping them from growing out of control. There a few guides online but you can eat some of them as a cheap meal, and a few others are natural painkillers depending on the color.
5. The paint moths. Basically just some big but cute looking moths that like to eat paint off of walls that color their wings. You can see small groups of them flying at night around walls and bright lights. Don't seem to be under the control of Faust as they are increasingly being seen more and more outside of the docks eating graffiti. If you want an up close look at them just spray paint a wall near the docks and a few will show up in a few hours after dark. A few enterprising drug dealers have started catching them as a by-product of them can make people really high. Seen as a bit of a status symbol by certain criminals for daring to enter the docks but consider yourself warned as knowing Faust, she'll probably poison them soon if she hasn't already.
6. Flying Pony show- Favorite of all girls and bronies in the city. Just as the sun starts to set, several brightly coloreded horses and ponies show up in the sky to fly around and perform tricks. Supposedly you can buy one but they are supposed to be really expensive. A really rich guy in India bought one that you can actually ride for his daughter.
7. The Kraken- This one was considered an urban legend until recently when we finally got video of it. A very large land octopus the size of a car that can camouflage itself like a chameleon and climbs along walls. Based on how slimy it looks it probably spends most of its time in the water.
8. The sea serpents- They are basically a bunch of big ass snake things seen occasionally swimming under the water in the docks. A few people think they're the reason the water in the docks has gotten clearer and are helping the new algae to grow. They like to hang out by the algae gardens showing up in deeper water near the city and a few boats give tours if you want to see them. Warning. They like to get really close to the boats after people started feeding them bread. They only eat plants but they are much bigger than people realize.
9. The spider mansion- A gigantic colony of spiders that has taken up residence in a abandoned warehouse near the south side of the docks. Giant and intricate webs cover the place inside and out and the colony seems to somehow attract pests like rats in huge numbers. They don't attack people but there is no way in hell I'm going there. Makes my skin crawl just thinking about it.
10. Urban legends- Plenty of reports but no pictures or videos yet. There are always rumors in Brockton, and people love to exaggerate so it hard to tell what is real or not. There are reports of some type of slug that clean the floors and walls of the docks at night, a creature disguised as a dumpster with overgrown arms and legs, tiny little green dinosaurs that hunt and eat rats, giant bugs that mimic the vines growing everywhere, and something that look like floating jellyfish.
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Bruce Lao (Original Poster)
Replied on May 14, 2011:
The vendors and food trucks by Sue are good. I don't dispute that, but they charge out the ass. Come on, 3 dollars for a hot dog?
TrueTats
Replied on May 14, 2011:
The tiny little green dinosaurs are real, its just they're smart enough to avoid humans. They only hang out in walls and underground. But they also kill for sport, as there are plenty of uneaten rat corpses that show up in a storm drain near my apartment.
Mr. Boogey
Replied on May 14, 2011:
Bruce Lao
At least there is finally more variety of food to eat nearby. It was such a pain to travel to get decent grub. I heard a rumor that there are now fruit tree versions of Ents that give out grapefruit and apples to people. I know why the heroes and non dockers freaked out about them considering the shit Faust pulled, but honestly she only targeted the ABB. The Ents run if you so much as sneeze on them.
G-Man
Replied on May 14, 2011:
I heard that rumor too, and it seems made up. My mom interacts with several of the Ents as at least some of them sleep in a dumpster nearby and she has never seen one with fruit growing out of them. They do love fruit though. They love the fruit salad my mom makes. They always help her with her groceries if she gives it to them. Can we please not start another thread arguing about Faust? There are plenty of other threads and this is supposed to be for helping tourists.
TheOtherGuy
Replied on May 14, 2011:
Muted
Moo
Replied on May 14, 2011:
The Ents like everything. Where do you think all that garbage they pick up goes and why do they sleep in a dumpster? They have to be eating most of it.
G-Man
Replied on May 14, 2011:
Which is why they like homemade stuff if Faust is making them eat garbage all day.
Random Lurker
Replied on May 14, 2011:
Here is a quick guide for people who don't want to look in another thread about the different plants unique to the docks. They grow on the vines in big colored bulbs. You have to be quick though as the cops have been cracking down on people eating them citing health concerns. They never showed any interest in our health back when Lung was in charge, but what can you do.
Green plants that look like onion flowers in restaurants- Good for eating, and make a decent meal in a pinch. You can peel them off like chips and they remind me of some of those meal made ready stuff the new factory they're going to build in the docks is supposed to make.
Purple plants that are shaped like butterflies- good for cuts and sores. Can also be made into a tea good for the stomach. Better than store bought stuff in my opinion.
Red plants that look like sunflowers- The roots are a very strong painkiller that isn't as addictive as morphine. Though take that with a grain of salt as that is from a former addict. Know more than a few people trying to grow their own but they only grow in the docks. They grow quickly but you have to be quick as people are on the look out trying to pick these first.
Blue plants that look like weird radishes- Taste sweet like honey but are really hard to find. The monkeys seem to subsist on the vines themselves, but seem to love eating these. Between them and the damn gulls these are rare.
Yellow plants that look like a cross between grapes and melons- Great source of vitamins and for treating colds/sore throats. Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects are great if you mash them up in a paste. My mom loves them for her arthritis as its much cheaper than the meds she used to take.
Orange Plant- No idea as they have only just started showing up. Rumored to be hallucinogenic though.
TinDaughter
Replied on May 14, 2011:
The PRT is still testing any long term side effects of Faust's plants and ask that people refrain from eating them.
Coyote-A
Replied on May 14, 2011:
Don't eat the blue ones if you get them, as your sweat smells really bad. A few people at Winslow found some untouched and started eating them as a vegan diet thing, and the locker room for gym has never smelled the same. Though the diet doesn't seem to be working, as many are still overweight.
Jess1190
Replied on May 14, 2011:
You can totally be fat and eat vegan. Just fry everything and drink lots of beer. Or they just haven't been on the diet long. My mother refuses to try them, but the green ones actually taste pretty good. Faust somehow gave them a meaty flavor like jerky and there are different varities of them. I think Faust made them after the city tried to shut down the homeless shelter giving out free meals, after the city passed that stupid ordinance that keeps you from feeding the homeless.
TweetTweet
Replied on May 14, 2011:
It is stupid, but the cops don't really enforce it. I've never seen any of them bother that volunteer group next to the new clinic.
Hench4Life
Replied on May 14, 2011:
That's because all of the cops who tried to stop the feeding, and the city officials who passed it all suddenly developed tape worms that made them hungry all the time.
Will Sing for Cheese
Replied on May 14, 2011:
Hah, serves the bastards right. Speaking of food. Can anyone recommend anything to eat in the docks besides the food trucks?
It was his sled
Replied on May 14, 2011:
The new teashop mentioned is nice and they make good breakfast sandwiches that are pretty cheap. They also have a little dice you can push after you buy something and give out free drinks if you get a six. Coffee is so expensive thanks to the shortage in South America and tea has really been helping me get up in the morning. You have to be quick though, as the line gets long around 8 and 4. Heard a rumor that Faust sends some of her Lusus to buy tea from the store.
A wild Evan appears
Replied on May 14, 2011:
For any tourists confused about directions, you can just ask the tour bus drivers. There is a bus traveling by ever ten minutes and it's free. They answer tourist questions all day and they can be commissioned for private tours. One of them picks up my son after school for daycare center and he is very nice if a little intimidating. Almost certainly a former ABB who Faust made get a job.
TrueTats
Replied on May 14, 2011:
The horse and pony show is boring as hell though. I wish Faust would make another dinosaur instead of something so girly. If I had the money I'd pay her to make me one.
Grey Ghost
Replied on May 14, 2011:
I kind of agree. The ideal would be ride able dinosaurs that you can feed out of your hands like Futurama. If it were just for me I wouldn't have her make a meat eater as feeding it would be expensive. Makes me curious what Leet is feeding his new Dodongo. I caught their new episode where Leet showed them off as hunting dogs while dressed like Link and it must cost a fortune to feed them.
ICUP
Replied on May 14, 2011:
The original poster failed to mention that a lot of tourists are also coming to see all the heroes patrolling here after the Purge, including some of the STARS defensive team you never get to see like Crawler. I can see why the PRT doesn't let him out too often considering how he looks. I felt bad for him because the crowd was really pissed when the horses left immediately after he showed up.
XxCharxX
Replied on May 14, 2011:
Screw the PRT. They didn't give a shit about the docks until Faust took it away from them and showed them what a shitty job they're doing. The heroes and the cops can try what they like and do what they like, but at the end of the day, the docks are hers.
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Sorry about the lack of an updates. I keep trying to rewrite part of the purge since the original version was a tad too violent even for Taylor, and I changed the hero who we follow briefly afterward. As a apology, here is the small PHO segment I wrote that was originally tacked on to the PHO chapter. I was going to add it to the end of the Purge, but it really doesn't change too much to add it now besides spoiling what happens to Project X. Also got some feedback that I should change the description of the story to spoil cloning the butcher and being a warlord as it sound more interesting. Should hopefully be up this weekend.