The sound of Gabriel's horn blew across the would be impossible to miss as the last remnant of a once "American" staple screeched to a halt. It was a novelty now, not that special.

Women and men bustled about, paying no attention to the extra fare they paid. It was, after all, a novelty in the current times. It wasn't the train that blew through small towns and rustled spirits. It wasn't the train that carried the last products of society amidst an unsure world. No. It was just a novelty now, as novel as they come.

The steam blew from the train and took the consumers back to a time which they wished they belonged. It was a world that existed in books of required reading in high-school.

A woman walked across, cream colored pants matched a pea coat of the same color. Everything about her was striking. Gesturing the attendant to her, she held out a small withered map.

"Excuse me s-." clearing her throat. "Excuse me sir, can you tell me the route to this city?"

The young clerk stared at her in confusion and started into her red eyes.

"My lady, that city hasn't existed for nearly a thousand years." laughing nervously, he gently grabbed her hand and pulled her toward the tourist booth.

"My lady, I presume you will find all available cities in here." tipping his hat he strode off to a group of seeming tourists. The young woman looked in bewilderment at the sight before her, the wind blew her blonde hair away from a perfectly shaped face.

"How long have I been away Chris?"