Rooftop. Stars. Walking slowly and gazing skyward. The air is crisp and smells fresh. I know as soon as I lift my foot that I've gone too far and my downstep arcs into falling. I'm terrified, my heart is pounding through my entire body. The falling slows, I realize. I take a cautious look around me, there is no ground. No bottom to smash into. There is no more building.
*toss*
Running as fast as I can through a filthy, trash strewn alley, exhausted. Sweating. I trip on something and lose my footing. My hand smooshes into rotten food and I roll behind a garbage can. I try very hard to control my breathing and listen for the footsteps that I know are behind me.
*turn*
I see metal bars. I cannot move. There is blistering heat from every direction and it smells like metal. I hear gears turning and chains pulling. There's an orange glow to everything and in the distance I see a steam vent open with a loud hiss. As I regain some consciousness and gather my wits, I can see that I'm in a hanging cage. While I appear to be inside somewhere, there is a vast landscape that resembles every depiction I've seen of "Hell". I grab the bars of the cage and stand up, the chains rattle.
*roll*
Warm breeze, sand underfoot. I have a drink in my hand with an umbrella in it. I'm on a beach. There's loud music coming from somewhere on the left. I'm reading a newspaper. The headline reads "Stocks crash, the rich are fucked". There's a hand on my shoulder and I look up into a strangers face. I know her. I nod, but I don't know what she said. I sip my drink. It's cold and delicious. Tropical. I hear a door close.
*wake*
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