Tinnitus Maw
"Any chance we could go for a trip on a boat? This weather's finally turning nice, and this channel looks pretty."
"Honoured guest, sure, just don't go west from Tinnitus Island."
"Why not? That looks like the prettiest..."
"Look!" That was Rachel, she grabbed his arm.
A huge wave washed over the west shore, two meter tall waves.
"Please, Solian guests, we must hurry, we must evacuate the Island."
"What? Those waves aren't that big..."
"Indeed, but their cause is worrisome, we should not tarry..."
"What cause?"
"West of Tinnitus is the Thallaxian Fault Line, and our scientists tell us the Fault is breached out into the water, lately, the magma is boiling water, and when it does, we get those waves. They persist until the fault's rock cools down enough to solidify again, but that only lasts until the pressure underneath builds up to blow the rock cap again. Every other week, perhaps, we must evacuate Tinnitus, to prevent loss of life. Primitives who lived on the island left ruins, like Nacht City, who is named for the danger, being 'the city on the precipice of night', in an ancient tongue.
Some unwary who got too close have been beheaded, it is most unfortunate to underestimate the danger. And yet, the island has the best farmland on the planet, and tourism, and many other things, it's also legally extra-territorial, so many enjoy it's tax-light status. Come, I shall escort you to the boat, and we will leave together, and watch, from afar. Some enjoy the sky fires, from a safe distance, no demon-sparklers can match the fire of mother earth."
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