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Here's what they say about the weather in Chicago: ''If you don't llke it, just wait five minutes and it'll change." And that's no lie, chummers. Show up and take your chances. Some of the "mages" down in Little Earth say that the free air and water elementals along Lake Michigan are an especially mischievous lot who have been hassling the city for centuries. That's about as good an explanation as any for this city's crazy weather. You do need to be prepared for the blizzards. Snow drifts can pile up to three and a half meters or more, and traffic grinds to a halt. Plan your winter runs with an eye to the sky. >>>>>(Chicago only has one kind of weather - lousy.)<<<<<
-Micky Boy (19:07:33/09-30-51) TRAVELLING TO CHICAGO
There are plenty of ways of getting to Wind City. Which one you take depends on what you're trying to hide. Plane
O'Hare International Airport is the busiest airport in the world, handling flights from all over the globe. It also serves as the hub for people and cargo transport in North America. The place is so busy. in fact, that the O'Hare Sub-Sprawl has developed In the midÂdle of Chicago. (The Sub-Sprawl is covered later on. For the moment, all you need to remember i;; that, armed with a visa and nuyen, you can travel by plane from anywhere in the world to Chicago. The reverse Is just as easy.) Domestic flights cost $100 to $500, depending on ticket class, time of year, city of origin, and time of day of travel. The price could also change if the airlines are in the mood to try a free-market economy instead of depending on fixed prices. Multiply these prices by 100 to 500 percent for international flights. Security used to be really tight in the O'Hare Sub-Sprawl. Since the assassination of the Chancellor of Germany last year, it's really tight. Security requires that all guns be checked through. but they usually discover someone trying to slip one by. The search always turns up some BTLs, too. If the old dreks up at City Hall don't want something in the city, I'd think twice about trying to smuggle it through the airport. Midway International Airport is almost exclusively for use by the corporations in the Elevated. Security is just as tight as at O'Hare (AAA), but they're much nicer about it. I went through once, posing as a wage slave for Ares, and I couldn't believe how fraggin' polite security was. It's a different world down in the Elevated. Automobile or Bus
The roads aren't great in the Midwest, but you can get into Chicago by car and bus. This Is your best bet if you need to import something illegal. Bus tickets run about $150 to $250, depending on your point of departure. For the money, you're getting a secure, reliable service. Train
Amtrak Inc. handles the passenger-train travel in and out of the city to most points in the UCAS. Amtrak's security Is fairly tight for weapons (A) but lax on contraband. They only make spot checks, so you can slip almost anything small on board if you're careful. Travel In Illinois ranges from $20 to $50 within the state and runs $50 to $300 from other states. The travel schedule also changes with destination and departure points. Tickets are either first class, second class, or tourist. LODGING
Hotels on the Northside are about $30 a night, becoming more expensive the further south you go. The YM/WCAs can put you up for $2 to $5 a night, and metahuman hostels run about the same. Lately, a lot of the hostels have been getting shot up in the middle of the night. No word on the perps yet, but we're going to nail their scalps to the wall when we catch them. If you're looking for a place with really tight security, try a hotel In the Noose. The prices are steep for the quality ($100 a night for a mattress and a bare bulb), but the security is topnotch and the staffs never snitch.
Here's what they say about the weather in Chicago: ''If you don't llke it, just wait five minutes and it'll change." And that's no lie, chummers. Show up and take your chances. Some of the "mages" down in Little Earth say that the free air and water elementals along Lake Michigan are an especially mischievous lot who have been hassling the city for centuries. That's about as good an explanation as any for this city's crazy weather. You do need to be prepared for the blizzards. Snow drifts can pile up to three and a half meters or more, and traffic grinds to a halt. Plan your winter runs with an eye to the sky. >>>>>(Chicago only has one kind of weather - lousy.)<<<<<
-Micky Boy (19:07:33/09-30-51) TRAVELLING TO CHICAGO
There are plenty of ways of getting to Wind City. Which one you take depends on what you're trying to hide. Plane
O'Hare International Airport is the busiest airport in the world, handling flights from all over the globe. It also serves as the hub for people and cargo transport in North America. The place is so busy. in fact, that the O'Hare Sub-Sprawl has developed In the midÂdle of Chicago. (The Sub-Sprawl is covered later on. For the moment, all you need to remember i;; that, armed with a visa and nuyen, you can travel by plane from anywhere in the world to Chicago. The reverse Is just as easy.) Domestic flights cost $100 to $500, depending on ticket class, time of year, city of origin, and time of day of travel. The price could also change if the airlines are in the mood to try a free-market economy instead of depending on fixed prices. Multiply these prices by 100 to 500 percent for international flights. Security used to be really tight in the O'Hare Sub-Sprawl. Since the assassination of the Chancellor of Germany last year, it's really tight. Security requires that all guns be checked through. but they usually discover someone trying to slip one by. The search always turns up some BTLs, too. If the old dreks up at City Hall don't want something in the city, I'd think twice about trying to smuggle it through the airport. Midway International Airport is almost exclusively for use by the corporations in the Elevated. Security is just as tight as at O'Hare (AAA), but they're much nicer about it. I went through once, posing as a wage slave for Ares, and I couldn't believe how fraggin' polite security was. It's a different world down in the Elevated. Automobile or Bus
The roads aren't great in the Midwest, but you can get into Chicago by car and bus. This Is your best bet if you need to import something illegal. Bus tickets run about $150 to $250, depending on your point of departure. For the money, you're getting a secure, reliable service. Train
Amtrak Inc. handles the passenger-train travel in and out of the city to most points in the UCAS. Amtrak's security Is fairly tight for weapons (A) but lax on contraband. They only make spot checks, so you can slip almost anything small on board if you're careful. Travel In Illinois ranges from $20 to $50 within the state and runs $50 to $300 from other states. The travel schedule also changes with destination and departure points. Tickets are either first class, second class, or tourist. LODGING
Hotels on the Northside are about $30 a night, becoming more expensive the further south you go. The YM/WCAs can put you up for $2 to $5 a night, and metahuman hostels run about the same. Lately, a lot of the hostels have been getting shot up in the middle of the night. No word on the perps yet, but we're going to nail their scalps to the wall when we catch them. If you're looking for a place with really tight security, try a hotel In the Noose. The prices are steep for the quality ($100 a night for a mattress and a bare bulb), but the security is topnotch and the staffs never snitch.
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