>>5157073Vehicles honked and transport rails rattled and groaned as the various means of traversing the vertical city never slept. Like some great beast the city prowled. You felt weary but excited, happily pointing things out to the boys. Strange foreigners, dark skinned or with vibrant hair. With almost every blink you spotted something new or only heard about. You all stick together. Dimitri pointed out a sign up ahead, floating above a set of black metal staircases was what appeared to be a bus or tram. But the wheels lined the top of the cart. "We'll catch a tram there." He added, reassuring everyone of the plan. The gang only grew more excited, Tony pointed out a homeless man. On a thin piece of damp cardboard it had 'Veteran' crudely written on it. Both his legs were missing, while one arm was an ancient piece of augmented limb. It was missing a hand. You all mumbled in awe and horror as the old man began to shout at you.
Increasing your pace, you weren't worried about him chasing you down. But his shouting did bother you. Most on the street avoided him. "Hello ladies." Dimitri said in his best attempt at a suave voice. The two girls looked close to your age, both blonde. They squinted in disgust and kept climbing the stairs as your group passed them. You felt the mutual embarrassment wear you all down a little. "Smooth!" Tony giggled before breaking out into laughter, you joined in. "Shit man, save some of them for us." Alex laughed. Dimitri waves you away, clearly embarrassed the most. The thin steps climbed down, hanging like moss from a bridge. Along the underside of the main road the tram station hung, bolted on and held up by numerous supports. You feel your tummy flex a little as you look through the gaps in the grated steps.
Under your feet you could make out the next set of streets below. They were even more heavy with traffic than the one you had been on, street side stalls and even performances were glimpsed in the bright lights below. Since they were above the ground still you presumed they also had the same tram system underneath. A tram howled passed you, jumping in fright. You felt your heart stop beating for a second. The other boys doing the same as the few people around barely seemed bothered. "Fuck!" You mutter. The team reiterates the word as you all hastily descend onto the metal and concrete platform. Even though you couldn't see the city below anymore, with each tram zipping past clinging to the ceiling of the street you feel the entire platform trembling.
