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| 05 Jun 2013 05:26 PM |
You stare. Is this the... Canal Hotel?
The foliage has nearly taken over the gargantuan building that is over a hundred years old. You can see the jungle plants poking out of windows, reaching to the top of the building that must be at least four stories tall. A mosquito bites your arm as you smack it. Good think you got a vaccination before arriving in Panama.
The hotel is made of rotting wood. IT appears the exterior was originally colored Black, but it's so faded you cad barely tell. The oddest part is the front door; It's perfectly intact, and looks almost... Recently build. |
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| 05 Jun 2013 05:35 PM |
| I decide to build up my courage and go in. |
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| 05 Jun 2013 06:10 PM |
( Sorry, didn't read. I'm also multitasking. ) I'm only a 5'9" tall man. I have short, spiky, dark-brown hair. I do also have very short sideburns. I have a unibrow that's very thick and fuzzy. My skin is a bit pale, but only a bit. My forehead is a bit wrinkly, as most tend to be. My eye color is a dark brown/blackish color. I have no freckles what-so-ever. My nose is a standard type, and it has a tiny pimple on it. My ears are a bit small. Nothing special about my mouth nor chin. I have long arms and long fingers. Also long legs. I have a medium-sized torso, which explains why I'm not much taller. My clothes aren't anything special. Just a press hat, a regular jacket with an inner-wear white t-shirt, and my black jeans are just baggy and have large pockets. My shoes aren't anything, just regular old pair of sandals. I decide to go into the hotel. |
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| 05 Jun 2013 06:38 PM |
You walk up to the door.
It opens easily, with no creaks. Even more odd. |
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| 05 Jun 2013 06:39 PM |
| "That's odd," I say to myself as my courage slowly decreases. I walk up to the desk to check in. |
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| 05 Jun 2013 07:26 PM |
You open the door.
The lobby is illuminated by a large hole in the ceiling, so you don't need your light yet.
The floor squishes under your feet. You look down and see that the carpet is rotten and soaked. Eugh.
The front desk (Well, the half that hasn't caved in.) Is right ahead of you. |
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| 05 Jun 2013 07:29 PM |
| I look around for any employee. I call out, "ANYBODY THERE!?" Seems like there's no answer. I decided to wait for a while in a chair that was surprisingly still intact. |
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| 05 Jun 2013 07:51 PM |
You sit in the chair.
Your eyes, surprisingly against your will, begin to stare at a large book on the table that was not there when you arrived. |
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| 05 Jun 2013 07:59 PM |
| I stare at the book, blink my eyes a couple times, and finally decide that it's real as is. I head on over and read the title. |
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| 05 Jun 2013 08:01 PM |
You walk over, each footstep making an uncomfortable squish.
You stare at the cover. It's torn, and made out of leather.
GUEST LISTING
1905 |
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| 05 Jun 2013 08:02 PM |
| "1905!? But that's impossible! We're in... I'm not sure. But heck no we're not in 1905!" I say to myself in a loud voice. After my brief moment of dazzle, I decide to read the book. ( Finally. ) |
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| 05 Jun 2013 08:05 PM |
| ( I got to go for the night. See you tomorrow or so. ) |
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| 05 Jun 2013 08:06 PM |
You flip through.
The first few pages are full. It seems they are written out by time.
1905
The first dozen pages or so are full of names. All diggers. Seems a whole lot of people 'Checked in' to the canal hotel. |
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| 05 Jun 2013 08:29 PM |
You check in...and you never check out...
well, you can check out anytime...
out you're probably gonna die anyway...
ellipses... |
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