OOM: A (Mostly) Uninhabited World

[mandercommander]

On the other side of the door is a large forest.  The door opens on a high ridge in this forest; through a clearing, you can see for miles and miles.  There's not a human in sight...no signs of civilization, and though the plants are similar to those one might find in a forest in the Pacific Northwest or in Britain, there's also something somewhat alien about the place.

Off in the distance, one can see a large river flowing towards an ocean.  There are some splotches of clearings here and there, but mostly the area is covered in miles and miles of old-growth forests.

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[themidnightson]

Wars fought through computer screens, across light years. How far that was from the war he'd envisioned entering before his life so entirely changed with the Spanish Influenza and Carlisle.

Edward walked companionably well, at least, appearing unruffled by the differences.

[mandercommander.livejournal.com]

And on some level, Bonzo would have trouble envisioning outright trench warfare. He'd seen something akin to it in his time, but nothing quite on the level of World War I.

"It's strange..." Bonzo looks around at the forests and meadows. "...I never got to see any place this...open...back on Earth."

[themidnightson]

Edward looked up, from the extensive distance he'd been looking forward into, for the space of the trees and the span of the sky.

"And yet you did adjust to the openness of Milliways."

[mandercommander.livejournal.com]

"It took time. It...wasn't overnight, and I did get into a few fights when I was first there." Pause. "Also, it was limited. It was open, but...there's almost a backdrop in Milliways."