[jon snorts at the way he says 'beer festival,' as if it were the strange part. he squints up at the tower.]
I've never been in a city before. A real one, I mean.
[there'd been empty facsimiles in the clock, but they were more like streets, as any attempt at entering a building would necessarily result in a change of location.]
Did there used to be an old Amsterdam?
[it sounds like a stupid question as soon as it's out of his mouth, but he can't think of a better one. there's so much he knows he doesn't know, he's not sure where to start asking.]
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I've never been in a city before. A real one, I mean.
[there'd been empty facsimiles in the clock, but they were more like streets, as any attempt at entering a building would necessarily result in a change of location.]
Did there used to be an old Amsterdam?
[it sounds like a stupid question as soon as it's out of his mouth, but he can't think of a better one. there's so much he knows he doesn't know, he's not sure where to start asking.]