The Rambling Men: An Introduction

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     "Wouldn't that be amazing though?"

    "I don't know about amazing, Dad. It is definitely a wild thought though."

    "Isn't it? But that would explain so much about why cars seem to disappear and reappear on the major roadways all over the world!"

    "Time travelers. Or would it be teleporting creatures?"

    "It would be both. Absolutely."

    I can't hear the rest of the conversation between this human male and his daughter as the green light on the road pushes all of our automobiles forward. A few motorcycles zoom by as well, too fast to pick up on the music they might be listening to. 

    "Did you find a Pathway yet?" My partner asks as she scans the Pathway Connector again. "We need to get to that party soon. I don't like missing such important get-togethers."

    "I will find it. It is a fairly specific Pathway, even with how popular it is on the planet." I shake my head at my partner's anxious movements.

    "Right, right." My partner throws herself back into her "relaxed" sitting position and looks out of the window. "At least this planet is dry. I don't like going to parties on wetter planets. It feels like I might as well be swimming in the air."

    I huff to myself in amusement and touch the Pathway Connector myself. Just as I touch it, it connects to the right Pathway. The rhythm of the pathway immediately shifts us to the correct road on a different planet that definitely feels more humid and damp than where we were before. 

    "Ah, there it is. That wet feeling." My partner shuffles in her seat. "Good thing I wore the right clothing." She hears me chuckle. "What's so funny?"

    "Nothing." I answer as I pull the automobile into the right space on this particular road to make sure we head to the right part of the planet.

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