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Chapter 4 - The Bus Stop

The abominable snowman waited at the bustop laden with snow and almost impossible to find in the windy, white terrain. She wore a yellow and black striped tie and held up a transparent umbrella to protect herself from the onslaught of slow. Her fur hung from her body in soggy, matted locks that swung in the violent breeze. In a previous life her name used to be Meela but that didn't matter now. That was part of a forgotten past and since then she had gotten this new skin with fur like a very warm jumpsuit to sustain her on this cold planet where mostly lifeless things lurked.

Suddenly, through the flurry of snowflakes, the abominable snowman made out a black shape with shining yellow lights where its eyes should have been, crossing the road and calmy heading for the bus top. It was furry, walked on all fours and came up to her waist. As soon as it stepped into the bus stop the snow abruptly stopped falling. The snowman lowered her umbrella to her side and shook off the accumulated snow. At the same time the creature also decided to shake the snow off of itself. Thankfully, the fortunately placed umbrella at her side stopped most of the incoming snow being thrown at her. As the layers of white came off the creature it revealed a shiny black coat, a wet nose that miraculously hadn't frozen in the cold and an animal that was unmistakably a panther! Well, she guessed, anything was possible in the VR.

The panther elegantly climbed up unto the bus seat and sat politely while the snowman remained standing, both waiting patiently for the bus.

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