Writing Prompt City character

CheertheSecond

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Pick a city/town/village/any settlement that has a name. Make a personification depiction using said place's characteristics.
 
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Tsuru

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Burger town.
Burger is national food. We all love burger. Burger is part of our life. Without it, we die.
But dont think we are fat or unheathy.
Nay.
We are a galactic species, and the ingredients and elements of the burger, and condensed to suffice the daily needed energy for people.
That. And bc there isnt a fixed recipe for it.
Its like what you humans call "fried rice". Well for us its "burger". We mix, we eat, we happy. And we never bored of it. END
 

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City City

We love cities. We build cities inside of cities inside of cities inside of cities.
That house over there? There's a city inside.
The floor beneath you? Every step you take, a city is destroyed.
That burger you ate? It was basically a city sandwich!
We don't drink water here, we drink liquid assets! The higher the liquidity, the better the quality.
We don't have an economy, we are the ecenomy!

Welcome to City City.
 

BouncyCactus

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Burger town.
Burger is national food. We all love burger. Burger is part of our life. Without it, we die.
But dont think we are fat or unheathy.
Nay.
We are a galactic species, and the ingredients and elements of the burger, and condensed to suffice the daily needed energy for people.
That. And bc there isnt a fixed recipe for it.
Its like what you humans call "fried rice". Well for us its "burger". We mix, we eat, we happy. And we never bored of it. END
"RAMIREZ!!!"
 

CarburetorThompson

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Tilted Towers

Towering sky scrapers.
Vacant empty streets, lots of vehicles parked but hardly any drivers.
An abundance of unattended firearms and weapons.
Unfriendly locals who will kill on sight.
Frequented by skydivers and paratroopers.
 

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Just to clarify do you mean a real world one like Detroit or Chicago, or an established/known fictional one like Rivendell or Ankh-Morpork, or one of our own creation?
 

CheertheSecond

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Just to clarify do you mean a real world one like Detroit or Chicago, or an established/known fictional one like Rivendell or Ankh-Morpork, or one of our own creation?
As long as you make it a character.
Also I was asking you guys to make a personification of the place not making a depiction.
 

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Ankh-Morpork has never been a fan of hygiene, as anyone who comes within a stone's through can attest through the smell alone. Still, he can be a noble, honorable soul - as long as you don't try to take advantage of him, because he is very quick to anger. He also tends to eat and drink a lot, and usually gets someone else to pay for it, either by being pathetic, broke, or just picking their pocket to access their coin purse.
 

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I love the character of Ankh-Morpork. It’s interesting how you described its messy side but also highlighted the noble traits. The way it relies on others for food and drink adds a fun twist. It really brings the city to life, showing that even with its flaws, there’s a lot of character and depth. Great job.
 
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