Take a trip to Romania!
From Create Your Own Story
You decide to take the von Furchstam case and go to Romania. This is the closest thing you’ll get to a vacation for a long time.
You spend the rest of the day getting things in order for Michael to take over, and learning the details of the von Furchstam case. Then you go home to pack. You’ll be leaving tomorrow morning, so you don’t have too much time. You’ll need to pack for the weather, of course, but you don’t know what that’ll be, seeing as it’s across an ocean. You sit down in front of your computer and pull up the internet. You search the town you’ll be traveling to. It’s in a mountainous region, deep within what used to be Transylvania. Finally, you have the information you need for packing. Cool weather, and probably some rain.
It takes you the rest of the evening to get everything together for your departure tomorrow. Finally, you lie down in bed, exhausted. Transylvania, you think. I’m going to Transylvania. You smile, thinking about all the cheesy horror flicks set in that country. You wonder what the country’s done to deserve such a reputation. Then you sleep.
Next morning, things are a rush. The flight is fairly unremarkable, and when you arrive in Romania, it’s just starting to rain. The town, Schlechter Vielfrass, is pretty far away, and you travel by train for a while. Finally, the rail line ends, and you approach the bus station that should take you the rest of the way.
The rain’s gotten much worse. The roads here, while paved, haven’t seen enough upkeep lately. The bus station hasn’t either, for that matter. You wonder why your company hasn’t sprung for a rental. You don’t particularly want to rely on whatever they’re driving. You step out of the rain into the office. A single man is behind the cluttered counter, staring at his computer screen.
You approach him. “Hi. I’m Melissa Parker from the Lager and Hays firm. We’ve reserved a ticket for a bus to Schlechter Vielfrass.” You check your watch. “It should be leaving in forty five minutes.”
The man looks a bit startled. “Miss, no one’s driving out there today. The roads aren’t good, and the rain will only make them worse. It’s supposed to stop about noon tomorrow, and we’ll resume our route then. Uh, we have a list of hotels in the area if you need somewhere to stay.” He rummages through the debris, and hands you a folded up piece of paper.
You accept the paper, but you wonder if there are any alternatives. “Is there anywhere around I can rent a car?”
The man regards you thoughtfully. “Not any official places, no. But Tabitha- she sells cars usually, but she might rent one out. Here’s her number. You can call on our phone.”
You could rent a car for your stay. Way more convenient, definitely, and then you wouldn't have to wait for the bus company to be ready to drive. Or you could wait for the bus tomorrow. Driving in this weather just wouldn't be fun.
