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Chris McKay
Level 2: 75 points
Last Logged In: May 14th, 2009


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Journey to the End of the Night: Chicago/DC 2009 by Chris McKay

May 4th, 2009 7:59 PM

INSTRUCTIONS: Simultaneous pursuits across Chicago and Washington, D.C.

The city spreads out before you. Rushing from point to point, lit by the slow strobe of fluorescent buses and dark streets. Stumbling into situations for a stranger's signature. Fleeing unknown pursuers, breathing hard, admiring the landscape and the multitude of worlds hidden in it.

For one night, drop your relations, your work and leisure activities, and all your usual motives for movement and action, and let yourself be drawn by the attractions of the chase and the encounters you find there.


If you participated in this two-city simultaneous Journey in any way (as a player, chaser, or volunteer), please post your story here. Tell us your story of fear, lust, pain, speed, alienation, loneliness, hate, and desire.

The route towards the first check point wasn't terribly difficult to navigate. The only chasers we saw were on bikes, so we used this to our advantage. We would cut through trashed lots and residential neighborhoods. At one point, we cut through a dog park. A lady with a boxer, grabbed her dog's collar, and told us to hurry because her dog was getting riled up. The lady was totally bluffing, and was just a irritable yuppie. Anyways, I won't digress...

The next two check points were traversed by using strategic buses. It seemed like the majority of the passengers on the bus were playing Journey. There wasn't too many close encounters with chasers, for those checkpoints. The fourth was entirely different, though. First, one of my friends fell to a track star, under I-290- I believe. Then, the second we laid eyes on Chinatown, it was trouble. My friend, Dan, and I were in a parking lot with a bush/fence in front of us- when we locked eyes with a chaser. Then, all of us froze, ready to draw. I faked left and then squeezed right past the bush. The chased tagged Dan, and let me take off while she shouted to the other chasers. First, I passed a chaser daydreaming at a bus stop. They cursed to themselves, and then started after me. Next, I passed another chaser who was off guard. They joined the chase, and so did 2-3 others that tried to flank me. I kept down archer with all these chasers pursuing me. I've never ran so hard. Except maybe from the police. Eventually some hermes-like chaser caught up to me and tagged me. When I turned there were four others with him and a couple in the distance that gave up trying to compete with the others. I think that at one point, I had 6-7 chasers after me.

Little did I know, I was only across the street from the checkpoint. I'm not disappointed by that either. In fact, I'm proud by how I went down. I'm glad it took 7 of you mofos to take me down. I'll make you work for my virgin ass!

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posted by Kid A on May 5th, 2009 10:04 AM

"Some hermes-like chaser"

It's great, the first time I was ever caught in a Journey I made the same sort of super strength reference to my pursuer. We were full sprinting for city blocks, through traffic, crowds, jumping hotel barriers, ect. I was in awe that without the adrenaline of getting away he was able to keep up the entire time.

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posted by Dax Tran-Caffee on May 5th, 2009 11:37 AM

It's my hope that Journey to the End of the Night is secretly a way to expose super-heroes who are trying to stay under-the-radar.