The City
History:
• Founded in 1799 by Touched social scientist and mechanist Dr. Walter Zemeckis
• Copy of London created via a duplication ray
• Originally known as “London Secundus” – its original purpose was to confuse the citizens of the city and eventually lead to widespread chaos, allowing Dr. Zemeckis to take over
• Original experiment a failure; i.e., absolutely no one was fooled by the copy
• Dr. Zemeckis decided instead to use the city as a social experiment to see how Touched might function when living and working in close quarters – he consequently opened the city up to all mad scientists
• Touched immediately flocked there – the city is now known as the Mad Science Capital of the World, with the largest population of Touched in all of England
• The “London” part of the name has long since been dropped (except on official paperwork), though the city still bears a resemblance to London itself in the set-up of many of its streets
• Often considered the “go-to” place by recently Creative Touched
• Zemeckis’s experiment has proved that Touched can coexist with each other, and are even capable of collaboration
• Fights still occur between Touched – the entire city is insured against damages caused by Creativity, and there’s a booming construction business
• No one is allowed to try and take over the city, however – by popular vote, Secundus is official neutral ground in regards to major fights
• Current Mayor: William Zemeckis, Slightly Touched descendant of Walter
• The local newspaper is “The Secundus Gears & Grind”
Important Places
• E. L. Brown’s 24-Hour Scientific Services: 1640 Riverside Drive, West Mechanics – a repair shop/spare parts shop. Proprietor: Dr. Emmett Brown. He and his assistants Marty and Victor live in a small flat above the shop itself
• Mad Hatter Haberdashery: 1006 McGee Street, West Mechanics – a hat shop with a private tea parlor below. Proprietor: Mr. Richard Dodgson. Employs Alice Liddell; the March Hare provides tea below
• Lewis Carroll’s Botanical and Biological Wonderland (Wonderland Park): Thackery Street, West Mechanics – a park featuring a number of Fabricated plants and animals. Proprietor: Mr. Lewis Carroll. The Cheshire Cat, the White Rabbit, and the March Hare (when he’s not at Mad Hatter Haberdashery) live here
• The Roofless: a restaurant where the food is served via a machine in the sky (hence, no roof). Proprietors: Flint Lockwood and Sam Sparks. Employs Sam’s assistant and chaperone Manny
• Narbonic Laboratories: a partially-underground lab. Proprietor: Mistress Helen Narbon. Employs Dave Davenport and Mell Kelly, all of whom live in a house above the lab
• Castle Finklestein: a castle on the edge of town, known as the most common source of Reanimated. Proprietor: Dr. Finklestein. Emily (the Corpse Bride), Sally, Jack, and Bonejangles live here
• The Baudelaire Orphanage for Unfortunate Children: an orphanage specially catering to those children who have had extreme bad luck in their lives. Proprietors: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire. Their pet Incredibly Deadly Viper Ink also lives here
• Rincewind’s Travel: a travel agency. Proprietor: Rincewind Pratchett. Employs Twoflower and the Luggage
• The First Church of Steam: 2015 Pressure Avenue, West Mechanics – a church that especially caters to Touched, Fabricated, Reanimated, and Automatons. Proprietor: Pastor (or Father) Gale
• 62 West Wallaby Street: the home of Wallace Park and Gromit. Home to their various small businesses (e.g., the window-washing service, the pest-control service, the bakery)
• Yurt Heterodyne: the summer home of Lady Agatha Heterodyne. Contains a small copy of the brain of Kestle Heterodyne
• Castle Wulfenbach: The airship city owned by Baron Klaus Wulfenbach
• Big Ben the Second/Cuckoo Ben: a copy of Big Ben that some Touched long ago turned into a cuckoo clock
• The Ball & Socket Pub: A bar owned by and intended for Reanimated customers, often hosts the Reanimation Rights group
• Cogwheel Hotel: The grandest hotel in Secundus, where the Van Dorts and Everglots stay during their visit there
• Tropes Theater: Local theater, used for plays and concerts
• St. Vidicon Hospital: The local hospital, named for the saint in charge of difference and analytical engines
• Equestria Labs: A combination farm and science center, home to a village of Fabricated ponies (both normal, pegasi, and unicorns)
• Aperture Science Innovators: A large complex underneath Secundus, accessible only by a couple of little sheds above ground. They deal largely with portal technology, AIs and mobility gels
• McGee Hospital For The Mentally Ill: The local asylum, catering to both normal insanity and certain forms of “dangerous to self/others” Toucheds. Headed by Dr. Pilgrim, it’s a surprisingly clean and well-run institute that doesn’t usually rely on things like bloodletting and trepanation.
• 1026 Tenniel Road: The Liddell residence, home to Alice and her Uncle Charles and Aunt Susan; a cheery yellow house with a dark grey roof and a lovely front garden
• 27 Bonham-Carter Road: The Van Dort residence, home to Victor and Alice after their marriage; a blue house with a tan roof, a stable for Ferdinand (and later room for Alice’s motorcycle), and a conservatory/laboratory on one side for Victor
• Founded in 1799 by Touched social scientist and mechanist Dr. Walter Zemeckis
• Copy of London created via a duplication ray
• Originally known as “London Secundus” – its original purpose was to confuse the citizens of the city and eventually lead to widespread chaos, allowing Dr. Zemeckis to take over
• Original experiment a failure; i.e., absolutely no one was fooled by the copy
• Dr. Zemeckis decided instead to use the city as a social experiment to see how Touched might function when living and working in close quarters – he consequently opened the city up to all mad scientists
• Touched immediately flocked there – the city is now known as the Mad Science Capital of the World, with the largest population of Touched in all of England
• The “London” part of the name has long since been dropped (except on official paperwork), though the city still bears a resemblance to London itself in the set-up of many of its streets
• Often considered the “go-to” place by recently Creative Touched
• Zemeckis’s experiment has proved that Touched can coexist with each other, and are even capable of collaboration
• Fights still occur between Touched – the entire city is insured against damages caused by Creativity, and there’s a booming construction business
• No one is allowed to try and take over the city, however – by popular vote, Secundus is official neutral ground in regards to major fights
• Current Mayor: William Zemeckis, Slightly Touched descendant of Walter
• The local newspaper is “The Secundus Gears & Grind”
Important Places
• E. L. Brown’s 24-Hour Scientific Services: 1640 Riverside Drive, West Mechanics – a repair shop/spare parts shop. Proprietor: Dr. Emmett Brown. He and his assistants Marty and Victor live in a small flat above the shop itself
• Mad Hatter Haberdashery: 1006 McGee Street, West Mechanics – a hat shop with a private tea parlor below. Proprietor: Mr. Richard Dodgson. Employs Alice Liddell; the March Hare provides tea below
• Lewis Carroll’s Botanical and Biological Wonderland (Wonderland Park): Thackery Street, West Mechanics – a park featuring a number of Fabricated plants and animals. Proprietor: Mr. Lewis Carroll. The Cheshire Cat, the White Rabbit, and the March Hare (when he’s not at Mad Hatter Haberdashery) live here
• The Roofless: a restaurant where the food is served via a machine in the sky (hence, no roof). Proprietors: Flint Lockwood and Sam Sparks. Employs Sam’s assistant and chaperone Manny
• Narbonic Laboratories: a partially-underground lab. Proprietor: Mistress Helen Narbon. Employs Dave Davenport and Mell Kelly, all of whom live in a house above the lab
• Castle Finklestein: a castle on the edge of town, known as the most common source of Reanimated. Proprietor: Dr. Finklestein. Emily (the Corpse Bride), Sally, Jack, and Bonejangles live here
• The Baudelaire Orphanage for Unfortunate Children: an orphanage specially catering to those children who have had extreme bad luck in their lives. Proprietors: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire. Their pet Incredibly Deadly Viper Ink also lives here
• Rincewind’s Travel: a travel agency. Proprietor: Rincewind Pratchett. Employs Twoflower and the Luggage
• The First Church of Steam: 2015 Pressure Avenue, West Mechanics – a church that especially caters to Touched, Fabricated, Reanimated, and Automatons. Proprietor: Pastor (or Father) Gale
• 62 West Wallaby Street: the home of Wallace Park and Gromit. Home to their various small businesses (e.g., the window-washing service, the pest-control service, the bakery)
• Yurt Heterodyne: the summer home of Lady Agatha Heterodyne. Contains a small copy of the brain of Kestle Heterodyne
• Castle Wulfenbach: The airship city owned by Baron Klaus Wulfenbach
• Big Ben the Second/Cuckoo Ben: a copy of Big Ben that some Touched long ago turned into a cuckoo clock
• The Ball & Socket Pub: A bar owned by and intended for Reanimated customers, often hosts the Reanimation Rights group
• Cogwheel Hotel: The grandest hotel in Secundus, where the Van Dorts and Everglots stay during their visit there
• Tropes Theater: Local theater, used for plays and concerts
• St. Vidicon Hospital: The local hospital, named for the saint in charge of difference and analytical engines
• Equestria Labs: A combination farm and science center, home to a village of Fabricated ponies (both normal, pegasi, and unicorns)
• Aperture Science Innovators: A large complex underneath Secundus, accessible only by a couple of little sheds above ground. They deal largely with portal technology, AIs and mobility gels
• McGee Hospital For The Mentally Ill: The local asylum, catering to both normal insanity and certain forms of “dangerous to self/others” Toucheds. Headed by Dr. Pilgrim, it’s a surprisingly clean and well-run institute that doesn’t usually rely on things like bloodletting and trepanation.
• 1026 Tenniel Road: The Liddell residence, home to Alice and her Uncle Charles and Aunt Susan; a cheery yellow house with a dark grey roof and a lovely front garden
• 27 Bonham-Carter Road: The Van Dort residence, home to Victor and Alice after their marriage; a blue house with a tan roof, a stable for Ferdinand (and later room for Alice’s motorcycle), and a conservatory/laboratory on one side for Victor