I know that in the plot and on other pages you mention that the town is small and doesn't have much when it comes to more advance technology, but would you mind explaining what exactly they have in town (i.e shops, possible jobs, things to do) and what limited tech they do have? I'm writing my bio for the application and don't want to mess up any lore or anything like that! x
I was about to start working on some âtownâ pages right now. So, they donât really have any big shops. No Targets or Walmarts or Whole Foodâs. Itâs mostly mom & pop shopsâ small drug stores, little grocery outlets, that kind of thing. Anything too big doesnât stay in business because there arenât enough people to keep them open. Thereâs been a JCPenney building in construction for about 4 years now, but very little progress gets made & everyone is pretty sure that corporate has forgotten about it completely.Â
They have a bowling alley, an arcade, two different bars, a diner, a very small movie theater that usually has outdated films (usually nothing more recent than films that came out a year ago, and something that recent is BIG news), a public pool, and an ice cream shop. They have two big name fast food placesâ a Taco Bell & a Sonic. The mayor announced the building of a roller rink in May, but that was put on hold after Macyâs death. They have two parks in town. One has a playground for children while the other has only swings & is more for adults to enjoy. People used to spend a good amount of time making their own kinds of fun in the woods surrounding the town, but not many people are brave enough to venture into them anymore.
As far as jobs go, somebody could be a waiter, a bar tender, a receptionist for the doctor or dentistâs office in town, a writer for the newspaper, a newspaper deliverer, a teacher, a bus driver, a janitor, a lifeguard, a cashier at one of the mom & pop shops, a secretary, a gas station attendant, a nurse, a hairdresser, a nail tech, or just about any other âsmall town jobâ you can think of. If youâre wanting to give your character a job/career but are unsure if itâll fit in town, you can always message me about it & we can talk!
For technology, theyâve got it, most of it is just either wildly outdated or doesnât work very well. Any current (2016-now) TVs or computers or phones or whatever you might desire would have to be ordered from somewhere online & delivered, or would have to be picked up out of town. The more recent the technology, the more incompatible it is with the townâs slow internet connection & phone service. They have a phone, cable & internet provider named TRAIL thatâs main office operates from a slightly larger town about 3 hours away. Theyâre impossible to get a hold of and even when you can reach them, they hardly ever do anything to fix any problems their customers may be having. But theyâre the only company with a tower near Summerford so the citizens donât have another option.Â
Honestly I could probably go on but itâs probably better to save any more details for the pages Iâll have up soon. If you have questions about anything in particular, let me know.Â