Editing Zoomtown (section)

==Description==
The Path consists of buildings as far as the eye can see. The buildings are the same height, some having flat roofs and others peaked, with one-way streets filled with racing cars several stories down.<ref>The horizon had an intensity to it like it was sunset, but it was teal and seafoam.  Between her and the horizon, in every direction, were buildings.  They were arranged in a perfect grid, all uniform in height, but some were peaked and others were flat.  All were brightly colored.  Reds, blues, bright yellows, green.<br><br>She walked to the roof’s edge, looked down, and saw traffic, about ten floors below.  The cars were racing, kicking up exhaust and the smoke of tires.  They didn’t stop at intersections, but wove past one another.  All on one-way streets.  The gaps between buildings weren’t far. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/ Excerpt] from [[Leaving a Mark 4.1]]</ref> The Path is traveled by jumping from roof to roof in certain patterns of colors and roof type. Deviating from specific safe patterns is dangerous,  resulting in encounters with hostile Lost or other hazards.<ref>“Good, cool.  Then we need to go from house to house, ideally by a pattern.  We’ll be using the best pattern we’ve figured out.  I’ll shout out the instructions.  Blue house with a pointed roof first, then a red house, then any blue.  Do not, under any circumstances, touch a yellow house.  The third house is one we ride to the horizon.  It’s going to feel like we’re taking too long.  Don’t freak out, and don’t panic-jump.  If you start shouting at me you might miss the signal.  It’s spooky enough without distracting yourself.”<br>[...]<br>“Guess.  Fight like hell if you touch the wrong house.  Others and crap will pop up.  Don’t touch yellow houses.”<br>[...]<br>They raced away from the ongoing collapse, a metal beam from an annihilated building slammed through the yellow building right next to them. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/leaving-a-mark-4-1/ Excerpt] from [[Leaving a Mark 4.1]]</ref> Gravity is lower, making jumping between buildings easier than it appears.<ref>Avery ran, then leaped.<br><br>There wasn’t as much gravity here, and the higher she went, the less there was.  She cleared the fifteen or twenty feet with ease. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/leaving-a-mark-4-1/ Excerpt] from [[Leaving a Mark 4.1]]</ref> Like many Paths, flight or other methods of movement not in the spirit of the Path can be deadly.<ref>He nodded.  He looked at the rope.  “What’s that?”<br><br>“Movement trick I picked up from the Forest Ribbon Trail.”<br><br>“Be careful with those.  These places might look like they’re made up of things like our world, like cities and forested trails, but they have their own rules.  There’s places where trying to fly will get you killed in about two seconds, or tear open the sky.” - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/leaving-a-mark-4-1/ Excerpt] from [[Leaving a Mark 4.1]]</ref> The first movement between roofs causes all the buildings to start moving, speeding up constantly, sliding toward the horizon where they crash and send debris flying back over the rest of the Path.<ref>The house moved under her, making her slide a bit down the side.<br><br>“Go, go, go!”<br><br>The entire street of houses was now moving like it was on a treadmill.  Every second that passed, it picked up more speed, racing to the right.<br>[...]<br>The first street that had started moving was now reaching the end of the line.  It wasn’t infinite, and the buildings were slamming one by one into a body of water.  Each subsequent crash made the splash larger.<br><br>It was almost a mile away, but the first water droplets were now touching Avery’s skin.  The violent series of crashes and the expansion of the splash filled up one whole side of her peripheral vision, taking over the horizon.<br><br>Jude was on the row behind her, and moving faster.  He caught up, and landed on her roof.<br><br>It immediately doubled in speed.<br><br>They were racing toward the same horizon where the crash was happening.  The droplets became a drenching.  Flecks of wood bounced off of her. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/leaving-a-mark-4-1/ Excerpt] from [[Leaving a Mark 4.1]]</ref> The end of the Path is an arched bridge, which remains stable while the rest of the town continues to zoom. From there, a runner can seemingly exit to any location they want, though not necessarily exactly where they expect. This may include exiting on other Paths.<ref>Jude smiled.  “Come on.  This is your exit.  Mine is another two paths away.”<br><br>The exit was a ladder, leading down from the side of the bridge into the mist.<br>[...]<br>The bright blue-green horizon had turned to black.  The black, she’d thought, would become the night sky in Kennet.  It didn’t.  As it happened, the ladder took her into a storm drain. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/leaving-a-mark-4-1/ Excerpt] from [[Leaving a Mark 4.1]]</ref>