'You're a good fellow. Oh, you're English, but you're a good fellow.'
Anthony Hope, The Prisoner of Zenda
Xi Shi's rural Ruritania build was our second stop on Safari this week, it's located on Littlefield Grid and although rich with scripted gems all over, was really easy to rez on. Our point of arrival was the glorious green cricket pitch, where Xi and some of her closest friends were there to meet us. Address, as always, at the end of the post.
Dozens of movies, and numerous talking figures to help you guess just which screen gem is being hinted at in the form of tableaux and vignettes spread around this lovely sim. Add an impressive train line, some delicately beautiful mesh architecture, and you have a region fit for royalty. In the usual spirit of our Safari trips, this is not an exhaustive tour of every single feature, but a glimpse - after all, the point is that we all visit these delightful venues again, and often. That's our goal.
For simplicity's sake, the included NPC dialogue throughout this article is shown in italics.
postman: pedals off sharpish before the bus comes
Road-roller driver: Eh watch out for crazy drivers 'ere! I just had a fellow tear away from me and nearly 'it the bus after 'e stopped and asked where a bloke could 'ave some fun in this place. I just pointed 'im to the 'arbour and off he went like shite from a shovel !! Loony bugger
Xi Shi: I think I might have to translate some of that for a few
Alan Scot: *-* YeSS! *-* whats a shovel ? ( kidding)
Tina Bey: hola a todos
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Xi Shi: oh my, all at once... ok who's batting first?
Mal Burns: nicely mowed lawn!
chasty Slavicz: Hi Star and Jupiter. Ard, Mal, Frank, welcome
TeriMar Galuptra: Should we be wearing heels on the cricket pitch? It's worse than football boots...
Frank Gresham: cricket time
Ernest Moncrieff: We are the village green preservation society
Forest Azure: i have no idea how cricket goes
Cosi Dumont: nor have i ... i only know its very british ... haha
Jupiter Rowland: Landing on a cricket ground like a Chesterfield sofa...
Alan Scot: that model airplane never crashes
Xi Shi: I'm hoping that wont change either!
Zadijah Ahmed: it is time!!!!!
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It's a perfect little jewel set in a many faceted 4x4 VAR build that celebrates so many aspects of England that is will take you hours visiting and contemplating in order to take in all the delightful details, as it draws you back to another time, not just in the style of the vehicles and the road signs, which belong to the era of Dr Who's TARDIS, but also in the allusions and references to UK film and television, gently reminding you of classics like Brief Encounter, and the Two Ronnies discussing fork handles - or should that be four candles - to mention only two of the dozens of 3D throwbacks... make sure you have your wits about you, or you'll miss a lot of the fun. The HG Address is, of course, at the end of the post..png)