Someone young and healthy needn't settle for $13/hr. There are plenty of well paying labour jobs in the oilpatch. Plenty in the trades. This city is a gold mine of opportunity, and if you're looking to get into a particular field, this is the time to do it - And make good money at it...
From what I remember of my time with Vike, you have three hit points, after which you 'die'. If you're wearing heavier armour that increases. Makes for fairly fast, furious combat. You're meant to pull your blows enough that they don't do more than bruise, and everyone has to wear a helmet (for...
At the height of the swine flu epidemic I was stood in a security queue at the airport having a coughing fit. The guy in front of me took fright and demanded that I go ahead of him in the queue. Which was nice...