At the Ball Park (2)
Eventually,
the parks' public-address systems
were done away with,
leaving
the fans at the park with three choices
of how to receive game information
(and the constant music,
though
some of the choices allowed one
to reduce or eliminate the music,
and
there were those few who chose
to eliminate the information):
one,
to read it off the many smaller video boards
that had replaced the single giant board
(ever-declining literacy levels
made this the most esoteric choice);
two,
audio/video apps for one's mobile device(s)
(the most popular choice);
and three,
audio/video streams implanted
directly into the brain once a person
had reached the age of majority
and could legally choose to do so,
though
of course there were those who didn't wait
and had it done illegally
(this was the least popular at first
as the bugs in the new technology
were worked out,
but it eventually grew
to be solidly the second-most popular choice)
At the Ball Park (3)
Another innovation
was the excess section
This was not for standing-room fans
once the park had reached
its seating capacity,
as it had been in the old days,
but
rather a special section
for those dedicated to excess,
whether food or drink or real or
simulated game situations
There would be vomitoria,
overnight accommodations for those
no longer able to drive or teleport,
with
those who chose this section
knowing they would be subject
to strict scrutiny of their sobriety
if they wanted to leave
(it has never been noted
how much wisdom was found
by those who traveled this road)
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