Main
Street, USA is themed as an idealized 1900s American small town,
where everyone knows everyone else, children respect their elders,
and folks are happy to help each other out in a time of need. You
know...the kind that probably never really
existed, at least not to the extent our national nostalgia supposes.
But either way, you can't have such a town without the townsfolk.
Who
are the residents of Main Street, USA? Are they just the Cast Members
that we see manning the shops and eateries? You could take that
assumption for granted and stop there, but if you did, you'd be
missing the fascinating meat of the story. There are a number of
small (but highly important to those involved) dramas playing out
right under our noses in this town. You'll never find them if you
merely look for them.
You
have to listen for
them instead.
Your
two main sources are the party line telephones in the Market
House, and the second-story windows of East Center Street. Pay
attention, note the instances of recurring names and concepts, and
you can get...not a complete picture, by any means, but some
interesting—and potentially alarming—connections start to crop
up...
