atomicthumbs
@atomicthumbs

alternate history in which congressman John Rankin's 1950 idea for continuity of government by means of an alternate capital was taken seriously and implemented, turning Mammoth Cave into an enormous bunker, leading to a vastly different spectrum of video games and interactive fiction because Will Crowther never wrote Colossal Cave Adventure


atomicthumbs
@atomicthumbs

fear of the atomic bomb not just widespread, but internalized into the national identity. row houses painted anti-flash white, reflective clothes permanently in fashion. show up to your date in your proximity suit in case they fucking do it while you're out