BUS: Belowground Ushering System

BUS stands for Belowground Ushering System. It is one of two main transport systems in the Demesne. It operates much like a train, and the interiors are color coordinated for their specific track, of which there are five.

## A-BUS

The A-BUS is the BUS Celia takes from Camp Altohodos to Renasci. Its color is yellow and its dining car reminds Celia of a cafe. It "runs north-south along the eastern edge of the country," going as far as Florida. It is Heath's favorite. Havensmoor is located at the third station.

## B-BUS

The B-BUS runs across the top of the country and its color is emerald green. The dining car in the B-BUS is like a fancy restaurant, with crystal chandeliers, fine china, silverware and flowers. It presumably runs on an east/west track as it is the alternative trasportation option for Pachay students.

## C-BUS

The C-BUS is an east-west locomotive running through the center of the country.  Celia boards it after leaving Agatha Towbridge's House, along with most of the students going to Renasci. Some use the CAR 3, but the C-BUS is the main train to the school. It is blue, and is accessed by pressing a button concealed behind a brick in a nondescript beige building. Its station has "gold handrails, plush red carpeting, and footlights on every other step."

It is conducted by Zosimo Bearden and has a large Rathskeller market nearby. The ticket seller is an "older man with bushy white eyebrows." The dining car on the C-BUS has an old bar feel to it.

## D-BUS

The D-BUS is royal purple, and runs across the south edge of America. Celia access the D-BUS station from New Mexico, and the platform has a "southwestern decor, with adobe walls and ristras hanging between the rathskellers. There was a large chiminea in the middle of the platform, a fire flickering within. Woven blankets hung on all the walls and the stairs heading to the upper level had a turquoise railing."

The inside of it looks just like any other BUS but a bright violet for the color of the benches, doors, carpeting, and lights. The dining car in the D-BUS is like a Fifties diner, including the soda fountain, jukebox, and black and white checkered floor. The man behind the counter, with slicked black hair and a vintage bowling t-shirt, is known for calling out the orders with insane names in code that the employees follow.

## E-BUS

The E-BUS's color is a bright, eye-searing orange. Luckily the inside is not as neon as the outside. It runs on a north-bound track and is the main train for Pachay.

## References

1. ↑ Melissa Gunther, *Key to the past* (Colorado Springs, Colo.: Hayes Allan, 2011), [51].
2. ↑ Melissa Gunther, *Flash of Red* (Colorado Springs, Colo.: Hayes Allan, 2012), [392].
3. ↑ Melissa Gunther, *Searching for Clues* (Colorado Springs, Colo.: Hayes Allan, 2013), [506].
4. ↑ Gunther, *Flash of Red*, [13].
5. ↑ Gunther. *The Gathering Storm.* [366]
6. ↑ Gunther, *Key to the past*, [52].
7. ↑ Melissa Gunther, *New Beginnings* (Colorado Springs, CO: Hayes-Allen, 2017), [32].
8. ↑ Melissa Gunther, *The Book in the Attic* (Colorado Springs, Colo.: Hayes Allan, 2009), [Page 35-36].
9. ↑ Gunther, *Key to the past*, [54].
10. ↑ Gunther, *Flash of Red*, [282].
11. ↑ Gunther. *Flash*, [Page 283].
12. ↑ Melissa, Gunther. *The Gathering Storm.* (Colorado Springs, Colo.: Hayes Allan, 2014) [363]