• What it is:
• The City Bus is a rare machine. Creeps randomly through the streets of the city. Travels mainly in packs of three or more. Originally designed to follow a man-made time table, the City Bus, in its earliest days, mutated and now cannot be controlled by its creator. It is likely that this rebel bus gene has spread to other cities on the planet, and possibly further afield.

• Distinguishing features:
• Bussicus Citius leaves distinctive droppings, black oozing pools which take on all the colours of the spectrum when exposed to sunlight, although sunshine is rare enough in its native environment. Other tell-tale features to look out for include the noxious fumes belched out from deep within the creature's bowels. Preys on motorists, cyclists and pedestrians in a number of ways: Will lie motionless in ambush on a roadside, swerving outwards at the last moment on seeing an approaching victim. Will move at speed through puddles close to the roadside, saturating pedestrians or hitting them with strange reflective protrusions which grow on stalks near the creature's nose. One of the few creatures known to kill and maim for sport, as to date no evidence has emerged to suggest that Bussicus depends on its victims for food.

• Bad Religion:
• The ever-growing Commuter Cult have a morbid fascination for this beast, and, amongst its members, it is considered pleasurable to ride within the metallic shell draped over the Bussicus endoskeleton. Research continues into the impulses which drive the cult members to these lengths. It is thought that Cult members derive a certain martyr like 'buzz' from sitting around at cult meetings, which can occur in any place, at any time, discussing the duration of their most recent ride. When visiting the city, watch out for the now famous 'Changing of the Busses', which can also occur in any place and at any time. This phenomenon invloves Cult Members climbing out of one of these beasts, straight into another. Most common early in the day. The ritual is thought to be somehow related to the reproduction of Bussicus Citius. Following the transfer, the 'donor' bus will lie idle on the roadside for a number of hours, often wallowing in a black pool of its own waste, until dragged away by a 'drone' bus, it's destination unknown.

• Research Status:
• Ongoing. So many questions remain unanswered.

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