human
Write a detailed description of a foreboding scene in a town square with mortar, ash, and guiderails.
assistant
Flat and black, the basalt foundations for future shops and homes fill either side of the road, their edges lined with wood guiderails. The dark grey streaks of ash and lime mortar between the stones creates the illusion that the surfaces are cracked deeply, when in fact the specially made mortar keeps a tight grip on the individual stones.