You're outside a hospital in The Fountain of the Subsets. Boat traffic gently floats through canals of aqua coloured water and heavy snow falls with a periodic wind.
You're on an oil platform in Chime Lake. A huge fleet of galleys are gathered nearby and collections of tiny, luminous russet crystals are growing everywhere.
You're outside a sushi bar in The Airfield of the Tolerants. Here the temperature feels lukewarm and loosely scattered scarlet coloured stones are floating in place.