The peace and the light had given way to darkness and prolonged sadness. The optimism and hope for a better life hadn’t materialized, at least not on the preferred timetable of The Traveler. The gritty streets of this futuristic metropolis proved far more difficult to navigate than expected. What had once been considered the crown jewel of societal perfection had degenerated into what could only be described as an urban hellscape, replete with callous indifference that had given rise to tough talk - words without connection, words without feeling, words without reflection. How did it come to this?
