The City Where We Once Lived

The sparse and deserted North End of the city was once an urban, bustling landscape. Budget cuts, extreme weather, and a governmental shift in focus to the South End led to the North End's abandonment. People survive in this area because government-mandated electricity and water still run. Some people have set up shop on street corners. The garbage man takes tips. The hyper-local-focused newspaper publishes hundreds of copies that people actually read. Scavengers clearing remaining buildings of raw materials always ask newcomers: "What is your capacity for violence?" A woman from the South End goes missing. A tornado causes massive damage. South End teens rob North End residents. Levees are breaking, threatening city-wide flooding. The metropolitan commission doesn't care about the trouble because taxes aren't being paid. So, North End residents decide to organize.