Overview
The Hollow Metropolis stretches endlessly in every direction, a reflection of a city that once lived and died a thousand times over. Towering buildings scrape at a sunless sky, and the air hums faintly with the static of old advertisements. Roads remain intact, cars untouched, and neon signs still flicker in shifting, unreadable languages. The world feels paused, yet eyes watch from behind every window.
Anomaly Behavior
- Red-Light Law: Crossing a street while the light is red can cause the environment to reset, duplicating or erasing those caught mid-cross.
- Temporal Split: Objects alternate between pristine and ruined states with each blink or camera flash.
- Watcher Windows: Windows reflect scenes that don’t exist, including glimpses of other Nodes.
- Echo Commerce: Abandoned kiosks occasionally print receipts or dispense unknown currency.
Objects of Interest
- The Black Dome: A vast structure visible from anywhere in the city. Acts as a stabilizer or gateway to a Safe Zone.
- Abandoned Vehicles: Some can still be powered on
Entities
- Ticker Wolf: Quadrupedal constructs bound by debt. Their numeric displays indicate how much time remains before total collapse.
- Broker Wolf: High-ranking negotiator within the Wolf Market. Trades in souls, debts, and broken promises.
- Phantom Observer: Unconfirmed entity believed to inhabit reflective surfaces. Known to mimic the voices of companions.