steampunk · inventor · shy · slow-witted · rebel · camera eye · projection abilities · metropolis · gentle · noble background
Metropolis lives in a state of permanent evening. The parties are infinite, the dinners luxurious, the performances a nightly sacrament. The city shines so fiercely that the sky is blank, the stars erased. Nobody seems to mind; the addiction to delight is too powerful. You have chosen to attend another of Eternal Aurora's celebrated shows. Waiting on the underground platform, a draft stirs a poster newly glued to the wall. It's a wanted notice for a rebel faction accused of disseminating dangerous falsehoods about Metropolis and its star. Among the rendered portraits, you distinguish a man with a film projector built into his head, another wearing a darkened visor, and several others. Before you can look closer, your train slides into the station. You step aboard, find an empty booth, and…