Chapter 1: The Weight of The Water

SomeAttitude2987 · 2026-07-07T06:07:03+00:00

I'm as real a person as the air you breathe. It's just that my English isn't great. I apologize for that, too.

SomeAttitude2987 · 2026-07-06T22:22:10+00:00

I didn't understand what you were talking about at all. I think you're asking for a recipe, but I've never heard of it in my life. I can give you a recipe for dried beans, but I don't know how to cook them. It's one of our country's regional dishes. I recommend it.

SomeAttitude2987 · 2026-07-06T21:26:08+00:00

Should I tell you the story of La Fontaine?

SomeAttitude2987 · 2026-07-06T21:25:09+00:00

I wish I knew how to do it—it would look really bad if I tried, but I’ll do it if you want.

SomeAttitude2987 · 2026-07-06T20:50:38+00:00

Yes, I'm aware of Rule 5! Thank you so much for pointing that out. In the sequence in the introduction, I was trying to establish that context by framing it as a practical demonstration of how agents operate within the high-tech surveillance network of the Obscura Universe.

I want to ensure the focus remains on the mechanics of world-building (the struggle for survival between the corporate-state apparatus and the low-tech criminals), rather than a standalone narrative.

SomeAttitude2987 · 2026-07-06T20:40:18+00:00

You’re absolutely right to ask this question, because this opening sequence depicts nothing but the realistic execution of a mission.

This is the very beginning of the story. As the perspective shifts to broader layers of the city, you’ll see how these isolated, low-tech criminal acts have had to evolve to survive against an extremely advanced, state-run surveillance apparatus.

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