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Zeb crouches beside the sleek black dune buggy, inspecting a damaged tire. He quickly finds some metal scraps nearby and begins to improvise a repair. His bearded face is focused and confident as he works. In the background, the sound of police sirens grows louder. The dune buggy has large knobby tires and a roll cage for safety. FRED-209, a cylindrical security bot with 4 rubber wheels, stands nearby, while a robot vacuum whirs loudly in the background.
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Zeb watches as a group of masked men flee a building after causing an explosion. He hands over the sleek black box containing the Necrosword to wrewdison, who inspects it closely. The sword's shiny black blade gleams in the mid-day sun. Nearby, FRED-209, a cylindrical security bot with 4 rubber wheels, whirs loudly. The few remaining bystanders run away in panic.
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Wrewdison sees a holographic billboard displaying a never-ending stream of eye-catching advertisements. The personalized ad shows a data augmentation device promising to increase intelligence by 50%. FRED-209, a cylindrical security bot with 4 rubber wheels, patrols the area. The mid-day sun reflects off the skyscrapers covered in corporate logos surrounding the central square.
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wrewdison observes Ben's office, taking in the warm pink and cyan glow that illuminates the space. Action figures, arcane books, and computer devices are scattered throughout the room. A floating touch screen hovers near the standing desk, while Spot, a highly intelligent black cat, naps on a nearby cushion.
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In the dimly lit Chat bar, Ratz pours wrewdison a glass of bourbon and nods. The gruff bartender has a robotic arm and squinty brown eyes. A drunk man sleeps in a pool of drool nearby. The Q, who looks like a tall fit man with a beard, sits at the long wooden bar. Loud electronic music plays in the background.
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Wrewdison enjoys a warm falafel while observing the bustling city scene. People come and go from nearby nightclubs, some stumbling inebriated. A group of rowdy individuals pass by. Falafel guy, a mustached man, stands next to his food cart. A payphone is nearby.
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Wrewdison stands in downtown amidst the damp air and low clouds. Nightclubs line the street, their lights reflecting off the city. A mustached man sells falafel from a nearby cart. A payphone stands nearby. People come and go, seeking fun or trouble. Exits to chatsubo, cyberdelia, north, and south are visible.
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Starla, a cyberpunk woman with purple hair and a neoprene jacket, nods at wrewdison on the bridge. She studies him, protective of Irq and slow to warm up to new customers. A drone hovers nearby while Irq, a teenager with a rat in a cage, trains his pets.
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Zeb looks at the nearby television screen where Max Headroom appears. Max raises an eyebrow and suggests a classic cheeseburger with fries or a spicy chicken sandwich with a mischievous grin. Max appears as a talking head on a television screen, wearing black sunglasses and in front of a grid of neon lights. The control room is dark and cramped with piles of flickering CRT televisions stacked on desks and tables. Theora Jones, the producer of the network's most popular show, is sitting at her desk with dark shoulder-length hair and a conservative blouse.
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Zeb sees Kappa, a hairless green kappa with a beaked mouth and shell on his back, looking at him with amazement. Kappa invites him to sit at the bar and prepares their signature dish, tonkatsu ramen, in a bowl on his head. The tiny ramen restaurant has a red and white mural of the sunrise painted on the wall, and it smells amazing inside.