Mirage Bar, Durian Street, District 4 of Moon City, late at night.0

Moon City never slept. Durian Street was packed with young thrill seekers. Bars lined the street alongside a great many fake durian trees. The advertising light fixtures and signs on buildings all incorporated durians as well.0

In this age, natural plants and animals were precious resources. Most people lived their entire lives without seeing either, subsisting on artificially synthesized produce. This scarcity bred an obsession with organic life, leading architects to weave botanical motifs into the city's very fabric. Darkhorse Street, where Gao Yang lived, was born of the same yearning.0

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