He takes the painting promised, noticing the overall themes with satisfaction first. Deep blues and purples trailing across black, flicked specs of white in the dark, streaks of lighter colors turning the sky into a kaleidoscope of deep space. There's something familiar to that, now, something he knows on a deeper level... like it's calling to him.
But as he inspects the city, that feeling of familiarity strikes him hard enough to elicit a slight gasp. The buildings have a familiar haze to them, lights stretching forever. Buildings on buildings, spanning into an endless expanse of glowing windows and grimy streets, crowded with smells, and sounds... and expansions across the bay to anchor it to the ruined mainland.
He knows this city. It's so familiar that the sight of it closes his throat a bit, mouth hanging half open in words that won't come.]
This is-
[He can't even bring himself to say its name. But he doesn't need to. Suddenly, handing over that art is a trade he'd make a hundred times.
While he was rooting around in his bag, Kaneda created Neo Tokyo.
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He takes the painting promised, noticing the overall themes with satisfaction first. Deep blues and purples trailing across black, flicked specs of white in the dark, streaks of lighter colors turning the sky into a kaleidoscope of deep space. There's something familiar to that, now, something he knows on a deeper level... like it's calling to him.
But as he inspects the city, that feeling of familiarity strikes him hard enough to elicit a slight gasp. The buildings have a familiar haze to them, lights stretching forever. Buildings on buildings, spanning into an endless expanse of glowing windows and grimy streets, crowded with smells, and sounds... and expansions across the bay to anchor it to the ruined mainland.
He knows this city. It's so familiar that the sight of it closes his throat a bit, mouth hanging half open in words that won't come.]
This is-
[He can't even bring himself to say its name. But he doesn't need to. Suddenly, handing over that art is a trade he'd make a hundred times.
While he was rooting around in his bag, Kaneda created Neo Tokyo.
But... better.]