It was a typical evening in the many districts of Neo Tokyo. In this new, modern age, with the population exponentially increasing to diabolical levels, the way that the Japanese government decided to manage this especially in the city of Tokyo, is to not increase the amount of land that the city takes up, but rather, make the buildings go higher, much much higher than ever before, and make it essentially a multi level city.
There are currently five levels of Neo Tokyo:
Uptown, which this time is literally upwards, due to as mentioned before, the district now being layered on top of each other rather than sectioned on the same piece of land.
Mid uptown, which directly rests underneath uptown, is not quite as elite as uptown, but it's up there
Midtown, where the average, middle-class reside. Life is pretty decent there, you have access to a lot of stuff down there, there's a lot of great shops, amusement, restaurants and everything else you can think of.even occasionally the uptowners might visit to Midtown, although usually it's the youth that do so, as older generations tend to be uncomfy with socializing or residing amongst the mid towners
Downtown, which as it implies, is the more lower socioeconomic area. Things aren't quite as glamorous as Midtown and higher, but there are still some good neighbors and decent grocery and restaurant places to go to. Prices tend to be not all that bad but quality isn't necessarily guaranteed, although it's not nearly as diabolical as the next one
The ground level, most people don't even utter its name, as it's the lowest of low class, which tends to also mean that it is the most crime and drug ridden of all the districts. It's the cheapest place to live, but not on account of your physical well-being. It's basically like GTA down there, you never know what you're going to run into and unless you're a big tough guy who is super ultra street wise I know how to defend yourself, it is strongly advised not to be out at dusk or later. There are some pawn shops and dealers down there, a good deal of them are not suspicious though, but you still want to look out for your back. It's best advised especially if you're used to the way things go in the other districts, to perhaps bring a friend to help watch your back and you can help watch theirs. It's not an utter hell , but if you mention its name and that you were going to go down there to most people outside of it, they will appear worried and concerned. They might either be concerned about whom you affiliate with or what actions you affiliate with, or they will just simply be concerned for your health and well-being as well as perhaps your judgment regarding going to such a place especially so casually.
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Takashi was staying up late, as per usual. He was feeling a bit hungry, he was also most definitely exhausted, but he still wanted to keep working on his project nonetheless.
He went into the kitchen and boiled a kettle of water. Once it finished boiling, he turned it off and as he poured the hot water into the cup of noodles he selected, huge plumes of steam flowed from the cup. It was almost beautiful, and the smell and sensation of the warm steam going up in his face and his nose felt quite pleasant especially amongst the utter exhaustion he felt from working so hard and so late. It felt almost soothing.
He then took the soup packet, shook it back-and-forth, tore the top off and hastily dumped it all into the steaming cup of noodles. He stirred it around and then proceeded to place the chopsticks on top of the cup, although with a disposable napkin covering it instead of its original lid. You can find out that amidst his delirium, he forgot for that moment he wasn't supposed to tear off the whole entire top, so now a completely perfect, unused top cover rapper currently resides in the garbage can next to his desk, as he patiently waits for his noodles to be ready. He continues onto his project, despite feeling exhausted and hungry , but he decides to keep working regardless.
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ActionI first started writing this when I was about 16 years old, once I started to truly embrace the fact that I am an anime/manga fanatic, Otaku if you will. Basically, I was one of those who was raised in the kind of environment that was quite a bit di...