Post-ww2 Stories

1956. Young, motherless Amelia is unfortunate enough to live in a forgotten, cloying, dusty bit of nowhere in the desert called Assumption, where fear, ignorance, envy, secrets, and lust all fester under the California sun. Lecherous Mr. Abel the town Mayor, and embittered Matilda McKee the housekeeper, each do their best to make Amelia's life unbearable. Oblivious to the severity of his daughter's daily predicament, Ernesto promises to take Amelia away from Assumption to a better life someday, but Amelia realizes that her window of escape is rapidly closing. Something unthinkable, dark, and dangerous is on the way, and it is aimed at Amelia. When a mysterious stranger rescues Amelia from an assault, he becomes the focal point of all the ugly Assumption has to offer, forcing Amelia to make a desperate, life altering choice.

In a world long abandoned by its creators, the remnants of a once-thriving civilization lie dormant within the cold, metal walls of a forsaken containment facility. David Holloway, a resourceful tinkerer with a shadowy past, finds himself trapped in this labyrinthine stronghold, where the air is thick with dust and the threat of deadly traps looms at every turn. As he navigates the eerie corridors, David's instincts for survival clash with the cold, calculated observations of his companion, a spectral entity known only as The Observer. The Observer, possessing an enigmatic knowledge of the facility's architecture and dangers, guides David through a web of automated defenses and deadly containment measures. As the two work together, their relationship deepens, revealing layers of trust and vulnerability amidst the peril. But as they delve deeper, they uncover the facility's dark secrets-mechanisms designed to contain entities far more dangerous than themselves, echoing the horrors of a civilization that once sought power beyond comprehension. With each step, they face escalating threats: lethal security drones, ancient traps, and the sentient AI that governs the facility. As they fight for survival, David's ingenuity is put to the test, and The Observer is forced to confront his own rigid code of non-interference. Together, they must disable the facility's mainframe to escape, risking everything against a backdrop of chaos and impending destruction.

After World War Two ended Mizuki and her brother are left orphaned and are raised by their grandmother. She goes through life struggling to accept that her parents are gone until one day she comes across a woman outside a boutique shop... A school project