AN: To those of you reading Renegade, a thousand apologies, but I don't think it's going to work out. Anyway, this is my new idea. Please read and review. Oh, and the whole story won't be written in first person, just the prologue, and the narrators will be introduced later. For now, you can try and guess them!


Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir
I couldn't help but note your shade of melanin
I tip my hat to the colorful arrangement
Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin

- DC Talk, "Colored People"


"Welcome to Animapolis, where skyscrapers reach out to touch the heavens. Life's pretty good in this city, if you ask me. The economy's booming, and crime isn't really too much of an issue. Suprisingly, neither is corruption. Believe it or not, politics isn't a dirty word around here. The citizens couldn't be happier anywhere else. Well, at least the ones who live in The Halogen District.

In The Commons, the people are always whining that they can't get any jobs because of class warfare. Honestly, I think that's a bunch of crap. Why would anyone base their judgment on something as trivial as class? It's a total fabrication. I know that utopias aren't supposed to exist, but this is pretty much it.

Except, of course, for the Lucy Simmons District, formerly the Foreign District. That's where most of the warehouses are. Not many people really know what's going on in there, but I can tell you this: Everyone there is always drugged up on something. It's actually kind of scary to think about, a bunch of immigrants bringing drugs into the city. Who's idea was it to even let them live where all the shipping goes on?

Whatever. It's not my problem. Me, I'm just thankful that I get to live here in the Halogen, away from all the crazies. Life is good up here.

Welcome to The Halogen District of Animapolis, the City of Light."


"Welcome to Animapolis, where the slums go on for miles. Life's pretty touch and go in this city, if you ask me, but we get by. Crime's pretty bad, but the real thorn in our side is this economy. It's not the economy itself, per se, but it's the fact that our people, those living in The Common District, can't find jobs anywhere outside of this district. It's the most outrageous thing I've seen in years.

It's those chumps in The Halogen. They think that just because they have more money than us, it makes them somehow better. They refuse to give us any jobs out of some superiority complex. Truth is, we're people just like them, and we've gotta eat, too! Of course, we're not so desperate as to look for work in the Lucy Simmons District.

That place is crazy, the Simmons District. The stories I've heard come out of there are absolutely insane. We're all afraid to go in there. Apparently everyone over there does drugs. And frankly, high people aren't exactly the most logical people in the world. I heard about this one guy, killed his wife one day, but still slept with the body. I don't want any of that.

No thanks! Life may not be so great here in The Commons, but it's sure better than anything that's going on in the LSD.

Welcome to The Common District of Animapolis, the City of Decay."


"Welcome to Animapolis, where everything is crazy. Half of the buildings here are built without even a hint of thought or logic. It's all based on what looks cool while you're on a trip. And everyone knows that nothing makes sense while you're on a trip. The colors here are crazy, too. Same type of deal. Really the only thing most of the people here care about is where to find the best rave. Good luck finding it. There are dozens every night. I'm just glad I was pulled out of that lifestyle when I was. It could be worse, though.

I could live in The Halogen, where all the pompous, stuck up snobs live. They think they can just go on living off the fat of the land while the rest of the city falls to pieces. What they don't realize is that the fall is coming to them, sooner rather than later.

The Commons isn't any better. They say they want to be able to live like normal people, but they won't even look us in the eye. It's like we have some kind of disease that they're afraid they might catch if they get too close to us. Bunch of hypocrites.

It doesn't really matter to me that much though. I'm not afraid of this place. If they don't want to let me out of here, then I guess the only thing left is to make this place a little better.

Welcome to The Lucy Simmons District of Animapolis, the City of the Dead."


One status

One city

One world