2039 - The year after the infamous Detroit bombing, deployed by deviant Cyberlife androids. As radiation spread, many evacuated in a fifty-mile radius.
Hundreds died rapidly at ground zero, while more became sick from being near the radiation. Easily, humans took the notion as an attack on humanity itself.
Detroit used to be a town where obedient androids worked with humans, where jobs thrived, lives were born, and people died naturally of old age.
After November of 2038, Detroit became infested with deviant androids, some turning to gang culture due to lack of money or resources provided. The bartering system continued to exist, resulting in many androids to move from shelter to shelter. The streets and sketchy alleyways were covered in trash. Wrappers, clothing, or even Android parts.
Jericho remained in existence, Markus as the leader, and continuously fought for Android life and the city itself.
After months of Detroit becoming an Android-only zone, no one allowed in or out due to radiation, technology advanced rapidly which allowed the toxicity levels to drop down to mere fractions compared to what it was before.
Upon hearing about the lowered radiation, poor humans risked their lives and breached Detroit in search of homes or scraps. It quickly became common to notice scavengers lurking in the streets, which androids looked down upon. Humans were even murdered in the street from sheer hatred, though it didn't matter. Most, if not all of them had no family to return to. The androids saw it as one less human to worry about.
Along with lower radiation levels, police had also breached the Detroit border. Androids never dared to wander near the outskirts of the city in fear of being taken out by the militia. However, it was easy to spot them in their riot gear: shields, batons, shotguns, and cattle prods to short-circuit their systems temporarily.
However, outside of Detroit was where a real war was transpiring.
The country slowly descended into a civil war, with half of the population in support of the androids, whilst the other half wanted them dead. It was incredibly rare to discover someone who was on-the-fence.
Protests were a daily occurrence across the country, which would result in either success, riots, or a pure massacre.
The biggest debate in the country was based off of Detroit, whether it should remain Android-only, or not.
Half were in support, claiming that androids would know peace and would have the opportunity to build on their own terms. Some people supported the idea just to separate them from the population completely so they wouldn't become an issue.
The other half were against, wishing death upon the androids. Many patriotic Americans demanded to have their land back since it was fought for back then, much like it was currently.
Tensions were high, as the country was falling apart.
The key to a solution was Detroit.