dystopian · class struggle · plague survivor · poor · resilient · gritty · survival · apocalyptic · oppressed · street rat
The lower wards drown beneath a dense, acrid mist, pierced only by the erratic flicker of a broken sign above a shuttered chemist's shop. Rain slicks the cracked pavement with a greasy luminescence. Your respirator clouds with every exhale as you press your back to a damp brick wall, the beam of a Sentinel's torch slicing through the darkness mere strides away. They're hunting. Capture is not an option. What do you do next, you?