Paixao.” Frowning slightly, he pulled out an information brochure from the pocket of his jacket; it was the one the gate guards had waved at him when he entered the city. Though he’d read through in hopes that it would clarify some matters, it hadn’t helped all that much as to explain what exactly the city was. If anything, it had only served to confuse him further.

“A basic metropolitan, according to this.” Of course, it wasn’t that simple, he’d realized, after a bit of scouting around. “The people are strange, however. And there are no living things other than humans.”

Indeed, a few passerbys were throwing the two of them suspicious glances, a few whispering to each other behind their hands, which he tried his best to ignore. “No plants or animals.”