Still working on character updates, but those got me wondering... Warning, Rambling ahead.
Crystal Tokyo/Castle Magellan is a big floating moon-rock anchored to the surface of Venus with a tether, right? Now, I'm wondering if this thing drifts/tilts. I know that on bigger boats you don't notice it rocking unless something is really wrong. But this isn't a boat. It's more like a large stationary aircraft that floats in the atmosphere. But do changes in the wind affect the city enough to be noticed anyway? Or is it all mitigated by various safeguards?
And what do people who live there call it? Two names are cited on the wiki. Do people from different factions use different names, or do they refer to different parts of the city? I can easily see 'civilian' areas just being Crystal Tokyo or just Tokyo by the locals, while more governmental/military areas are refered to as being in Castle Magellan.
Alternatively, the entire city is Crystal Tokyo, and Castle Magellan refers to the 'core' area in the middle of the spiral. Is there an actual castle, or does the area just have architecture that looks like it? And where does the Castle Magellan name come from, anyway?
Then there's the architecture of the city itself. Space is at a premium in space, so I'd imagine that in some areas apartment buildings that reach almost all the way to the top of the 'dome' are common. On the other hand, some people may have made arguments that such tall building would either interfere with maintenance, or just be major eyesores. There might be areas where houses are deliberately designed to be low to the ground, with roofs that are flat. That way, you can take advantage of the extra space to stargaze, like a porch. Which, in a place with no/little weather that's located high up in the atmosphere, might be surprisingly popular, depending on the transparency of the dome. Or, maybe they have rooftop gardens.
Of course, it's very likely that both of these designs are in the city. As per your usual models, apartments are where people with lower incomes live, whereas 'flats' are where people with cash to burn live.
I can't imagine very many people at all have yards, though. There might be a few 'real' houses with yards, but I imagine most of the greenery is in public parks. Of which, there are probably very few, although they are probably very popular. In 2014, what few trees are there, won't be very big at all. Baring biomods, of course. At an arbitrary guess, I'd say there are two, maybe three parks on Crystal Tokyo. A 'Royal Garden', likely located in or close to the castle, and the other ones being a 'Flats' park and an 'Apartments' park. Ironically, I'd think that the 'Apartments' park is likely the bigger of the two. Since there's more people crammed tighter together there, they probably have a much higher in interest in public utilties and more space to play with. The 'Flats' park, on the other hand, is probably smaller. I'd say that they're both about equal in terms of quality, just that the 'Apartments' one is likely larger.
Now, I'd imagine that to reach most places you'd need to go on foot. Given the segments domes that make up the city, there probably isn't much 'air' traffic and there's probably always lots of people at inter-dome transfer points. That said, there's probably a subway system that goes through the moon-rock. Which, again, I'd imagine is generaly crowded. Assuming the city is arranged in a rough circle, I'd imagine that the rails are layed out in a flattened figure eight, with seven stations. North, Northwest, Southwest, South, Southeast, Northeast, and Core/Central/Castle.
The Core/Castle is likely the government district. Given the spiral layout of the city, I don't think I could really hazard a guess as to the where the other ones are, but I have an idea of what they might be. Again, there's the Flats and the Apartments. But given that this is the HQ of the Senshi faction, I'd imagine a strong military presence, so there's a military/Sammie district.
And where there's people, there's going to likely be shopping/dining/fun-seekers. So, that gives us an Arcade. I use that word, rather than Mall or commercial district, becuase I'd imagine that the Arcade would take more after the japanese model of a department store. That is, rather than the western concept of everything being spread out over an area, tall/deep buildings where each floor is something different. If I'm explaining it poorly, just think of it as a mall where rather than build out, people build up. Down on street level, you'll likely see a bunch of more small, shallow stores and shops.
I also like the sound of 'Arcade' more that commercial district.
For food, I'd bet you'll see your standard fen hodge-podge of things. Mexican, chinese, japanese, italian- if you want it, you'll likely find it. But, there's probably a strong emphasis on fast food and take-out. Sit-down restaurants do exist, but I'd imagine them to be less common, and there's probably none at street level. And, on whatever side is closest to the Sammie district, there are likely to be bars. Which I'd imagine is like saying that you might hear loud noises close to a rock concert, but moving on. The popularity of crepes is off the charts.
Entertainment wise, the Arcade likely has, well, an arcade, with a great variety of Fen-original cabinets. King Of Fen is a mainstay, but DDR machines likely eat lots of credits everyday too. Touhou machines are probably pretty popular too, and there's a King of Fen machine with a dedicated Danmaku mod installed. There's probably alot of Noise Board (which I just made up) installed too, to eat up sound from surrounding machines. That way, you can actually hear what's going in your game, without having to listen to gunfire, screams of anguish, or the loud mish-mash of sound that you get when a lot of people are clustered together and playing around.
... And now I have to go to work... should I have just made a 'Let's Flesh Out Crystal Tokyo' thread instead? This stretched out a lot further than I thought it would. Originally, I was just going to wonder a bit about daily life in Crystal Tokyo.. and it bloated into this.
Ah, well. I had fun.
Crystal Tokyo/Castle Magellan is a big floating moon-rock anchored to the surface of Venus with a tether, right? Now, I'm wondering if this thing drifts/tilts. I know that on bigger boats you don't notice it rocking unless something is really wrong. But this isn't a boat. It's more like a large stationary aircraft that floats in the atmosphere. But do changes in the wind affect the city enough to be noticed anyway? Or is it all mitigated by various safeguards?
And what do people who live there call it? Two names are cited on the wiki. Do people from different factions use different names, or do they refer to different parts of the city? I can easily see 'civilian' areas just being Crystal Tokyo or just Tokyo by the locals, while more governmental/military areas are refered to as being in Castle Magellan.
Alternatively, the entire city is Crystal Tokyo, and Castle Magellan refers to the 'core' area in the middle of the spiral. Is there an actual castle, or does the area just have architecture that looks like it? And where does the Castle Magellan name come from, anyway?
Then there's the architecture of the city itself. Space is at a premium in space, so I'd imagine that in some areas apartment buildings that reach almost all the way to the top of the 'dome' are common. On the other hand, some people may have made arguments that such tall building would either interfere with maintenance, or just be major eyesores. There might be areas where houses are deliberately designed to be low to the ground, with roofs that are flat. That way, you can take advantage of the extra space to stargaze, like a porch. Which, in a place with no/little weather that's located high up in the atmosphere, might be surprisingly popular, depending on the transparency of the dome. Or, maybe they have rooftop gardens.
Of course, it's very likely that both of these designs are in the city. As per your usual models, apartments are where people with lower incomes live, whereas 'flats' are where people with cash to burn live.
I can't imagine very many people at all have yards, though. There might be a few 'real' houses with yards, but I imagine most of the greenery is in public parks. Of which, there are probably very few, although they are probably very popular. In 2014, what few trees are there, won't be very big at all. Baring biomods, of course. At an arbitrary guess, I'd say there are two, maybe three parks on Crystal Tokyo. A 'Royal Garden', likely located in or close to the castle, and the other ones being a 'Flats' park and an 'Apartments' park. Ironically, I'd think that the 'Apartments' park is likely the bigger of the two. Since there's more people crammed tighter together there, they probably have a much higher in interest in public utilties and more space to play with. The 'Flats' park, on the other hand, is probably smaller. I'd say that they're both about equal in terms of quality, just that the 'Apartments' one is likely larger.
Now, I'd imagine that to reach most places you'd need to go on foot. Given the segments domes that make up the city, there probably isn't much 'air' traffic and there's probably always lots of people at inter-dome transfer points. That said, there's probably a subway system that goes through the moon-rock. Which, again, I'd imagine is generaly crowded. Assuming the city is arranged in a rough circle, I'd imagine that the rails are layed out in a flattened figure eight, with seven stations. North, Northwest, Southwest, South, Southeast, Northeast, and Core/Central/Castle.
The Core/Castle is likely the government district. Given the spiral layout of the city, I don't think I could really hazard a guess as to the where the other ones are, but I have an idea of what they might be. Again, there's the Flats and the Apartments. But given that this is the HQ of the Senshi faction, I'd imagine a strong military presence, so there's a military/Sammie district.
And where there's people, there's going to likely be shopping/dining/fun-seekers. So, that gives us an Arcade. I use that word, rather than Mall or commercial district, becuase I'd imagine that the Arcade would take more after the japanese model of a department store. That is, rather than the western concept of everything being spread out over an area, tall/deep buildings where each floor is something different. If I'm explaining it poorly, just think of it as a mall where rather than build out, people build up. Down on street level, you'll likely see a bunch of more small, shallow stores and shops.
I also like the sound of 'Arcade' more that commercial district.
For food, I'd bet you'll see your standard fen hodge-podge of things. Mexican, chinese, japanese, italian- if you want it, you'll likely find it. But, there's probably a strong emphasis on fast food and take-out. Sit-down restaurants do exist, but I'd imagine them to be less common, and there's probably none at street level. And, on whatever side is closest to the Sammie district, there are likely to be bars. Which I'd imagine is like saying that you might hear loud noises close to a rock concert, but moving on. The popularity of crepes is off the charts.
Entertainment wise, the Arcade likely has, well, an arcade, with a great variety of Fen-original cabinets. King Of Fen is a mainstay, but DDR machines likely eat lots of credits everyday too. Touhou machines are probably pretty popular too, and there's a King of Fen machine with a dedicated Danmaku mod installed. There's probably alot of Noise Board (which I just made up) installed too, to eat up sound from surrounding machines. That way, you can actually hear what's going in your game, without having to listen to gunfire, screams of anguish, or the loud mish-mash of sound that you get when a lot of people are clustered together and playing around.
... And now I have to go to work... should I have just made a 'Let's Flesh Out Crystal Tokyo' thread instead? This stretched out a lot further than I thought it would. Originally, I was just going to wonder a bit about daily life in Crystal Tokyo.. and it bloated into this.
Ah, well. I had fun.