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Detroit

Imani's home city, which she fled, earning the lasting blame of her older brothers and sisters.

Story so far

Detroit surfaces in the glimpse Carl catches of Imani during the dream bleed. She fled her home there, and her older brothers and sisters blame her for leaving the family. She felt she had to get away.

What she went toward was the opposite: a relatively small, beautiful town she considered the middle of nowhere, where drugs and violence and despair were things one only saw on the news. She has been chasing peace ever since, carrying the guilt of leaving like a heavy sack she cannot put down.

Appearance

Not described directly; evoked only through what Imani left behind.

Role

The home Imani escaped, and the origin of the guilt she still carries.

Relationships

Imani — Her home city, which she left against her family's wishes.
Carl — Learned of it by accidentally reading her mind.
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Chapter 79
  • Imani's home city, which she fled, earning the lasting blame of her older brothers and sisters.
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