Distant City
The distant city, associated with the label Atlanta, is a crumbling landmark Juliette uses to navigate her return.
Story so far
A skyline of decaying glass-and-steel buildings rises beyond the hills. Residents suspect these buildings once housed people aboveground. Holston saw familiar skyscrapers as whole and shining through his helmet, but the city itself was decayed. When Juliette crossed beyond her visor’s projection, ruined lower buildings became visible.
Samson named the city as Juliette’s destination after she vanished beyond the hill. The name Atlanta appears beneath building shapes on Bernard’s chart. On her return journey, Juliette uses the visibly crumbling city as a landmark.
Appearance
Ancient, crumbling spires and ruined lower buildings form a distant skyline beyond the hills.
Role
It is an outside landmark whose actual ruins differ from the shining city presented through a cleaner’s visor.
Relationships
Sources — 10 recorded facts, by chapter
- A decaying city skyline is visible beyond the hills.
- People suspect the distant glass-and-steel buildings once housed people aboveground.
- The distant city has ancient, crumbling spires visible over the horizon beyond a nearby hill.
- Holston sees more buildings in the distant city than he had seen from inside.
- The distant skyscrapers Holston recognizes appear whole and shining to him outside.
- The city overlooking the hill is decaying.
- Samson names the city as Juliette’s destination after she walks beyond the hill.
- The city’s lower buildings are visibly ruined where the visor’s projection no longer covers them.
- Atlanta appears as the label beneath block shapes in a corner of Bernard’s chart.
- The distant city is visibly crumbling and serves as Juliette’s landmark for her return journey.