GREEN SMOKE & SYNTHETIC DREAMS

The air hung thick with the scent of smog, a sickly-green haze reflecting the pulsating neon signs that stained the crumbling cityscape. A lone figure, outlined against the shimmering sky, clutched a rusted vial filled with a viscous gel. It bubbled ominously, promising a fleeting escape from the bleak reality that surrounded them. A swarm of digit