2: Mr. One Strike, what happened on floor 4 and a damned fine cup of coffee.
The Sun shines on an industrious Bridlington. It shines on a few other places as well, presumably, but they're well outside the scope of this story, so we'll let them look after their own affairs for the moment. GTech1 sparkles like a metaphor near a, given the setting, surprisingly clean ocean. I mean yeah, we're a little overcrowded here but we haven't gone full dystopia, yet. Global conservation efforts have really made a difference. Our perspective shifts to the coast, soaring over shopping and industrial districts. Nobody but the absolute creme de la financial creme actually LIVE here, lord no, but even at 1130 on a Monday morning, it's bustling. Quite thoughtfully laid out, too, architected and decorated in a quite effective early-2000's minimalist style with art deco flourishes that really... Well, it can look however you want a tremendous futuristic city to look. That's between you and the art director when this inevitably gets pur...