MetroCity — Extended Plot
Year 2050. The world no longer belongs to governments, but to megacorporations. Wars are no longer fought with tanks, but with patents. Cities have become vertical concrete hives, "anthills" where humanity crowds together amid neon lights, drones, and the illusory promise of uninterrupted entertainment.
Natural resources are as scarce as privacy. Bottled water is sold like champagne, and electricity depends on the mood of the dominant provider, ElectroZen Corp. The information network, called Infomalla, entertains, monitors, and anesthetizes. Between series, reality shows, and organ purchases online, most don't notice they are no longer citizens... but customers.
🎭 Characters
Fat Bob, an old mechanic and the life and soul of Ajopocho Street, is no rebel, but he's no conformist either. His belly rivals his technical knowledge in size. Although everyone knows him for his undeniable love of industrial doughnuts, he insists it's for "caloric efficiency." His workshop, filled with flying contraptions, is the last human bastion in a city that has forgotten to smell burnt oil.
Vin “Snoring” Diesel, his young apprentice, is more heart than brains (though Bob takes it upon himself to teach him both). An orphan plucked from the back alleys of Chiba Sub-Sector 4, Vin has a natural talent with his hands… but an emotional awkwardness that prevents him from speaking in front of a woman. Literally. He suffers from a rare psycho-speaking disorder that blocks his speech when he feels attracted to her.
📜 Starting point of the adventure
One morning, the workshop receives an unexpected visitor: a broken-down air taxi, without a pilot or identification, with a mysterious black box sealed with the logo of OmniCore, the most powerful corporation on the planet.
Bob and Vin, between laughter and repairs, find themselves drawn into a web of espionage, sabotage, and secrets that could change the fate of the city. Inside, the box contains encrypted data about a classified project: “HABITAT X,” an orbital megacity still under construction, destined to house the “select” while the Earth collapses.
🔎 Themes and Tones
Social satire: megacorporations, life as a client, mass surveillance.
Black and absurd humor: ironic dialogues, surreal situations.
Retro-cyberpunk: dirty technology, green screens, chips and stale coffee.
Human touch: endearing characters, with flaws and a lot of soul.