It was like any other fine day.
Hovercars zipped through the sky lanes, engines humming with their usual rhythm.
A few laughs rang out as children darted ahead, squealing as their parents gave chase, pretending to be ferocious beasts in pursuit.
Every so often, a soft wind stirred, brushing against people's faces as they strolled leisurely under the carefully regulated sunlight of the city dome.
It was the kind of day that lulled even the busiest citizens into thinking everything was just as usual.
A relatively peaceful day. A promising one.
One that even had the potential to be extraordinary once they finished the analysis of a certain mecha.
Could have.
Should have.
Had it not been for the literal collapse of the pillars of the Empire.
Although if someone asked them, they would have countered that others would've been in a similar state if they, too, heard about the collapse of civilized society as they knew it!
Plop!
The sound was deceptively simple. Almost gentle.
