Verath

In 2640, an AI predicted Earth's resource exhaustion by 2819. Over two centuries, humanity organised its departure. By the time Sally was born, only one billion people remained on a planet built for eight.

Nature moved back in. The cities stayed.

Verath is a vast coastal megacity built for millions and now holding far fewer. Fog rolls in from the harbour. The spaceport was abandoned decades ago. Technology still works, mostly — if you know how to fix it.