You've heard of Boston, ne? Beantown? The capital of Atlantica?  In addition to being the only sea port on the Eastern Coast of the North American Continent, Boston's also one of its oldest inhabited cities, with a history reaching back some four-hundred and fifty-eight years to its roots as a colony formed by English Puritans. That's pretty freaking old, ami. And much like their founders and those tea partying radicals, the peeps in Boston are rebelling hard in 2088. It's been almost two decades since the end of the Second Civil War, and a whole bunch of fringe groups, unhappy with Atlantica's decision to break off from the North American Coalition, continue to fuel acts of insurrection.

Okay… 'unhappy' may be a gross understatement, but it's kind of hard to describe the level of hate and violence staining the city right now. Boston in 2088 is a collage of political protests, food riots, car bombings, anti-hybrid and anti-simulacra vandalism and violence, prominent figures disappearing or being assassinated… Yep, tomo, the place is a powder keg just waiting to blow.

The fact that Boston has been under Martial Law for about as long as Atlantica has been in existence doesn't help matters either. The iron boot of authority metaphorically resting heavy on the city's throat engenders far more outrage than any sense of security. The war may be over as far as most places are concerned, but Beantown is still a combat zone. All of this contributes to a situation where no one has anything because everything is hard to find, and far too expensive when it is found… gas prices are around 100 credits a gallon, for instance.

But that's okay, tomo —even without the gas, there's already plenty of fuel on this fire.