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== Appearance == |
== Appearance == |
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β | The water floods so high you can see only the supports of bridges, even though they were once over a hundred feet tall. The water sloped |
+ | The water floods so high you can see only the supports of bridges, even though they were once over a hundred feet tall. The water sloped towards the middle of the city, so that the perimeter of Babilar had a lower water level than inside Babilar.{{book ref|Firefight|9}} Many tops of the buildings were only a few feet above the water surface, and the people lived in vibrantly colored tents, on the rooftops.{{book ref|Firefight|10}} In Babilar, spraypaint glowed{{book ref|Firefight|10}} with bright fluorescent light, and much of the city had been graffitied, so it appeared that the sides of the buildings were aglow.{{book ref|Firefight|9}} Plants and trees would often grow inside buildings, providing the occupants of Babilar will fruits and vegetables, enough for them to eat.{{book ref|Firefight|10}} The trees and plants had colorful petals, that had three or four gradient colors.{{book ref|Firefight|5}}{{book ref|Firefight|10}} However, some of the trees were unique. One such tree produces fortune cookies instead of fruit, and [[Dawnslight]] could communicate through the fortunate cookies.{{book ref|Firefight|36}} |
β | The phenomenon of the glowing spraypaint, |
+ | The phenomenon of the glowing spraypaint, along with the warmth and plentiful gardens and fruit, was due to Dawnslight, a man in a coma, who dreamed many of the city's aspects up.{{book ref|Firefight|49}} The spraypaint suddenly stops glowing somewhere outside the city's limits, and begins to glow again as the spraypaint enters city again.{{book ref|Firefight|9}} |
It was almost destroyed when Regalia died, causing the water to draw back and the supports of the buildings to be exposed, but miraculously, it was not damaged because the roots and vines of Dawnslight's plants had grown into a through the buildings, acting as living reinforcement.{{book ref|Firefight|epilogue}} |
It was almost destroyed when Regalia died, causing the water to draw back and the supports of the buildings to be exposed, but miraculously, it was not damaged because the roots and vines of Dawnslight's plants had grown into a through the buildings, acting as living reinforcement.{{book ref|Firefight|epilogue}} |
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* [[Valentine]] |
* [[Valentine]] |
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* [[Missouri Williams]] |
* [[Missouri Williams]] |
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β | * [[ |
+ | * [[Sam]] |
== Notes == |
== Notes == |