Even within the same tower, people were not equal: there were no illusions of fairness beyond those we created ourselves. Aptitude tests were doled out more frequently than candy. Things that we thought couldn’t possibly be tests were. The words we chose. The games we played. Everything determined where we would go, what role we would take, which floor we would die on. The lower the floor, the lower your standing--we all wanted to be higher, to be closer to the heavens.
The heavens had made their choice long ago. They would not save us.
There was no hope beyond what we created ourselves.
A brief introduction to the city-towers of Olympia. While Layers of Hell takes place in Demeter, each tower has a vital role to play in the precarious post-War economy.
Fun(?) Facts:
No one leaves the tower they are born in, with a few exceptions: Overs, Staffers, and Venters can move between towers with relative freedom; medics trained in Apollo and religious leaders trained in Dionysus may be moved once in their life to serve their destination tower accordingly, but will be unconscious for the duration of transport between towers for security purposes.
Staffers are responsible for transporting bulk goods between towers.
Airlocks are set in place between towers. If correctly applied, an entire tower can be cut from the intricate ventilation system without harming the remaining 11 towers--exposing the selected tower to lethal radiation in the event of any attempted uprisings.
The top 10-20 floors of any given tower are reserved for Overs, Staffers, Venters, and their families. These floors are considerably less populated than those below.
The city-towers of Olympia have a combined population of roughly 627,000 people.
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