Master of Ceremonies
Life is tough for the hard-working people of this neighborhood. They struggle daily to survive and make
ends meet.
[Blue-collar Residential is an official City District featured in the City of Mist: Player's Guide book. Its description here comes straight from there.]
They work hard and enjoy what little comforts they can get: a cold beer, a pack of smokes, new
shoes, or a working fridge.
Opportunities are not plentiful: the education system here is mediocre and the job market is flooded. The best most people in this neighborhood can hope for is to get through the month without sinking deeper into debt.
Sadly, this means this neighborhood breeds most petty criminals in the City and a good share of its organized crime too. People here work hard all their lives; by now, they’ve either given up on their dreams or are desperate enough to leap at the promise of a golden opportunity even if it comes with great risks. Mobsters and loan sharks thrive on protection money and the high interest paid by individuals with no other choice. Teenagers are naturally drawn to the thug life, where they feel they can earn a measure of respect and a nice bit of money. Idealistic local politicians try helplessly to change things for the better while their corrupt counterparts (and sometimes alter-egos) make a cut on the backs of the neighborhood residents.
Most of this neighborhood is a warren of tall tenements and apartment blocks where visitors often get lost. Some streets and buildings look stenciled, except for the various businesses on the ground floor: grocery stores, barber shops, fast food joints, pawn shops, laundromats. If you venture into the backyards and alleys, you may need a local to help you out of the labyrinth, decorated everywhere by laundry on clotheslines. Most of the day it’s a pretty noisy and lively place: kids holler at each other and loud music is playing outside, mixing with the ruckus of traffic. At night, the streets grow silent and tense. Squad cars patrol the neighborhood, but there are too few to make a difference. It’s up to the locals to take care of themselves: anything can come out at you from the dark.