Absynthe

Inception meets Metropolis, by way of The Great Gatsby, in a deco-punk tale of unchecked technology, and the unforeseen costs of utopia. \r\n\r\nThe Great War has been over for years, and a brave new world forged. Technology has delivered the future promised at the turn of the century: automata provide, monorail trains flash between mega-cities, medicine is nothing short of magical.\r\n\r\nLiam grew up poor, but now working for one of the richest families in Chicago, he reaps the benefits of his friendship with the familys son and heir. Thats why hes at Club Artemis. Its a palace of art-deco delights and debauchery, filled to bursting with the rich and beautiful - and tonight theyre all drinking one thing. Absynthe. The green liquor rumoured to cause hallucinations, madness, even death.\r\n\r\nWhile the gilded youth sip the viridescent liquid, their brave new world is crumbling beneath its perfect surface. Their absynthe is no mere folly. Some it kills, others it transforms. But in Liam something different has taken place. A veil has lifted and he can see the world without its illusion - and it isnt the perfect world the government want the people to believe.