New York

After his meeting with Andrew, Klaus walked through the streets of New York, observing the transformations that had taken place in the city since he was a child. A few months ago, he had been in such a hurry in his daily quest for money that he hadn't even stopped to notice.

The first differences Klaus noticed were in the streets. They were cleaner than ever, thanks to advances in urban cleaning technology. A few times a week, autonomous robots collected garbage and drones hovered in the air, monitoring the situation and alerting the cleaning teams to any problems. The air was also cleaner, thanks to the proliferation of electric vehicles and massive investment in clean energy, which turned even third-world countries into major powers.

The buildings were also more modern, well, at least most of them, after all, the city was still New York, a place where urban planners seemed to want to keep living skeletons standing.