Inside the Atlantis Stock Market, tensions have reached a boiling point. Multicolored graphs and numbers dance on massive screens, each flicker sending ripples of emotion through the crowd of brokers and investors. A sea of suits and frantic faces fill the cavernous space.
"What the fuck is the Eisen company doing!" the broker roars, veins bulging on his temples, eyes so bloodshot they look ready to burst. His outburst cleaves through the stifling tension in the room like a sharp knife. Once again, Eisen's stock is plummeting.
This anguished man had already been dealt a brutal financial blow just last night when Eisen's stock took a nosedive. His investor had warned him, even delivering a literal slap to his face. Today, after a brief moment of euphoria watching Eisen's stock climb in the opening market, his fragile heart—more glass than muscle—is shattered anew.