The relentless glare of a multi-tiered commercial billboard cast a violent pink and cyan hue across the concrete span of the downtown pedestrian overpass. High above the packed, multi-lane transit roads of Neo-Jakarta, hundreds of citizens moved in a dense, hurried mass, their faces illuminated by the flickering artificial light of corporate advertisements. The constant hum of regional transport engines below blended with the deafening chatter of consumers, creating an overwhelming dome of noise that bounced off the glass walls of adjacent skyscrapers. Delon walked with his shoulders hunched inward, his head kept low as he adjusted the collar of his tattered military trench coat to obscure his facial features from the overhead surveillance sweeps. Each step required immense focus, his boo
