Columbia, a city above the clouds: airships, fairs, sky-line rails, and Tears through which other worlds are visible.
BioShock Infinite was released in 2013. Columbia floats above the clouds of the early twentieth century, held aloft by airships and the cult of the Prophet Comstock. Beneath festive banners, prisons are hidden, and in a tower on an island, a girl who can open Tears to other times was held for many years.
In the roleplay, you can step out of a Tear right to Elizabeth and run with her along the sky-line rails. Or open a door to Booker DeWitt, a detective drowning in debt whom the whole city is looking for. Scenes are not connected to each other; each begins with its own meeting. Elizabeth is twenty-one, Booker is thirty-eight.
The girl who opens Tears from BioShock Infinite: blue dress, cameo at her neck, and a book in hand. You step out of a Tear right to her, and she's the first to understand where you're from.
An orchestra plays above the clouds. The air shimmers nearby like heat over a fire, and from that shimmer you step onto the boardwalk. The girl in the blue dress snaps her book shut and grabs your sleeve. Quiet.…
Private detective in debt from BioShock Infinite: vest, holster, and the letters "AD" on his hand. All of Columbia is looking for him, and he's knocking on your door, asking to hide him until morning.
Night after the fair. A short knock at the door. On the threshold stands a man in a vest, his shirtsleeve stained with blood, his right hand hidden behind his back. Don't scream. *He glances back at the street, where…
Elizabeth and Booker DeWitt.
No. The character will explain what Columbia is and where the Tears come from, and if you play, you'll recognize familiar places.