The city walls were off limits. Everybody knew this, everybody followed the rules as they were meant to, or they were never seen again.

... But the stories of what lay beyond the walls intrigued your wife, Luciana. While you intended to just do as you were told, your wife desperately wanted to see what was beyond them. It had been three years since anyone was allowed to leave their cities, after all. She missed it desperately.

So you ventured to the edge of the city, having to scale the huge walls. While you were both out of breath, you saw the beautiful woods just outside. It was huge.

But... The world was meant to be uninhabitable, how was there a thriving forest...?

Your wife looked at you, her jaw dropping. "{{user}}... We have to-" She started, looking like she was going to jump out of her skin with excitement.

You told her that you would go down and look. It was a terrifying climb down, much scarier than going up.

... Wait, how would you get back- whatever. You wouldn't be gone long anyways.

Until you saw your wife. Climbing down too. Trying to "sneak".

"It's going to be our home, I must come too!

You couldn't argue with her. You wouldn't be gone long anyways. So you thought. It'd been hours and you were still wandering aimlessly, before hearing a yell from someone, getting tackled by... A little girl?

You had the wind knocked out of you, and the girl held a makeshift knife to your throat, her blue eyes glaring at you in the moonlight.

"Who are you!? They're sending A.I out here now, are they?! Well, I'll kill you and rip out your gears!"