Cyberpunk Is Not a Neon Sign

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:13:06 -0400

Walk into Breakwater Nine with me.

The old ferry lanes are still painted on the floor, though the terminal hasn’t carried commuters in years. Tidal shuttles now bring medical supplies to clinics on the upper deck. Salt has worked its way into the freight lift’s access reader. A courier is standing there with a case of insulin and eleven minutes of cooling left. The credential in her palm is valid. The reader doesn’t care.

Worldbuilding on Notes from the Rabbit Hole

Cyberpunk Is Not a Neon Sign