The noise of cars and trucks and the smell of cigarette smoke there on the sidewalk. That store window was obscured by open Venetian blinds and bright light outside. There were a half dozen art pieces on display, but only three looked like people, and one of those was not mechanical. This woman with machine parts for wings appeared to be an angel.

A soldier posed in a store window filled with several art pieces. His sad eyes and bared teeth made him especially frightening. The badge on his shoulder said, "Oceanic."