[ --Humidcity-- ]
In Hum[anity_drenched]idcity, this great pity: the people who swim through the[se] streets are all strange[r]ly.
At each [en]counter, they slosh-tick-and-sod[den]-tock-and-tick-tock-soak toggle,again.
[Imagine sand(s).]
[Ima(en)gine(ering)d dRIPs about others.]
Greetings could take place between s[t]ides, convers[at]ions, eye-[sur]prisings, liquid [s]tresses, torrential rites.
All-but-one m[str]eetgreet; eye[prised]s look for a fecundity, then silver away, seeking other prizes, [g]all [stop][and][go]lapping.
A g[IRL]ie squelches along, real[ity]_whirling a para[ble]chute.
Under_clouds sp[r]out [data]+wings+dribbles; the footpaths cur[L]ve + [d]rain.
Feckless bo[u]ys slosh + m[gr]oan, thick with [notional] + pulse_like connections, all_sheened + deeply sw[f]eltering.
On her shoulder + hIPs, a woman in slacks showcasing her full_fluidity_rage.
A stateless man floats along; a young man[(+ not wo)man][dible] showing off with bone_white_flair.
A female larf[s]; tWinned g[IRL]ies wrestling squished morals.
The same thing runs among them, x_and_y_changes gleam back_+_forth glances like knives.
A soddenly vibration constantly stIRs in Hum[idity_fluid]idcity, the most watered_down_taste of all the cities.
Alleys [slope] down + up; each one a [s]litera[ry]l gap.
Torrents [breed] non-human faces.
Buildings tower_tank, with flicker-windows shimmering [uploads] into memory; while whispering [synced] raw_traffic [data] and scarred scents.
A perched cat,[tabby_furred] and droplet_laced, shadow darts; [sk]eyes [reflect] a spitting_+_cawing prey_pur[rr]suit.
Conversations air_ripple; a weltering of [voices] + sub_slivered_vocals.
[Laughter crack[ling]s.]
[Melody_break[ing]s.]
[Reminders of the [analog] (he)art.
A [figure], sniper_ing their way through; [urbane] with hair labyrinth_ish.
A beat; [syncing] three_sides_of_the_city.
The day; [fading] into reality_(g)loss.
P[B]each lights [flicker] + fuse while drunk shadows flood the [concrete] and_the_tides.
In this [moment]: this city_breathes_in + fl(v)o(mits)ods_out.