The Citadel [2]

Beep, Beep—

The familiar honking sounds. 

...The familiar flashes of green, yellow, and red. 

Di, di. 

And the countdown that came shortly after. 

"....." 

I stared at the scenery presented in front of me, breathless. I didn't have any words. The world around me felt so familiar at the same time. 

From the tall pillars that stretched all the way to the sky, seemingly trying to touch the sun, to the people walking around the sidewalk, their eyes glued onto their phones. 

Wait, phones...? 

"Ah, yes. Those devices there are called phones. You can only use them here and they're rather handy. Do you want one?" 

When I raised my head, the young man from before spoke, his hands in his pocket. 

He followed the others, walking past the cross-road. 

Snapping out of it, I followed after him. 

"Phones? What would one need them before?" 

The man just smiled at me.