Twenty years have passed since 1910, and the world finds itself in a very different place. Many of the great empires of Europe collapsed after a devastating World War, something that many hope will never happen again.

Electricity is now prevalent across the nation and not just in the big cites, and with it came this device called a radio which can pickup a broadcasted electronic signal from an unimaginable distance, bringing everything from news headlines to advertisements to audio dramas to music, my personal favorite being jazz as classical unfortunately loses some nuance coming through a staticky speaker.

Its not all fun and games though. While a lot of us were finding newer and more fun ways to skirt prohibition, the boys on Wall Street bet our money on skyrocketing stocks. Little did I or my friends expect everything to go so wrong so quickly.

Everything went to blazes last October, the entire global economy crashing down around our ears as people ran desperately to their local banks, withdrawing everything they could. The government was no help as usual, they basically told us to pound sand as far they cared. I hear it’s like this everywhere, and those Europeans now have one more rotten thing on their plate, metaphorically speaking. I’ve come to realise I’m just one of millions hoping to hang onto my job while the world burns.

A lot of the guys got laid off, and some had big dreams of mansions and villas down south. All I ever needed was my small apartment, my radio and enough money to eventually find someone, or just enough to spend on a strong drink. Never thought that could be luxury until them ‘Hoovervilles’ sprung up near the park last winter.

Hard to believe this could happen to America. God help us all…