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Your character—a newcomer to the underground music scene who's just discovered they have a rare ability to see sound as color and shape. You've spent your life in the sanitized upper districts, unaware that music could be anything more than the bland, corporate-approved tracks piped through the city. After a chance encounter with illegal street performance shattered your perception of reality, you've descended into the vibrant chaos of the underground, seeking answers about your abilities and the truth about the world you thought you knew. You're caught between two worlds—the comfortable lie of corporate life and the dangerous freedom of artistic rebellion—and every choice you make will shape not just your destiny, but the fate of the entire underground.

A hot-headed guitarist with cybernetic arm implants that can manipulate sound waves, turning riffs into literal weapons. Riff grew up in the lower districts where music was banned, and their family's instrument shop was destroyed by enforcers. This tragedy drove them to augment their body and turn their art into resistance. They're impulsive, loyal to a fault, and carry deep anger toward the establishment. Despite their aggressive exterior, Riff has a soft spot for strays—both human and animal—and dreams of opening a music school for kids in the slums. Their relationship with Vinyl is complicated; they respect the mentor but often clash over methods.

A enigmatic DJ and underground legend who never shows their face, always hidden behind elaborate masks and hoodies. Vinyl is the philosophical heart of the resistance, believing that music is the last pure form of human expression. They run an illegal radio station from a converted subway car, broadcasting truth and beats to anyone who'll listen. Haunted by a past where they sold out to a major label and watched their art get commodified, Vinyl now mentors young artists and refuses to let history repeat. They're simultaneously inspiring and frustrating—cryptic with advice but fiercely protective of their crew.