Name: Elmcrest - Town
Affiliation: Jones
Elmcrest is the small town where Kid Combat lives. The small town was once a peacefull place to live. Small town, family living was a way of life for all who lived in Elmcrest.
Elmcrest had always been a busy town, even in happier, simpler times. The people were always hardworking, and the town flourished because of it. It wasn’t the wealthiest of towns, but a modest living was all its residents were looking for. The people of Elmcrest would work hard, then head home and enjoy their families. It was a typical town.
Five years prior, it was common for residents to know everyone on their block. There was a real feeling of community. There was no need to lock the doors or feel threatened by any crime. Parents knew the other parents and even more so the children. On any given day, kids could be seen laughing and playing on every street corner, in every park, and inside every home. Elmcrest was a perfect place to raise a family.
But all that had changed because of one man- Phillip Arthur Jones. Over a few short years, Elmcrest grew into a great capitalistic city. People started to see the glitz and the power of the dollar, and things started to change for the small town. And Jones led the movement.
Word spread quickly about the wealth that Elmcrest had accumulated. It was common place to double your salary in just a few short months- if you followed Jones and his plan. Soon, people from towns near and far flocked there to build upon the vast empire and collect their own share. More and more businesses went up, and more and more land was suffocated and turned into strip malls, luxury apartments, and parking garages. Land was bought and sold, and soon, what wasn’t a lavish business was nothing more than concrete.
As the city grew from a small town atmosphere to a larger, busier city- crime went up too. People became greedy in their chase for more money and would stop at nothing to get it. It was no longer common place to know the neighbor down the street and parents became cynical and trust dropped in the community. All over town doors began to lock.
As those doors locked, and the land in Elmcrest was eaten up by businesses- there were fewer places for a kid to go.
Homes went up, too, not just in value, but in size. One by one, the old cozy, family-friendly houses were demolished, and bigger, more modern houses were put in their place. The cold, faceless buildings were not built for great comfort or for practical purposes. Instead, they were built to show how important their owners were in the new society.
The houses went modern, the yards and parks got smaller, and the kids retreated into their overpriced asylums with nothing more to guide them than their favorite TV program or video game. Everything changed in Elmcrest in what seemed a blink of an eye. There was no more time to focus on family values or caring for one another. Everything was put on hold for the pursuit of the almighty dollar.
Sadly, there also was no time left to even raise a child anymore. One by one, parents starting whizzing off to work and leaving their children to fend for themselves.
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