The Indigo City

In the Indigo city, every street is a waterway.  The water is inky purple and is studded with iridescent moonstones, glowing like stars.  There are no streetlights, only the moonstones, and the light which spills from the buildings like the music that accompanies it..

When Elizet goes to meet her lover, she walks along the narrow paths which surround each building.  At some intersections, the waterways are narrow enough for her to skip over.  At others, there are small bridges, waist-high when raised, which lower at the touch of a button to allow passage.  Other times, Elizet has to walk far out of her way to find a place where she can cross.  The citizens of the Indigo city are used to this kind of circumstance.  They don't mind.  It is a pleasure to walk beside the unmarred surface of the waterways.

Elizet and her lover plan to meet at the Angel.  The Angel is made of a pale grey stone, and stands atop a tall column.  Stairs wide around the column, not high enough so people can stand next to the Angel, but high enough that they can touch the hem of her skirt.  Water cascades down from this landing, turning the spiral stairs into a waterfall. 

The citizens of the Indigo city where waterproof shoes, so Elizet's feet do not become wet as she climbs the stairs.  She can feel the water sloshing coolly against her toes, but is not dampened by it.  Above her, the Angel gleams in the starlight, glowing silver against the inky purple sky, like the moonstones that light the waterways.