LA LUZ

"Probably. Tempo was doing something in La Luz recently, something big... lot of back and forth. Could be something to do with it."

Luzian stuff? La Luz is a techno-fascist state. Are they jackbooting on music now?

Rent, utilities and other minor operating costs, including travel: multiple instances of round trip tickets between Portofiro and Acuerda, La Luz.

"She'd go back to La Luz."

The screen boots up with the salute of La Luz, comprised of five vertical lines. << AVE IMPERIO LUMINOSO >>

<< AVE IMPERIO LUMINOSO >> The screen boots up with the salute of La Luz, comprised of five vertical lines.

"EMTERR and La Luz are talking. What's on the table?"

"I'm sure you've noticed... La Luz have started up military action again... this Reunión campaign of theirs, imperialism with new branding..."

"It is... it must be. La Luz have started up military action again... this Reunión campaign of theirs, imperialism with new branding..."

"A free peek in the girl's changing rooms, of course! A dalliance with the Developed World. Culture Blockade comes down, La Luz get to hawk their wares uninhibited."

Point of origin: 'Ministry of Mass Culture -- Cicatriz Frontera' -- the lengthening, gleaming capital of La Luz.

La Luz: officially 'The Illuminated Empire'. An auto-technocratic regime which has emerged from its slumber in recent decades.

"How do you feel about the whole situation with La Luz?"

"You haven't heard about any secret treaties between EMTERR and La Luz?"

"Treaties... between EMTERR and La Luz?" A note of concern. "What does that have to do with Ignatz?"

Mention of La Luz never fails to make your hairs stand attentive.

La Luz. Once a powerful empire, now reconstituted as a modern techno-fascist state, the rising military and cultural power of the day.

"Same as everyone else: mining cadmium, lithium, and other rare minerals. In my case, on behalf of the Illuminated Empire -- La Luz."

The exact reason escapes you at the moment. Suffice to say, wherever you see one, it means that place once belonged to La Luz.

"Mr. Reno will host talks between La Luz and EMTERR here on matters of 'world-historical import'. May have to rewrite the textbooks if you know what I mean."

AUGUSTINO, DANTE, according to the name on the pages. Born in the year 27, in La Luz.

"How do you feel about La Luz and 'Reunión'?"

"No one outside La Luz understands how this 'imprinting' business really works, if it even works. Some days I think it's all just devious propaganda."

Tesoro Buendia. To the Operant Bureau he is the Hundred-Eyed Golem. To La Luz he is the Chief of the Weeping Eye.

"La Luz is currently leading the scene, the undisputed world champion of what's in. Cicatriz Frontera may be the political capital, but the city of La Cupula is the scene capital." He nods.

"What do you know about the scene in La Luz?"

"Five weeks ago, before his last trip to La Luz."

"The Minister of Mass Culture. Yes, I gathered that he would be representing La Luz at the negotiating table. What about him?"

"EMTERR understand balance sheets, but they don't understand culture. That's why they're currently getting played by La Luz."

"That's the official line from La Luz, yes. A fairly obvious dispatch from the Propagandists, but still..."

"You and me and half the population of La Luz."

"I can understand why it's there -- a lot of people are scared of La Luz. But I'd like L-Pop to spread further across the world, as far as it can go."

"Probably didn't reach La Luz."

"In La Luz they always say that communists are very pessimistic." The popstar turns to Yana with a solemn look.

SHE WILL BOMB YOU WHILE SHE'S AT IT. REGARDS FROM LA LUZ.

"I'm getting out of La Luz. And out of my own shadow. I'm getting away from 'Ultra Violeta'."

"I'm currently responsible for 6.2% of La Luz's GDP, they won't do anything but escort me to the nearest mega-stage."

"And you're definitely not a part of these secret treaty negotiations between EMTERR and La Luz?"

"Nah, it's from La Luz. It's the Saltuzuri Dream-On Neon. Personalised."

"You mean the ones annexed by La Luz?"

The iron artery that was intended to link Portofiro with La Luz, until the collapse of the Old Luzian Empire prior to Year Zero. The ruins became an infamous suicide spot in the 50s.

"Sounds like a hot find, CASCADE, congratulations. I'd be very careful what you do with that. La Luz will likely want it back."

Why is he fleeing from La Luz?

"... I think La Luz is winning, if I understand correctly..."

As of this year, 26% of all media originates from Luzian-affiliated distributors. Weekly textile shipments from La Luz to the Developed World: 1.5 million tonnes.

Minister of Mass Culture for La Luz. Political theorist. Suspected war criminal. Architect for La Luz's meteoric cultural rise.

Tesoro Buendia. To the Operant Bureau he is the Hundred-Eyed Golem. To La Luz he is the Chief of the Weeping Eye.

"Why are you so keen to get out of La Luz?"

The Hundred-Eyed Golem. One of the most feared and hated men in La Luz.

"How's things back in La Luz?"