“—four of the meanest bastards of the meanest streets of the meanest parts of the city.
All immaculately turned out in pinstripes.”
ulysses dies at dawn - the city (by the mechanisms)
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Low angle perspective, done in shades of orange and green, Ulysses kneels on the ground, in front of four gangsters in pinstripe suits, their back to the viewer. They have coily hair, a black leather jacket, and a snub nosed laser sticking out of one boot. One hand holds a large diamond behind their back, hidden from the Suits, the other braces on the pavement. Ulysses’ main color is orange, standing out against the green tones of the Suits.
Heracles stands before them, a broad brute of a man, boxy and oversized, one hand rubbing the knuckles of the other. He wears a double breasted pinstripe suit and a fedora, and his knuckles are covered in stylized orange blood.
Ariadne stands to his left, hands on her hips. She has a combed out pin curl 1940s hairstyle, dark eyeshadow, and bright lipstick, and wears a double breasted pinstripe suit with a pencil skirt.
Behind them, at the edges of the page, each turned away from the action in their own way, stand Orpheus and Oedipus on opposite sides. Oedipus has dark glasses and a long sharp nose, his jacket is opened and his hands are tucked into his pants pockets, revealing a waistcoat (also pinstriped). Orpheus is turned away fully, looking back over his shoulder at Heracles, back hunched and arms wrapped around himself.
Behind them all rises the neon outlines of The City, a multilayered, orange glow against a brown backdrop, geometric and abstract shapes giving the impression of buildings and overpasses. Over all their heads is a neon sign that reads “PENELOPE”.
