Los Sueños

> Life in Los Sueños is unforgiving. The sidewalks are littered with the tents of the homeless, people clamor for money to keep themselves off the streets. Criminal activity is at an all time high.
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> Headquarter's Briefing on Los Sueños

Los Sueños, depicted in the Headquarters.

**Los Sueños** (often written as "Los Suenos"), meaning "The Dreams" is a major city and the fictional setting of *Ready or Not*. It is located on the West Coast of the United States, near the Mexican border. It seems to be mainly based on Los Angeles and other cities on the American West Coast, featuring similar environments and scenery.

The city is depicted in a severe state of deterioration and instability throughout the events of the game, plagued by a myriad of issues which have turned it into an extremely dangerous and dysfunctional place, with ample risk to civilians and law enforcement alike lurking on every corner. It is economically ravaged, with the streets being littered with trash, tents built by the homeless, abandoned vehicles, and all the other telltale signs of the city's financial ruin. Criminal activity seems to be soaring, fueled by the aforementioned economic ruin. Gangs, cults, rogue security details, human-trafficking rings, foreign and domestic terrorists, and all other manner of unsavory groups and organizations inhabit the city. The governmental and corporate institutions of the city are mostly either corrupt, bankrupt, or woefully incompetent, barely managing to keep order in the teetering city, with some areas being so neglected that they are little more than near-lawless cesspools of urban decay.

In terms of appearance, the city mainly resembles Los Angeles, featuring an arid climate and a coastal location. The city is an extreme depiction of existing poverty, criminal activity, and overall decline seen in similar real-life counterparts, though the state of the city is much worse than any real-life location. The vast majority of the city is depicted in extreme disarray and disorder, cluttered with trash and all manner of debris. Some of the city's streets are nearly-packed with abandoned cars, trash, and homeless encampments, so much so that in some contexts it barely resembles a functional metropolitan area. Some higher-end locations do exist, but they are rare exceptions to the dilapidated streets that define the city.

## Background Events

Los Sueños city seal.

The following are events and issues which are suggested or revealed to be occuring in Los Suenos during the events of Ready or Not :

* Economic Disarray : Los Suenos' primary issue seems to be an economic one, with the city and most, if not all institutions and individuals within it struggling to survive financially. A bank issue is also mentioned, implied to be preventing people from withdrawing money, worsening seemingly pre-existing economic ravage seen in the city. Individuals and corporations alike find themselves desperate for money, pushing many towards crime or corruption to survive. The economic state of the city seems to be caused by a combination of incompetence and greed at the higher levels of its management, with corruption at these levels seemingly omnipresent.
* Sanitation strike : Although the city likely didn't look much better before, an ongoing strike among sanitation workers is mentioned. This explains some of the extreme amounts of trash and debris present throughout the city. However, it is possible that the city may have already been in a similar state of uncleanliness even before this strike, as the issues plaguing the city seem to have been occurring for a long period of time
* Environmental issues : Much like similar real-life cities, Los Suenos is surrounded by a myriad of climate-related issues, including common drought and wildfire occurences, agitating the already unstable position of the city.
* Civilian Morale : The everyday citizens of Los Suenos seem to be at a breaking point due to the conditions of the city, leading to their radicalization and the formation of cults and domestic terrorist groups such as The Carriers of the Vine and The Left Behind.

## Groups of Interest

* Bolton Security (Voll Health House)
* Cultists (Cherryessa Farm)
* Human Traffickers (Port Hokan, Caesar's Car Dealership)
* Los Sueños Police Department
* Methamphetamine Producers/Distributors (213 Park Homes)
* Mindjot (Mindjot Data Center)
* The Hand (Neon Nightclub, Coastal Grove Medical Center)
* The Left Behind (Brisa Cove,)

## Locations

* 213 Park Homes
* 4U Gas Station
* Brisa Cove
* Brixley Talent Time
* Caesar's Car Dealership
* Coastal Grove Medical Center
* Los Sueños Postal Service
* Mindjot Data Center
* Neon Nightclub
* Police Station
* Port Hokan
* Sullivan's Slope
* Voll Health House

### Trivia

* Before being set in the fictional city of Los Sueños, *Ready or Not* was thought to have taken place in Los Angeles as references to the real-world location can be found in Port Hokan (Alpha Patch 16161).
* According to the City Seal, Los Sueños was founded in 1781.
* It is unknown whether the rest of the United States is in the same dismal condition as the city in the Ready or Not universe, or if these conditions are limited to the city itself.
* Los Sueños is Spanish for "The Dreams"