Lato City

Lato City is the city on Old Earth, is one of the only two remaining cities on the planet that humans currently live in. Individuals who come from the city are derogatorily called "Moles" due to the city being build down not up, resembling a large hole spreading sideways.

North End

 * Mari's Apartment - Mari during the early years of living in the city rented an apartment above the restaurant she used to live in along with Katsura O'hara, after the breakdown of Mari's marriage and her leaving Ostropel, Katsura continued to live in the apartment until a year ago.

Trivia

 * Lato in Polish means "Summer".
 * Lato is from Hungarian látni meaning ‘to see’, hence a nickname for a wise person or an occupational name for a clairvoyant, or possibly for an official who checked the quality of products at markets. Also a nickname for someone who was born or baptized in summer, from Polish lato meaning ‘summer’.