July 1st, 2189
Heroes are going to have a lot of explaining to do with this one, and so will the police for that matter.
I am sure all of us here in Tokyo know that Kiyokawa and Zutsumi districts (also called Sanya), have struggled with poverty since the pre-quirk era. One would think that the police would make their presence known to protect the citizens of this neighborhood, yet there is nary a cruiser or foot patrol in sight leading to high crime rates in the neighborhoods. A place rife with crime would surely attract daring heroes, but not one hero is based out of these districts. According to my research, heroes merely stop by between patrol routes and call it "good enough." Why is that?
Because there is no money to be made.
Most citizens here are too poor for taxes to be made, so officers barely bother patrolling and arresting criminals. Heroes refuse to step foot here for longer than a few hours due to the lack of media. After all, if a rapist is arrested on the streets and a camera isn't rolling, did it ever happen at all?
This place has the highest need, yet the highest neglect. It came to a head most disgustingly last night.
An argument broke out in front of an apartment building last night. A drug dealer and his customer disagreed on pricing. Things got heated and the customer released his gas quirk. Due to years of quirk neglect, there had been a build-up and it was more potent than normal. The mild taser quirk of the dealer was enough to set off an explosion.
Both died in the blast.
Unfortunately, a young woman was heading home when this occurred. She was thrown into a car, which later caught fire and blew up. If she didn't die on impact she had no chance of surviving the blast. A young boy I presume to be her son witnessed it, having to be pulled off his mother just before the explosion.
I did some digging, her name was Shinsou Aika, and she was a single mother. She lived with her brother and son in that apartment complex. She died due to heroes and police neglecting the area. A boy lost his mother because so-called heroes refused to help with no one watching.
This country is sick, its heroics are twisted. We must fix what must be broken, and the first step is for everyone to acknowledge the problem. To change how heroes function and to rebuild our perception of what it is to be a hero.
I will see you again soon, dear reader.
Signing Off,
Shrike