Part 1: Dredging the Past

Many things happened in the world since the World Wars and the Cold Wars, and in a tech-specialized city, a small workshop engineer worked in obscurity. He forgot who he was, and he's forgotten who many others are. This, is the story of him remembering.

obviously fiction. inspired by various sources, including:
Your Story [by sugiari mikaru, aka fafoo]
Plastic Memories [I don't remember by who]