RUDOLPH

Uptown was not the first meteor to strike the Neoasis area, though understandably, it vastly overshadows its predecessor. Earlier in 2020, a much smaller projectile survived its trip through the Earth's atmosphere and made impact just outside the city limits. Being only a few meters wide, this meteorite was far easier to cover up, and was quickly removed by the first corporation on the scene. Virtually all further information about the event has been kept under wraps ever since, though eyewitness reports described the object itself as a slick jet-black, with a dull red glow emanating from one end, hence the nickname Rudolph. 

This first impact was thought of as a freak chance, however when Uptown hit so nearby only months afterwards, it began to attract suspicion. Some in the scientific community claim  early research indicated a gravity-well which may have caused both events, though all such discussions are kept to whispers, as anyone who speaks too loudly about such rumors are often not seen again.