A contemporary, real-world setting built from familiar spaces — suburban houses, grocery stores, sidewalks, schools, parks, and streets. This environment reflects the ordinary rhythms of daily life: the rattle of shopping carts, the glow of streetlamps, the chatter of neighbors, the hum of televisions through thin walls. Though grounded in the present day, the tone can shift — cozy, comedic, eerie, or tragic — depending on the story. It serves as a flexible backdrop where extraordinary events can unfold against the most ordinary of places.