The City

The City is a place on the Road that sits in a giant desert which is located after exiting the forest. It appears in the ninth episode, "Only Way is Through".

Description
When Alice and Rob first see the City, Alice describes it as "a collection of monolithic structures, towering columns of glass and metal, connected by a web of long perpendicular streets". The City is quite a contrast to the desert surrounding it, as it is quite grey and monotone compared to the vibrant orange of its surroundings. There is also a considerable change in temperature when entering the City. Although it isn't quite a proper city, instead being described as a shell -- a city created by somebody who had only be told stories of what one is meant to look like. It has skyscrapers and lampposts but nothing else that would give a city personality.

The most notable thing about the City is that it is deadly quiet. Everything that is a part of the City is unable to make any kind of noise. It is inhabited by people who are only described as 'city dwellers'. They are basically just dressed like normal, business people. Like the City, they are unable to make any sound. Because of the fact that they have never actually heard anything, when Alice and Rob arrive in their Wrangler they start acting violently towards it, chasing them and trying to tear the Wrangler apart to figure out what the sound is. The only way for Alice and Rob to escape is when Rob creates a loud distraction by firing a gun off one of the skyscrapers, giving Alice the opportunity to drive out of the City while the city dwellers are distracted. It is assumed that Rob dies even though he tells Alice to assume he's made it out.