The water is clear and bright and shiny and inviting. They have heating thanks to the local nuclear power plant, making swimming a possibility for most of the year. The buildings are tall and close and bright just like the water, almost all of them with rooftop parks and gardens. And the construction work is happening constantly, as the city expands ever further and the beach slowly grows outwards as new sand fills the waterfront, creating clever mathematical curves that mean more waterfront than a simple straight line would have.
Everything is just like how it is everywhere else, but Chryseis is different: she is a Magical Girl! It's ridiculous, but she and all the emergency response people that she works with knows that just as well as she does. And she's ready for anything!