Begin with modern era time traveler (TT). TT's first impressions will still be that of beautiful agrarian above ground dwellers and monstrous technological apelike underground dwellers. But as he explores the history and culture of both people he realizes that the both come from the same post-singularity group of humans who fixed the environment with some sort of pseudo science nano-tech. The above ground dwellers become a sort of technologically halted, but art and aesthetic obsessed agriculture society. The underground dwellers are obsessed with purely practical technological development. Their animal like appearance is linked not to de-evolution, but rather to accidental traits gained by genetic enhancement of strength and senses. The story will be an unraveling of the hypocrosies both societies are forced to commit to. Fresh food and other organic materials will come from the surface and technological innovations and media recording and playing devices that suit the art and aesthetics obsessed surface dwellers will come from below. The TT will spend his time analysing and attempting, futilely, to unite the two cultures.
Perhaps explore the taboo but common obsession that both cultures have with each other.
-Sexual fetishism of the other
-Orientalist tendancies, both positive and negative.
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