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Weiss's character short was the only time we ever saw anyone outside in Atlas. I realized with all the conversation about how little we got to know Mistral after V5 (which I'd now dispute thanks to Volume 6's help), that we got literally nothing about Atlesian society except that its concentration of upper class society is unusually high thanks to Mantle. (Atlas = bourgeoisie/owners, Mantle = proletariat/workers)

I didn't have anything against that, though. Weiss' arc had nothing to do with exploring Atlas or Atlas in general besides its high society and her family.

Also the geography explains why Mantle has all the mines. They ain't gonna mine through what little earth there is in Atlas cuz they can't break it apart or else bad things happen. Most of the ground is... on the ground.