I call this the California game, but it doesn’t actually have to rhyme.
What is noir? A story about losers.
Who are the losers? They didn’t win.
Who are the winners? The writers of history.
What is a history? Lies that come true.
What kind of words come true? Magic ones.
So for a noir story you make up people who know magic, then write about the ones who don’t.
Your turn. Where is Atlantis?