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Simon Wentworth (order #1132857) 9Middle (3 LP)Your home is well equipped, and you can afford subscriptionsto multiple entertainment sites. Date nights are more frequent,and you can go to the occasional large event. At this level, youcan keep up pampering treatments and can budget for a modestvacation annually.Examples: You have an assortment of shows to watch at home,either on the trid or in AR. You eat out regularly at a popular chainrestaurant and have season tickets to a sporting event or occasionaltickets to a rock concert (nose-bleed seats). People know your nameat a neighborhood bar or club. You can take a five day cruise shipvacation or spend a week camping in the NAN territories. You canafford occasional minor cosmetic surgery (tummy tuck, nose-job).High (4 LP)You have state-of-the-art entertainment technology in yourhome, and you have access to commercial-free or exclusive on-lineentertainment. You don’t have to worry about budgeting for datenight and can have a few standing reservations to exclusive restaurantsor clubs. Your entertainment access and tech is enough tomake your friends envious and impress your dates. Vacations lastlonger or occur more frequently.Examples: You have access to Underworld 93 in Seattle. Youalways get front row seats at a concert or a box at your favoritesporting arena. You take a ten day cruise to someplace warm in thewinter or weekend hops to ski resorts at a whim. You get a littlegene therapy now and again.Luxury (6 LP)Life exists to entertain you. If you want it, you can have it.Examples: Top artists grace private parties at your home, youtour the set of your favorite tridshow whenever you like, and youplay customized VR games made just for you and your friends. Youhave a regular table on the bottom floor of Dante’s (yes, in HongKong, London, and Seattle). You can afford exclusive treatmentsat Evo’s Red Star Clinic. You take a vacation on Evo’s ShibanokujiFreefall Resort, just to get away from it all.The NecessitiesThe necessities cover those aspects of life every metahumanneeds to survive, namely food, water, clothing, and shelter. Thenecessities also cover the basics of sprawl life, such as access toa wireless system, electricity, waste disposal, and other modernsprawl essentials.Street (0 LP)Hey, devil rat is free! At the street level, you scavenge garbage orhunt rats for food, you drink water from polluted puddles or streams,and you steal your clothing from other homeless people. Your shelteris a spot under a bridge, a doorway, or a dumpster. You might use publicrestrooms, but most neighborhoods with those amenities won’t letyou in with the way you smell… You generally go cold and hungry.Examples: You live under an overpass, eat a dead rat, andwear stolen clothes—what more could anyone want?Squatter (1 LP)You have a roof and three or four walls to keep you dry andkeep the elements out. There’s enough room for you to have aRunner’s Companionvisitor, but if they want to spend the night, it’ll be very cozy. Youhave limited power, light, and heat, either heavily rationed or withenough fuel to run portable sources a few hours a day. You mightnot suffer from malnutrition, but you certainly aren’t the pictureof health. Wireless coverage is spotty, at best.Examples: You live in an abandoned building, a homelessshelter, a shantytown hut, or a coffin motel. You have enough foodto eat at least one solid meal a day, but it’s unprocessed, unflavoredsoy, and you drink rainwater or second-hand bottled water with it.You wear clothing from charity bins or the Salvation Army. Youmight have an army surplus sleeping bag and a flashlight.Low (2 LP)Your home has all four walls, a mostly watertight roof, andyou might even have a balcony (or at least a large window). There’sroom for you and a roommate. You have water and electricity foryour place, although they might come from an illegal tap or besubject to rationing, so a backup generator and bottled water are agood idea. Wireless coverage is available but at a low signal rating.You don’t go hungry, but there isn’t much variety. Your in-homeSPU is cheap but functional.Examples: You live in a small studio or one bedroom apartmentin a large block apartment building, a room in a communalhouse, or a dormitory. There’s a garage or lot to park your car. Youeat soy nutria-bars or universal patties with flavor packets, youwear clothes from a second hand store or the sales rack at KongWal-Mart, and you do your laundry at a coin-op facility.Middle (3 LP)Your home is comfortable and cozy. You have stable utilities, althoughthe occasional peak-usage brownout still occurs. Your homehas room for a small family, with perhaps an extra guest room.Examples: You have a 90–100 square meter home with asmall yard or an apartment with patio/porch. It comes with adesignated parking space in an underground garage or a garageattached to the home. Soy is prepared on a multi-function soyprocessor and is almost indistinguishable from the real thing, andyou can occasionally splurge on real food like coffee on Sundays.You can afford bottled water, you have centrally controlled appliancesthat work, such as a laundry machine and dishwasher, andyou have mid-priced new clothing, or items you bought on salefrom Mortimer of London or Vashon Island.High (4 LP)Your home is beyond cozy, with enough space for a few guestsor entertaining visitors at home. All your basic needs have beenmet, and you are working on indulgences. Only exceptional situationsinterrupt your utilities.Examples: You have a 300 square meter condo or apartment,or a 200 square meter single family home with a large yard andnice garden or magical lodge. You have at least two private parkingspaces in a secured underground facility or a two-car garage. Youeat real food prepared by drones or metahuman staff and indulgein high-priced real chocolate and milk. Your appliances have all thebells and whistles. You wear current trendy styles of clothing andjewelry or tailored Berwick suits and a few Zoé business suits.advanced lifestyles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155