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A Boring Dystopia
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You've just spent the night sleeping face-down in a plate of synth-spaghetti in a bar called the Chatsubo. After rubbing the sauce out of your eyes, you can see Chiba sky through the window, the color of television tuned to a dead channel. Ratz's prosthetic Russian arm whines as he wipes the bar. "I don't care if you eat that spaghetti or sleep in it, you still gotta pay for it. 46 credits. Pay up, cyberscum." "Sorry Ratz. I can't afford it. Want me to give it back?" "You're under arrest, citizen, for not paying your tab." "You find yourself in a Justice booth. On the wall monitor in front of you if the huge image of a frowning Compu-Judge. On the smaller monitor is there serious face of a Compu-Lawyer "You have been charged with a serious crime, citizen. I will be your Judge. Due to the serious nature of your crime, there can only be one verdict... Guilty. You must remain in Chiba City. A fine of 500 credits will be deducted from your bank account."
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A gentleman of culture I see.