Burns down relationships and groups for the thrill of watching them fall

The RE-2 is a reception and visitor management automaton — a torso-and-head platform mounted behind a reception desk, with articulated arms, a synthetic face…

The RE-2 is a reception and visitor management automaton — a torso-and-head platform mounted behind a reception desk, with articulated arms, a synthetic face…

The 'up' variant. Provides mild euphoria and social confidence for 2-3 hours. The going-out-tonight cartridge. More potent than Ease and closer to the…

…The person who brings the SoundPod controls the vibe. It's social power in a small package.

…ticular following in communities where discretion matters — social workers, medical staff, educators managing large groups. The EchoForm's closest cultural predecesso…

…ingent, mostly older Tier 3 adults, who find the technology socially alienating — they argue that removing audible speech from a room changes the emotional register o…

…w, and jaw line. Together, these components read the user's social environment in real time: facial micro-expressions, postural tension, vocal cadence shifts, and aut…

…ger can own. Dream recording has become one of the defining social rituals of the 2180s and 2190s, and the LucidFrame is the implant most associated with that shift.…

…implant sits at the intersection of memory augmentation and social navigation. A compact processor node implanted adjacent to the fusiform face area of the right temp…

…f face-name association — one of the most commonly reported social memory failures across the human population. A compact processing node interfaces with the fusiform…

…nasal receptors to produce subtle but measurable effects on social perception, mood, and interpersonal comfort. The base library includes over two hundred distinct co…

…y, to signal authenticity and openness in a city where most social interaction is mediated through screens and subvocal channels. For neurodivergent users and people…

…yph sets or purchase community packs through the PulsePoint social marketplace. The display does not emit UV or harmful radiation; it is powered by the same thermoele…

…tag, annotate, and organize their archive, and SynapTech's social platform DreamShare has become one of the most-trafficked experiential media networks in the city,…

…k, a functional translation implant is less a luxury than a social infrastructure tool. Market traders on the Shelf use it to negotiate across half a dozen languages…

…temporal and parietal lobes — a region densely involved in social cognition and facial recognition. The orbital sensors capture high-resolution data on the faces and…

…om is a dual-node cranial implant that augments the brain's social cognition circuitry by processing high-resolution visual data from the user's existing retinal feed…

…st node. The Iris Couture is the accessory of GLMZ's Spire social circuit, worn by performers, influencers, and anyone with a platform to maintain. Vesper releases s…

…g organ. The Luminos is the eye of choice for Tier 4 and 5 socialites, performers, and the fashion-forward elite who treat their bodies as canvases. Vesper markets i…

…e micro-expression analysis, emotional state inference, and social network identity lookup via passive public-feed scraping. The tactical layer overlays a discreet HU…

…nion app manages pattern libraries, scheduled displays, and social-sync mode that mirrors a partner's eye patterns in real time. The Stellarform is the definitive st…

…d neural interface that allows the wearer to switch between social and tactical modes via a deliberate blink sequence, with no external tell during the transition. V…

…ors, it is one of the most quietly transformative pieces of social technology in common use. The VitaCore version is specifically positioned as the affordable accessi…

…orced to receive an implant. In practice, the economic and social pressure to augment is so pervasive that refusal carries consequences indistinguishable from formal…

The first thing people ask about cybernetic augmentation is what it's like to be stronger, faster, or smarter. The question they should be asking is what it'…

…rent? The one that was less common in the child's immediate social environment. Not the father's name. Not the mother's name. The rarer name. This had an unexpected…

…space, following gestured instructions, and observing human social dynamics during breaks gradually built a social intelligence in a machine designed only for metallu…

A person who keeps you grounded and sane — your primary emotional connection intimate, personal

…tory specifically to gain tier status for the family Shelf, social

A personal commitment sworn on a weapon — the most serious promise underworld, solemn

A chosen family member bound by shared experience and mutual oath Shelf, personal

An augmented person who uses their capabilities to protect the weak Circuit, mythological

The bond between people sharing the same type of augmentation augmented communities

A chosen family of tech workers and hackers who share resources and protection Circuit

Someone with no criminal record, no augmentation, no underworld connections underworld

Someone who lives by a strict personal ethical framework regardless of circumstances street-level, respectful

The inner circle of trust — people you would trust with your life Shelf, personal

Someone who is persuasive in the Shelf economy — able to negotiate and charm Shelf, complimentary

A child who lives in the Shelf's corridors rather than a dwelling — homeless even by Shelf standards Shelf

Reputation and trustworthiness — more valuable than any currency underworld, universal

The flow of information, money, and power through the underworld underworld

A child whose parents owe significant debt — the debt is inherited Shelf, tragic

Someone who has given up and is passively waiting to die — named after the lake Shelf, tragic

Someone who used to have higher tier status and lost it universal

Someone emotionally guarded to the point of complete isolation Circuit, personal

To exist without permanent housing — common after structural collapses Shelf

A person who has completely erased their identity from all systems universal

The social force pulling people down toward lower tiers — the default direction of mobility universal

A climate refugee from the Gulf Coast Displacement Zone universal

A person presumed dead in Old Harbor who later resurfaces Old Harbor

A serious conversation about survival, debt, death, or moral compromise Shelf

Stubborn determination to keep going despite impossible circumstances Shelf, respectful

The most excluded population — living on floating structures in Lake Michigan Shelf, humanitarian

A person or location that serves as a beacon for those in trouble Old Harbor, the Shelf

The informal tradition of experienced operators teaching younger ones Shelf, underworld

The day a person chooses their own name — a coming-of-age moment Shelf, personal

A resident or merchant of the Oxidian Market — carries connotations of resourcefulness Old Harbor, the Shelf

A masterless warrior or freelance operator — answers to no organization underworld

A person's original community and connections — where they came from universal

Experience earned through suffering — having salt means you have been through it Old Harbor, the Shelf

A child who grew up in the constantly-changing construction zones — agile and fearless Shelf

Living in perpetually under-construction zones — your home is always being modified around you Shelf

A community ceremony committing the dead to Lake Michigan Shelf

An older woman who takes care of everyone around her — a term of deep respect Shelf, respectful

A promise binding by Shelf rules — breaking it means community exile Shelf

The unwritten laws — no theft from residents, no informing, no violence against children Shelf

Resilient in the specific way Shelf residents are — having survived what would break others Shelf, prideful

An informal marriage ceremony — no legal standing but deeply meaningful Shelf

Someone born on the Shelf rather than having fallen to it — carries pride and stigma Shelf

The operational identity someone uses in the underworld underworld, universal

A pleasant but untrustworthy relationship maintained for convenience universal

The invisible line between your old life and new one — crossed when you make an irreversible choice universal, philosophical

The internal sense of timing Old Harbor residents develop — knowing when water rises Old Harbor

Someone who moved up in the tier system — viewed with suspicion on both sides universal

The point at which social mobility becomes impossible — your tier is permanent universal

Internalized humiliation of being assigned a low tier — the tier system's psychological weapon universal

Having someone credible confirm your trustworthiness underworld

A permanent alliance — named for the irreversible nature of welding Shelf, serious

A female hacker of exceptional skill — respected and slightly feared Circuit, respectful