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>Monitoring
Headspace is dedicated to customer service, Casey says sagely. We <span class="mu-i">love</span> our customers. So we maintain direct lines to each and every M.A.N.S.E. we produce, ensuring that if something goes wrong, our service teams can— and he can't finish the sentence because Gil has launched into an explosive coughing fit.
>Friend Testing
Friends are premium add-ons, says Casey! We here at Headspace strive for Friends 99% indistinguishable from real life people, using advanced personality modeling techniques.
>Friend Disposal
There is the 1%, he says cagily. We don't like to release inferior product.
Apropos of nothing, then, he continues on to describe a few more departments(?) you're sure he hadn't mentioned previously—
>Dormitories
Self-explanatory, he says. We provide spacious and comfortable living quarters for all family members! We have recently added ropeball courts...
>Syntheticization
You're not sure that's a word, but okay. Casey says that skilled Headspace technicians syntheticize pharmaceuticals for widespread usage— and they're free! Isn't that marvelous?
It almost looks like he's about to go on, but Gil's fidgeting and you're starting to feel dizzy. (Are you hanging down from the sphere?) "Er— yes. Thanks. Ahem. I think we'll go with—"
>[1] The Biomes. Somewhere large and outdoorsy? Sounds like the perfect place to "accidentally" get lost.
>[2] Calm Rooms. These sound sort of private, right? You could probably wrangle a way to shut yourself and Gil in and win some alone time to plan.
>[3] Friend Disposal. It sounds like they dispose of defective "Friends" here, whatever that means... and hey, if a defective Friend got loose, who'd be paying attention to you?
>[4] Syntheticization. You're sorry, they're distributing free drugs? What? Do any of them induce vision quests?
>[5] Somewhere else? (Write-in.)
