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At the base and dominated by industrial machinery is <span class="mu-s">Level 5</span>, your home, and the bottom level of the city. It is the poorest level of the city, but manages the waste and recycles the trash, reclamation of water, produces the raw materials and manufacturing of all common goods in the city. It also provides the release valve for the city's hungry millions; a safe place where the unwanted and unfortunates of society can live in relative safety and comfort from the UBI system.
Above it is <span class="mu-s">Level 4</span>. For you, an unachievable Mecca, but for most in the city- the great center of commerce. Having as many offices as homes, this level of the city handles the transactions, selling and buying of goods, and marches its great capitalistic engine. Everything you've ever bought was on Level 5, but was probably advertised and sold to you from Level 4. The people there are incredibly busy, but much richer then anyone on Level 5.
Next is <span class="mu-s">Level 3</span>. This is the place of the artists, athletes, and academics of the city. Most of it is indoors and very beautiful, adorned with art and design, but it kind of creeps you out. You've been there a few times as a kid, you can't say you like it very much. It's also the place where sapiens, bio-implants, and all other sorts of high tech stuff is made. The people there are given a great deal of status over those on the lower levels however, mostly due to their lasting contributions to society.
Then <span class="mu-s">Level 2</span>. Even from here, you can barely make out the clean paved streets, manorial estates, and lush vegetation of the private boardwalks and topiary gardens... It's a paradise. Filled with luxury and high class people; level 2 doesn't even <span class="mu-i">have</span> Peace-Keepers, or so they say, as the people are so civilized and well behaved- neighborhoods can manage themselves. Everyone there is part of the city elite and upper crust- politicians and bureaucrats mostly. The only reason you have any idea about what is on this level is because of the once yearly <span class="mu-s">Grand Ball</span>, where random citizens from <span class="mu-i">any</span> level can win a lottery and enjoy a night at one of the estates. They say simply networking and party-favors from a single night on Level 2 can be enough to set you up for life.
Finally... <span class="mu-s">Level 1</span>, a place you know literally nothing about. Rumors about what is up there, at the very top of the city, abound- especially among the lower classes. Officially, it's the seat of power and government in the city- probably only for the mayor or chief executive officers that keep everything running. Some think its a money vault where the riches of the city are kept- but you think it's probably filled with computers. After all, something has to manage and watch over a hundred million people...
