>>28265
>>28265
The year it takes place is actually 2344. I hid a tiny hint of this in the story, namely in Natalie's and Peter's usernames, which both contain their birth years. And yes, the future is high-tech, but definitely not as utopian as, for example, in Star Trek, where practically every health problem is solved. I wanted to demonstrate this i.e.by the fact that Stephanie still has difficulty getting pregnant. However, they have made progress, both medically and socially. Free health care is standard, which it should have been by now, in my opinion. And, as I'll mention in a later chapter, there's a kind of genetic vaccination that a child receives shortly after birth that ensures that there are no genetic defects in incestuous reproduction.

I deliberately try to give readers a little freedom in how they imagine the world. It's definitely a mix of dystopia and utopia, even if the utopian aspect far outweighs it. There is a certain dark side, but it doesn't go as far as, for example, in Arcane with Piltover and Zaun. It's just that, just like in big cities today, there are certain dark neighborhoods where one shouldn't venture, and where crime reigns. Because consent is often less emphasized there. It's quite possible that I'll devote myself to a story later that might take place in such an area.

As for the boys in this society, it certainly happens that they occasionally lose their lives because they recklessly risk them on certain occasions. However, this happens to a much lesser extent than is the case with girls.

There is a registration system, a kind of database, that records who is registered as a Meatgirl and who isn't. However, this is only necessary for official registrations, for example, when registering to be killed at a restaurant belonging to an officially sanctioned slaughterhouse or at a public event, such as a TV show.

And as for the social status of the families I've mentioned so far, you've pretty much hit the nail on the head. Uncle George and his family are filthy rich. He's an influential businessman who could afford absolutely anything. However, he's celebrating his upcoming wedding in a smaller way. It won't be a huge party; it'll be a barbecue with maybe 20 to 30 guests. Mike, Stephanie, and Natalie are also quite wealthy. They live quite luxuriously, and this is largely thanks to Stephanie's success as an author. Mike is trying to work his way up in his company. He works in lower management at Gretel's, a restaurant chain.

As for the Fischer family from "Happy Ending", they're in the lower middle class. A perfectly normal, average family with a steady income, three children—oh, sorry, two children ;) and a small house. Not rich, but happy.