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===== Basileios<ref>https://alogos.dreamwidth.org/2425.html#Basileios</ref> =====
'''Contains:''' Luxury Housing

Why, when you stroll down tree-dappled streets, it's easy to believe there's no crisis going on in the world at all. And that's exactly how these residents liked it.

There aren't too many shops around, but the ones that exist are more accurately described as ''boutiques.'' Jewelry, fine clothes, restaurants, artisanal bakeries—both the goods and the stores themselves are classy, elegant, and expensive. While the truly affluent had personal tailors and cooks, most enjoyed a bit of public browsing as an excuse for an outing.

While the use of robotic assistants is commonplace throughout Karteria, the ServiTons picking up the slack when it comes to the necessary drudgework involved in modern life, their incidence ran even higher in this district. The streets are kept ''clean'', peaceful and neat; boutiques are staffed almost exclusively by machines. And rather than avail themselves of the local (and very fine) private school, the prestigious Basileios Gymnasium, some parents elected to have their children taught exclusively by ServiTon tutors.

For the residents here who still chose to 'work', their careers used to lay almost exclusively in administration, finance, or some other self-employed venture. Some of the higher-ups in Patho-Gen also hailed from this district. And for all that gas-powered vehicles remain banned, if there's any who can afford to maintain a now-illegal car, they lived here.

Opinions on the Augmented tended towards the dismissive, though not outright hostile. The only fur people here wanted to see was a fur coat, and a furry ''person'' was no more welcome than a stray dog: they were more likely to view this as a mark against whoever ''owns'' you (this is probably Patho-Gen). '''Golem-types in particular''' were condescended to and dehumanized, and assumed to be some manner of new ServiTon. Personhood was diminished, when not utterly disregarded. While this is true across all Karterian demographics, the upper class of Basileios were the most dismissive of Golems.

The people here were arrogant and easily amused by trifles. They dressed in furs and golds, and often flaunt their wealth in these spheres to earn the trust of fellow rich folk. In their spare time, they enjoyed lavish parties and talking finance with their peers, often looking for schemes to invest their money in.

In March 2026 most of Basileios and its population (along with areas of Belle Ville and Gloria) were covered by an impenetrable bubble of flesh. They were completely unreachable until the summer solstice several months later, when the meat spread to encompass all of Karteria, while also becoming removable.

Due to this, Basileios is in a somewhat strange condition. Most of its shops remain closed, as while those who staffed them are largely fine (being ServiTons, or people hailing from other districts), the condition of what's inside the buildings is questionable or outright ruined. Basileios' luxurious houses are technically still owned, but almost all of those owners lay unresponsive in hospital, or dissolved wholly into the meat (with lines of inheritance having yet to be worked out).

Basileios lays eerily quiet these days.
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<big>♕</big> '''Basileios Gymnasium''' — Even though some families have opted to homeschool their kids with the aid of ServiTons, the Basileios Gymnasium is host to only the best. Teachers, lunches, resources, this school focuses on rhetoric, sciences, debate, and government. Of course they offer a well-rounded curriculum, but students who attend this school often partake in social sciences as an extra-curricular activity, encouraged to strike up conversation and argue ethics, morality, and the notion of social and scientific progression. The Gymnasium teaches students zoned in Basileios from grade 1-12.

<big>♕</big> '''Scintillant Park''' — The largest park in Karteria, existing along the southern edge of Basileios. Kept nicely maintained. People from all over the city stop by here for an outing, for a bit of grass and green, because it's not safe to find those outside Karteria any longer. Boasting the largest collection of trees in the city, it's too orderly to be strictly called a 'forest', and impossible to become lost within—but it's peaceful nonetheless.
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