Brave new world

As life evolved on the various colonies, the population became very grateful to their government when it managed to solve economic problems and criminality in a single swoop, improving their lives like never before. Of course, few took the time to wonder how the government had done it.

But over on one of the farthest colonies, a remote planet out of the way of trade routes, Julie is one of a few guards here who get to witness what powers this brave new world. Thanks to an unprecedented increase in home monitoring and surveillance, the government started rounding up any subversive element, anyone who would be susceptible to commit a crime based on their past activities, and they are all sent to a forced work district like this one.

Here, they get to work endlessly to keep the economy running for the rest of the population. Away from prying eyes and forgotten by most, they work under the guards' watchful eyes. As for Julie, she is proud to serve at this post. She sees how vicious some of these convicts can be, and how these new forced work districts manage to not only solve the prison over-population but also the economic downturn.

She is serving her patriotic duty, and as long as she doesn't think too hard about things like privacy concerns, mistaken identities or human rights, this brave new world looks quite nice on the surface. Thanks to people like her and policies that the authorities enacted, the rest of the world can worry about much more important things like art, sports and pleasure.