Social Segments / Status Ladders

Life inside of New Haven operates almost exactly like the traditional American society operates. However, life inside contaminated zones is much different. Martial law is in effect, as the country sees anyone within the zone as a possible threat to New Haven. People are constantly dying from radiation poisoning, lack of medical treatment, and murder. The residents of these zones are divided by wealth into three districts:

'District RED' – Low income. All housing is extremely small and limited. Red district is very over crowed with leads to lots of looting, crime, and murder. Members of RED are not allowed outside unless there is a very specific reason, as military watch is extremely strong but their presence inside the district is virtually non existent.

'District YELLOW' – Middle class residents. Here, residents are allowed to purchase actually family homes rather than living in project style housing units like those in RED. The district has an influx of grocery stores, hospitals,s entertainment opportunities, and the Pacific Theater, the only place to see classic films. Considering it’s border with RED, military activity is high.

'District GREEN' – High class. Residents typically purchase and/or build compounds in the hills, where they are safe. Green areas have upscale everything; Grocery stores, resturants, entertainment, hospitals, parks, etc. To protect the valued residents, military is extremely high as it is also home to Los Angeles National Forest, which is the military’s base in LA.

LA Rebels - The LA rebels are a group ran by Katie Daniels, whose goal is to create a group large enough to plan an escape from LA and break into Arizona, in hopes of a new life outside the contamination zone. They operate out of the vacant public storage center off of Santa Monica Blvd.

Los Angeles Police Force - LAPF is a police force consisting of police officers, nation guard members, and members of the military. Their goal is lock down contamination zones for 5 years under the 10 year plan, and also protect the coast from foreign intruders.

Business Class - This exists only New Haven and Northern California. In order to live in an industrial state or the Northern half of California, you must apply for a Business Class permit. These are only granted if you have plans to build some type of economy boosting business or structure (aside from entertainment and leisure) or work for a company who operates in an industrial state.