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You can live here. It’s called Overdome, because everything here is oversized.
Not only that, but most of them are habitable. I’m talking gigantic shoes,
gigantic bookcases, gigantic whisky bottles. I’m not gonna list every little
thing (or every big thing, rather) that serves as some sort of abode.
What I’ll tell you is that most of the dome is empty. It’s up to you to
request what you want if nothing that you envision already exists. You can be
as involved in the process as you would like, or totally stay out of it. One
woman I met in The Crystal Ball was only staying there temporarily while she
designed her dream home to her exact specifications. It’s a 3D integrated
circuit layout, obviously with multiple layers, known as a logic cube. You
probably take them for granted, but every classical computer uses them to
process and store data, and they’ve been doing it pretty ubiquitously since
the mid-21st century. She loves them, and she wants her home to reflect that.
I suppose I ought to go back a little and explain The Crystal Ball. It’s a
giant crystal ball. That’s it. Lol, obviously it’s more complicated than that.
Some of the objects here are just for show. They’re more like art pieces. But
this one is a real building. It’s one of the biggest here, which is an
important note to remember. These objects are not scaled relative to each
other. The bookcase is actually smaller than the Crystal Ball, even though
it’s the opposite for their real-world counterparts. The Crystal Ball is
located in the very center of the dome, and serves as a central hub. You can
book a room on a temporary basis, like the logic cube designer, or for a
very temporary stay, like a hotel. Or you could just stay there
permanently, if it strikes your fancy. It looks just like it should, except
you can see people walking around in it. Don’t worry, if you are in a private
room, you can adjust the opacity at will. I saw one guy as I was walking down
the corridor who had the opacity at 99% for the outside, but it was fully
transparent on the interior, so we could all see him change his clothes.
Whatever, man. I would recommend coming to Overdome for a look, but it will be
up to you if you want to stay. And then it will be up to you to decide if you
want something new all to yourself. The possibilities are virtually endless. I
noticed one option on the application form that was just a question mark.
Apparently, you can select a mystery home. Someone will choose a design
for you, and not tell you what it is for the entire time you’re waiting. They
won’t even tell you where exactly your lot is located. You sign a
contract that promises to stay there for at least a year, and they have all
these stipulations about vacation periods, and whathaveyou. I don’t know if
they choose embarrassing things, like maybe an ancient tampon, or what, but it
could be kind of fun if you’re bored, or just like to live in the
anticipation. Me? I can’t wait for my oversized alarm clock to be done.
