World Building

        The human race was burning through its energy sources at a deadly rate.  Soon, there would be nothing left.  In this moment of crisis, PATHOS came forward with The Perfect Solution. 

        They had discovered a way to harness the power of human emotion.  It was clean, pure energy.  Clinics opened up that allowed people to come in and donate their emotions to the greater good.  These clinics were immensely popular, and the experimental process was a success. 

        Soon, PATHOS realized that different emotions produce different kinds of energies and that a balance was required to keep the world running smoothly.  The System was created.

        The nation was divided into four quadrants, The Kindergarten, and The Capital.  The Capital is the sector from which the government operates.  When a woman becomes pregnant, she goes to The Kindergarten*.  After giving birth, she goes to Tranquility to continue in The System.  Children are raised in The Kindergarten until they reach the age of twelve, when they have the exciting opportunity to join The System.

        In the system, individuals cycle through the four quadrants independently, and at their own pace.  They move from Exhilaration, to Depression, to Rage, to Tranquility, and back to Exhilaration to continue in The System.  Each quadrant has been specially designed to illicit the specific emotion it collects. When each individual arrives in a quadrant, their implant is swapped.  For example, an individual arriving in Rage will have their Depression implant painlessly and humanely removed and replaced with a Rage implant.  Each implant has a lighted meter visible through the skin near the inside of the wrist.  When the meter is full, then the individual has reached their emotional quota for that quadrant, and it is time for them to move on.

        The System allows everyone to experience a full and balanced life while selflessly and nobly doing their duty.  Everyone contributes to the greater good, powering the world through their own pure emotions.  It truly is The Perfect Solution.

*Kindergarten stems from the German for "Garden of Children"