Futuristic San Francisco, 2035

Besides Apricity, technological advances exist in this futuristic version of San Francisco, such as the Home Management System that can track occupants’ coming and goings or a color wand that can change the color of your hair by touching it to the roots. However, beyond these new inventions, there is little change: there are trains that run on regular tracks, buses, key fobs for cars, a portable electronic device that serves as a personal communication tool. There are apartments and corner stores and graffiti on brick walls. Such little change is, at first, disappointing to the imagination, but the current society appears more engrossed in their entertainment than any advancement in their surroundings.

Pearls workpod, Apricity Corporation

Each contentment technician is given a workpod, similar to a cubicle, within the Apricity Corporation. It contains a simple desk, chair, and computer. The Apricity machine is small enough...