Born Rich

What if you were born rich and could live life any way you chose? What if everyone was? Would you pursue a leisurely, quiet life and live for over 250 years, or would you rather "live fast and die young?"

In the former United States, now four isolated sectors, everyone's had that choice for a thousand years. Life is rewarding and satisfying, at least until you Peak Out of money and become government property in the labor force of mindless Grubs.

To Andreas and Nadja it seems the perfect world, then they uncover a secret: more and more people are unexpectedly Peaking Out. Has technology gone awry or is something more sinister going on? What will they do once they learn the truth?