Jack of Harts

Those who achieved Zero Balance status in the Socialist Republic of Juneau’s Life Debt system were the most prestigious citizens of Juneau. They were the people everyone else aspired to be. High government workers. Sports stars. Musicians and dancers of the highest caliber. Poets and people of high social awareness. Members of the families who created the new Juneau in the first place. They were the high class of Juneau society and could spend their ration cards at the best markets with the freshest of foods, sitting on the counters, waiting to be picked by such worthy individuals. Zero Balance shopping centers sported the very best imports from their Socialist friends in Pacifica, and their recreational centers had only the very best availability, gleaned from the very best candidates in the country. A Zero Balanceer could be guaranteed to have the best of everything in Juneau, as long as they did nothing to incur a new Life Debt. They were granted the most freedom of all citizens of Juneau, and at the same time were more slaves to the system than anyone else. Because former Zero Balance celebrities were always in high demand in the recreational centers should they fall from grace.