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This information is only supplementary; relevant data about the universe will be presented in-story as it arises, if you'd prefer to learn as you read. Information in this encyclopedia is subject to change without warning as the story develops.

Realities (And citizens)

• "Home"
  • Meiko Mirai
  • Eiko Mirai
  • Lorelei
  • Kisei
  • Mallory Heisenberg
• Antiparadisia
  • Auntie Mae
  • Mike
  • QwikSlvr
• Arboria
  • Duke
• Aquarius
• Drome
• Grep
  • Xyzzy
• Grünwald
  • Josef Heisenberg
• I's Land
  • Mellow Fellow
• Nippon
  • Ryo Noyori
• Nocturn
• Pia Pia
• Reality Prime / RealWare
  • Gillian Bates
  • Mr. Tanner
  • Multi
• Restless
• SubUrbana
• "The First Reality"
• Tribal Alpha
  • Steel Blades
  • D3THL0RDZ
  • Campers
• Urbana

Terms & Tech

• "Blue Sky of Death, The"
  (And other RealWare problems)
• Passport Processing
• Docks
• Multiverse
• NullSpace
• Open Engines
• Points (Economy)
• Realities
• RealNet
  • Audio Receivers
  • Nodes
  • Messaging
  • Video Network Sets
  • Workstations
• Reality Engines (for Mobiles)
• Reality Engines (for Realities)
• Reality Engineers
• RealWare
• REC Test
• Safety Mode (see BSOD)
• Transients

Culture

• 8 Bit Commandos
• Drugs
• Hawt Stuph!
• Joe's
• Krap
• Love & Hate
• Onsen-of-the-Month
• Open Reality Movement
• Ping Pong
• Religion
• The Last Word
• Twoday's Guidebook

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Grep

Grep is NOT a RealWare authorized reality. That single fact is what defines most of what Grep is. Being the home of the Open Reality Movement and its leader Xyzzy (developer of the first Open Engine), Grep is a very ecclectic territory.

The population of Grep consists of Reality Hackers or sympathizers to the cause who have gathered to form a special interest community. It's hastily assembled and vaguely urban, but there are agricultural centers and residental centers as well. (Just because you're a farmer doesn't mean you love RealWare, after all.) Because it's been slapped together by a variety of folks, the design is inconsistent; great buildings of glass and steel can be found next to wooden buildings or shantytowns. Organization is not a prime concern just yet; on the day 'Reality Comes Out of Beta' they'll worry about zoning laws.

The government is a rare form of Direct Democracy; every citizen has access to the local network and has a say in every issue up for debate. And debate they do; the most popular pasttime in Grep is debating. Shouting matches (called 'flamefests' for reasons long since lost to obscurity) are also common when two people can't agree on an issue.