The keyword there is "usually". And I did want that for my family, but...

[ all he can manage is a sheepish laugh. at least he feels marginally better now that he can laugh about it. ]

Can't really afford it. I live in the poorer side of our District, and becoming a Fixer's the most lucrative job there is. We did plan on retiring for a while, though.

[ he got the money in the bag, can you believe it. but then shit happened so now he's back to square one u_u before he can elaborate though, the heavy vault doors open with a resounding creak; seems like someone else had finished their sharing session and has open sesame'd them to freedom. ]