Chapter 1: The Corpse of Steel(4)

It was outdated technology, functional but uncomfortable. Even the lower class citizens of The Republic could usually afford more discreet methods. Implants in the throat for filtration and tissue replacement were common rites of passage as a child developed, so that in their teens they would only need a headset to fit in. The middle class would usually have IIs (artificial eyes which are an integral part of Republic life) implanted at around age 6 so that no form of headset was required through adolescence.