🎵 "city of y health services reminds you:" 🎵 everybody is alive. until they aren't. [upbeat synth jingle] announcer: got hit by a bullet? stabbed? run over? exploded? good news! you still have hit points! every punk starts with: toughness plus a little luck. when those hit points reach zero... things get interesting. [flatline] sometimes you wake up a few minutes later. confused. bleeding. angry. sometimes your cyberware overloads and you enter CY-RAGE™ [screaming and automatic gunfire] you gain extra health! lose all self-control! and become everyone's problem! sometimes a body part gets destroyed. arm. leg. eye. lung. whatever. that's what cybernetics are for. sometimes you start hemorrhaging. death in hours. act now! and sometimes... you're dead. customer: dead dead? announcer: that depends on your insurance. if you maintain a bank account with sufficient funds, a certified emergency response team may arrive before you expire! customer: how much does that cost? announcer: how attached are you to being alive? every negative hit point adds another zero to the bill! and several days in intensive care! but remember: debt is temporary. death is usually permanent. 🎵 "city of y health services!" 🎵 trauma is a condition. billing is a lifestyle. [fast disclaimer] emergency response not guaranteed. response times may vary due to traffic, gang activity, active warfare, weather conditions, civil unrest, drone strikes, labor disputes, or insufficient account balances. cy-rage episodes may result in property damage, criminal charges, loss of friendships, and additional medical expenses. surviving treatment does not imply affordability.
