The Life We Know: Trust

'Stick to what you know and let someone else take care of the rest'. The great nation of Concordia prides itself on its harmony, born of dependency. Suffitio, the industrial zone, is better known as the artisan backbone. No other zone could hope to produce anything the way it could be produced there, all thanks to the trade secrets which are meant to stay within the wall.
Nicholas Setmore, aged 29, believes he's already reached the height of his potential. Employed as one of many workers at Mason's Radio Manufacture, he clings to a life of routine within the little world he knows so well. Unfortunately for him, nothing is ever simple. He and his colleague, Jesseminah Whitfield, stumble upon a plot designed to overthrow the balance of Concordia. They set out on a journey to find a dubious figure from Nicholas's past, forcing him to push his boundaries ever farther. Their search leads them to Silvian, an eccentric man who was raised in the Wasteland that lies between the zones and who seems to hold all the answers.
This is a story of espionage, revolution and new experiences. A story of trust, confidence and... wealth?

Born in the summer of 1988, C. Lamerichs was raised in a rural village in the Netherlands. As far back as she can remember, teachers have accused her of being a loner and a dreamer. Why that was considered to be a bad thing, she still can't say. Nowadays, she still resides in her country of birth, inhabiting a nice house with her three cats. She juggles a full-time factory job with staff duties for the J-POP Foundation (which hosts the largest anime convention of the Netherlands) and of course writing. After more than a decade of dabbling with fanfiction in her spare time, she decided to write an original story as a means of balancing out her monotonous, monochromatic job.
When the life you know fails to bring true happiness and instead only leaves you content, it's up to you to take that first step outside your comfort zone, or so she would say.