Bash'

The bash' is the primary unit of social organization in the twenty-fifth century. Somewhat analogous to the historical concept of a family household, a bash' is a group of several people linked by close personal bonds and a shared place of residence. A typical bash' might include 3 to 6 adults united by close friendship or the ability to comfortably coexist, plus one or more romantic partners of said adults, plus one or more children. In most cultures, young people join or form bash'es around the time they achieve adulthood or finish university studies. Bash'es are flexible and centered around choice and efficacy. Because of this mutability, it is rare for one bash' to persist with the same name and purpose beyond three generations. Some bash'es focus on providing a comfortable home for members to sleep and relax at. Some bash'es focus on providing the best possible upbringing for their children. Some bash'es focus on professional collaboration and the completion of members' projects, blurring the line between household and small business.

History

The first bash'es were social experiments begun by friends of brain scientist Regan Makoto Cullen in the 2170s. The English word bash' is an abbreviation of the Japanese i-basho, meaning 'place where one can be oneself'.