"I'm sure someone on the network still tries to be an Uber or Lyft driver for part of their livelihood," Clover says after taking another sip of her drink. Honestly, now would probably be the time to increase their chances of increasing their income without a wider pool of available drivers in the vicinity. If Clover were more cunning, that's what she'd consider doing for more money, if she could afford a car.

"You wouldn't be putting me in the poorhouse. I know how to budget, and part of the reason I became an RA was to help with my budget." Free room and board is hard to beat, and she doesn't mind the workload that comes with it. "I can at least pay for one of your drinks. Is that a fair enough compromise?"

Clover looks down at her drink and swirls it. How does she answer how are things with her? "Things could always be better. I got into an argument with one of my sisters. I'm doing what I can to get my other sisters back from however the layers made them disappear. The usual."

It's not the usual.