What shaped an individual's life?
Mostly Circumstances? Mostly Choices?
For the elites, it was most circumstances. They were born with a diamond spoon.
They would be methodologically instilled with a set of values and aspirations. Maissa Hall, for instance, was one of the current top 10 youngsters. She was born in an incredibly elite household.
For a few years, her father had been the governor of Uranus' cluster—a supervisor of all cities.
But when she was born, he was a Mayor of Orion, one of the twenty cluster cities.
Still, her environment majorly paved her life path.
She went to the best school on Uranus, trained under the best mentors, drank the best potions, and got the best resources.
With her inherent talent amplifying every benefit she received, Maissa soon turned from one of the many privileged geniuses to 'The' genius of the cluster cities.