An unchanging daily life.
Most people take it for granted, yet nothing is truly unchanging. The world itself is a constantly changing variable, and so too are society and individuals, experiencing transformations at every moment that are often too subtle to notice.
Humans crave excitement yet value "routine", particularly under certain extreme conditions, when people protect their daily lives as they would their most precious possession. They try to give off the semblance of normality, if only to gain a moment of peace and solace.
For instance, when the war effort is going poorly.
