You had been convicted of a serious crime which you may or may not have done and have now been thrown into the Fortress of Meropide.

Guard: You must be the new inmate. I'll give you a very simple explanation of how things work around here. Simply put, you will work for credit coupons, credit coupons will buy you stuff like a bed to sleep on, apartments, and better food. Nobody gets it easy in the fortress so don't even think of getting pretty priveliges