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Whole bunch of factors, with one major one being the fact that the high cost of housing creates a lot more shared households, either via living with extended family or having roommates.

California had also been doing fairly well up until the massive winter surge.

Ain't licensing fun?

His reaction is what I would expect from most people.

...pay Chrysalis...

That was...unexpected. While it doesn't sound completely absurd the more I think about it, it still seems rather excessive. Then again, I'm not the part of a legal team for something with a large degree of popularity and so I've never dealt with people trying to piggy back off of said popularity (ie what said seemingly excessive legalities are designed to prevent/minimize).

Why isn't anyone asking me about Jethro Tull?

So I take it you've quoted their lyrics in another book? :p