# Shared Patterns

Reusable credential/service patterns for personas.

## Common Services

### Encrypted Email
- **ProtonMail** - Premium ($119.88/yr), Swiss jurisdiction
- **Tutanota** - German, €12/yr, simpler UI
- **Mailbox.org** - German, €3/yr, eco-friendly positioning

### Phone Carriers (US)
- **Tello** - T-Mobile MVNO, pay-as-you-go, $6-10/mo
- **Visible** - Verizon MVNO, $25/mo, party chat
- **Google Fi** - Sprint/T-Mobile/UV, $20-70/mo

### Privacy Services
- **Bitrefill** - Gift cards via crypto, BTC/LN
- **ProtonVPN** - Swiss, €47.76/yr
- **Wasabi Wallet** - Bitcoin wallet, privacy-focused

## Password Patterns

### Thematic Elements
| Element | Example | Use For |
|---------|---------|---------|
| Birth years | `1984`, `2024` | Character anchors |
| Family years | `1936`, `1923` | Historical weight |
| Geographic | `CongressAve`, `NahuelHuapi` | Location identity |
| Names | `Aurelia`, `Heinrich` | Family connections |
| German/Spanish | `Fachwerk`, `Ceder` | Cultural code-mixing |

### Character Blind Spots
- `123456` - Physical device (paradox of paranoid character)
- Default credentials - Things character ignores
- Same password everywhere - Characters who don't differentiate

## Address Patterns

### Austin, TX (78702)
- E 7th Street - East Austin residential
- E 11th Street - East Austin, gentrifying
- Congress Avenue - Downtown

### New York, NY
- Ridgewood, Queens - Working-class, diverse
- Washington Heights - Dominican, historic buildings
- Jackson Heights - South Asian, Latinx

## Phone Area Codes
| City | Code |
|------|------|
| Austin | 512 |
| New York | 212, 347, 917 |
| Los Angeles | 213, 323 |
| Chicago | 312 |

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*Patterns documented: 2026-04-09*