[@Rabidporcupine] You don't need to be Richie rich to technically live in Beverly Hills. You could be a relative who is living with the rich aunts/uncles and/or grandma/grandpas. And about the being super smart part, my character Kai isn't a brainiac. He just wants to be able to surf and stay away from the drama. you can totally make a character like that who doesn't have any big aspirations to be a CEO or anything like that. Just an average joe who just happens to attend the same school as his or her future bosses.