Olivia didn’t know for how long it had went until the whole structure started breaking down.

Structure is key to performance. And Olivia didn’t know any other way to go about her daily business. A time for every activity and an activity for every time in the day. Wake-up pill. Breakfast pill. Office pill. Lunch-break pill. Ride-home pill. Sex pill. A pill for every activity and an activity for every pill in the day. A perfectly ordered office with just the right amount of light coming in from the desk window and the door always open for anybody coming to check in on her.

On a mission to aid in the exploration of a new world an accident leaves Laura stranded in space. She soon realizes she is the sole survivor of the vessel that harbored her crewmates, save for the few on the surface of the planet which includes her husband.

In a future where virtual reality is an escape from reality, Liam is content living in his digital world until a chance encounter with a young tea-seller disrupts his routine. Through their interactions, Liam begins to rediscover the beauty and connection in the real world, questioning the life he's been leading. Themes of isolation, rediscovery, and the importance of human connection weave together in this introspective journey from virtual escape to real-world engagement.

So, em, I essentially go to a crime scene, collect samples of Algae, incinerate the body and move on to the next body. It’s not pretty work, but it’s a job, and I’ve been doing it long enough that it doesn’t bother me.

Now that you understand, I can explain what happened. It began last Tuesday, which all in all seemed like a normal day, nothing special about it.

The day was coming to an end. Soon, the two moons would be the only sources of light in the starry sky. Duncan sat at his desk in the research center, his face full of tension. His access to the central server had just been cut off, and he knew he had to find a solution immediately. He picked up the videophone and called Tannis, a trusted colleague of his.

The Central Archive towered over Novus City, a vast monolith of glass and steel, embodying both the city’s technological advancements and its rigid control over its citizens. Within its fortified walls, the collective memories of every citizen were meticulously stored, indexed, and accessed through a network of quantum computers. The mind files, as they were called, allowed for perfect recall of personal experiences, serving as both a personal repository and a tool for societal harmony.

“If god placed wicked men in a prosperous land where they merely had to reach out the window to gather the food they needed to live; they would still make life misery with their wicked deeds” One Priest argued.

There’s a monster in me.

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