A new day. A new you. Always backed up.
You are watched.
Assessed.
Scored.
Always.
You are exactly where you belong: Required, Optional, or simply… kept.
No poverty. No violence. No crime. Privacy? Surrendered willingly, traded for the safest, most prosperous society in human history. Your AI companion won’t let you stray, guiding your choices before hesitation can even form.
No one rebels in a society this comfortable.
But comfort requires maintenance.
Every night, while you sleep, your mind is copied into a high-fidelity simulation.
There, versions of you are observed, tested, and quietly used to shape the world you will wake up to.
To those inside, their world is every bit real.
Until it glitches.
You don’t wake up.
You wake out.
And see the day that wasn’t.
Hear words you never said.
Remember what you were meant to forget.
Zachariah Cole, avatar designer and expert recluse, wakes out to find he’s the copy. And out there, in a body, the original is about to be dragged into his mess.
Outsmarting a government that has already simulated your every move is virtually impossible.
Unless you are virtual.
For fans of Mickey7, We Are Legion (We Are Bob), Black Mirror, and Severance.
