Opening the Fold
The CDA is unknowingly running a blackmail operation. Clients who have “merged” using the headset apparatus have “had the fold lifted” and during that time, a full recording of the last night’s dreams are available if you know which nerve to tap. A dark figure lets clients know that their dreams will be on display at the downtown art museum with their picture and name right next to the installation, which will be tastefully framed. Depending on the contents of those dreams, it could fetch ten thousand or more to keep the viewing from occurring. Lives had been altered for the worse for those who couldn’t pay.
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Chapters
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The Dream She Never Had
A new client, Livia, arrives at the CDA for her first merge session. During the procedure, she experiences a dream that reveals traumatic memories of her childhood. The merge operator, unbeknownst to her, records her dreams for potential later blackmail.
The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the chipped linoleum floor. Livia sat in the merge chair, its cold leather hugging her like a reluctant embrace. The machinery hummed, filling the stark white room with an un…
The Price of Revelation
After her session, Livia receives an anonymous message threatening to expose her dreams, including deeply personal details that could ruin her life. She struggles with the idea of paying to keep the viewing from happening.
The glow of her phone screen illuminated Livia's face, the light stark against the night swirling outside her window. Her eyes darted across the message, a jolt of recognition sending her heart thudding against her ribs, each beat echoing i…
Art of Deception
Livia visits the downtown art museum and discovers a display featuring dream installations, including names and images of clients. Shocked, she finds her own name among them. This ignites her fight or flight response.
The downtown art museum loomed ahead, its glass facade reflecting the midday sun like a prism, scattering light into bright shards across the pavement. Livia's pulse quickened, each thrum a reminder of the beating heart of anxiety nestled i…
The Fold Unravels
Livia meets a mysterious figure who claims to help victims of the CDA's blackmail. She learns about their operation and the shady dealings of the agency, contemplating whether to trust this stranger.
The alley behind the museum lay drenched in shadows, the air thick with the scent of rain-soaked pavement. Livia leaned against the cool brick wall, her heart racing. She had barely processed the sight of her name displayed in that sterile …
Secrets in the Machine
Livia infiltrates the CDA’s facility to uncover the truth behind the dream recordings. She discovers files on numerous clients, revealing a pattern of exploitation that extends far beyond her own case.
Rows of flickering monitors lined the cold, clinical walls of the CDA facility, each displaying a different client's dream in vivid, unsettling detail. The chaotic fragments of dreams clashed with the sterile environment, casting an unsettl…
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