Signs of Life story
Sara awakens from a six-year coma with memory loss and other strange behaviors. Her adult daughter Alia, who struggles after dropping out of school, discovers that Sara is linked to other similar cases. Directed by: Michael Dinner. Story by: Leah Fong.
14 total · 2 choice · 5 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| mother and daughter | choice | The story turns on Alia reconnecting with her mother, Sara, who had just woken up from a six-year coma. |
| what if someone couldn't remember me anymore | choice | The story concerns Alia struggling with her mother not remembering her after waking up from a six-year coma. |
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | Cody and Alia were an item. |
| coma | major | Sara awoke after being in a six-year coma. It turned out that various other comatose people had woken up in a similar way. |
| extraterrestrial being | major | One gathers that mysterious extraterrestrial beings had taken over and used the bodies of various coma-patients. The aliens could not survive Earth's atmosphere for long in their incorporeal form. They thought the coma-patients were essentially beyond saving anyway, and so using their bodies was no great infringement. |
| reunion with a loved one | major | Alia's life was turned upside down when her mother, Sara, suddenly awoke from a six-year coma. Alia made considerable efforts to make Sara part of her life again in spite of Sara's strange behavior. |
| what if I had amnesia | major | Although the story ended up with a different conclusion, it appeared as if Sara was amnesiac after suffering a lengthy period in coma. |
| clairvoyance | minor | Sara was able to see in her mind an imprisoned woman by concentrating. |
| medical occupation | minor | Dr. Koh treated Sara after she awoke from a six-year coma. |
| mind control ability | minor | Sara used her mind to make a bunch of guards drop their weapons. |