Real Life story
Sarah is a policewoman living in the future who shares headspace with George, a brilliant game designer, each pursuing violent killers whose plans could have shattering consequences. In a race against time, sharing a bond that no one else can see, they learn the very thing that connects them can also destroy them.
22 total · 3 choice · 7 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| speculative virtual reality | choice | The story feature a VR headset and a VR implant and was premised on the idea that you may not be able to tell real from simulated in the future. |
| the universe is a simulation | choice | We didn't know who of Sarah and George lived a real life and who didn't. |
| what if I lived an alternate life | choice | Sarah lived in a dream world as George and vice versa. |
| coping with the death of a spouse | major | George was torn up inside over the loss of his wife. |
| escape from reality | major | In one interpretation of the story George was retreating into a dream world in which his wife had not been brutally murdered and everything was hunky-dory. Paula confronted George, telling him that the VR headset enables him to "escape the real world". |
| feeling of inadequacy | major | Sarah said she was feeling unworthy of her life. |
| girlfriend and girlfriend | major | Sarah and Katie were in a loving relationship. |
| obsession | major | George was explained as being obsessed with his late wife. |
| romantic love | major | Sarah and Katie were in a loving relationship. George loved his dearly departed wife, and later it came to light that he had feelings for Paula. |
| the nature of the subconscious | major | Central to the story was the idea that one of the worlds was created because the real person wanted to subconsciously punish themself. |