Future Imperfect story

tng4x08 · 1990-11-12

Riker finds himself sixteen years in the future, his memory of the interim erased by a dormant virus.

16 total · 3 choice · 6 major · 7 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
loneliness choice Barash :: Barash
what if I couldn't trust the veracity of my senses choice Riker :: Riker in Barash's simulated fantasy world
what if I found myself in the future choice Riker :: Riker was made to believe he was 16 years in the future.
matter manipulating technology major It turned out that Riker and Barash were alone in a large cave, and that the reality of their experience had been generated by sophisticated “scanner”technology.
orphanhood major Baarsh :: Barash was left in a cave by his parents
questioning one's sanity major Riker :: Riker in Barash's simulated fantasy world
trust in a potential foe major Riker :: Riker in captors
virtual reality room major holodeck :: Riker in a holodeck fantasy inside an even larger fantasy world
what if I had amnesia major Riker :: Riker apparently woke up in the future with no memories of what had transpired in the interim.
anger minor Riker :: Riker at being decieved by Barash