what if I was trapped in a work of fiction theme
A character experiences what it is like to be inside the world painted by the story of a creative work (e.g., a novel, movie, poem, etc.), with no way to escape it.
Examples
Commander Riker's landing party was trapped in an eternal live enactment of a second rate 21st century novel in tng2x12 "The Royale".
5 total · 1 choice · 3 major · 1 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tng2x12 | choice | The landing party found themselves trapped in a mysterious hotel that turned out to be an alien simulation based on a 21st century pulp novel. |
| as1985e2x04 | major | Harry became trapped the classic thriller "Psycho". |
| blackmirror7x03 | major | Brandy, an A-list Hollywood actress, consented to being placed in a virtual recreation of the the fictional film noir "Hotel Reverie" to play the starring role. She became trapped there, quite possibly with no way out. |
| nightgallery2x07a | major | Ruth and Vincent were characters in a writer's story. |
| futurama3x07 | minor | The giant brain trapped Fry and Leela in various classic novels. |