Playing at Work

Ruslan was glad he managed to raise his social status and get a license to marry a non-natural partner. After activating Galina’s consciousness, she fell in love with her chosen one—but a sudden burst of sunlight changed everything. Now Galina didn’t recognize her husband, just like their neighbor Yana, who, like any person, had a chip implanted. The collapse of the system showed people the real world: it turned out not to be as beautiful as it had seemed at first. Chaos in an endless city and a struggle for survival introduced Ruslan to an old man, AP, who had spent his whole life doing his job—yet what exactly is that “job”?—and then they met a woman. Her profession makes you believe in what never existed. One last task remains: to survive in the burning city, but to do that…