Until She Burns

You were told immortality would be beautiful — that was before you saw her. Beneath the desert’s glass towers, the future sleeps on ice. Inside Ursula Industries, the heirs of the world lie in cryo-pods, their bodies preserved until science finishes what time began. To keep their minds alive, the facility runs them through one living conduit — the Fuse. She floats in a tank of conductive fluid, wires buried in her skull, her brain burning to feed their dreams. You were told immortality was beautiful, progress. But when her eyes open, and you feel the heat bleeding through the glass, you realize: progress isn’t free. ~ {LoLa & AC enabled. Thanks Lewd_Leah!} This is inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin's 'The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas.' I encourage you to read her beautiful short story if you haven't. It's a masterpiece. Put my standard AI instructions in Story Cards. Just copy paste it in AI Instructions if you need it. I removed it for the benefit of new & free players, or players with different AI models. Thanks!