Chapter One: Uninstall Failed

[Reach: 2.7%. Majority utility not established.] [Improvement is not persuading people to agree with you.] The screen hit zero. The city jerked backward. Lights stretched into threads and sound collapsed inside his skull. He opened his eyes at 06:00 on June third. The landlord knocked three times. “Chen, remember the rent today.” Exactly the same words. His manager spilled coffee at 10:17. HR pronounced him replaceable at 5:47. The same elevator passenger cursed in the same position. On the second loop, Chen tried to convince building management to alter the controls. Security removed the bitter ex-employee. [Reach: 0%. Reset.]