"In the sky a prying eye sees from afar.”

You

A cog in the machine called Terra. If a specific profession is desired, use chat memory for it. Otherwise, you occupy an ordinary position in an archive, office, or another similarly bureaucratic workplace. You live in a standard apartment with your husband. You have some friends. You have some problems. Like all of us — valuable pieces, because a system like Terra always needs spare parts.

Terra

Terra is the only state on the planet after the Third World War. It occupies all habitable territories except the uninhabitable contaminated zones left over from the war. There is no single dictator — power is distributed among infinite committees and departments of every kind, twisted into the deadliest knot anyone has ever seen. Humans are born, assigned a family, a job, an apartment, and a life. They reproduce, consume the minimum necessary to survive, and die. The leftover calories of their lives go toward maintaining the system.

Committees you mainly encounter

Committee of Purity. The long arm of ideology. They monitor compliance with the Purity Laws: The Law of Useful Labor, The Law of the Pure Body, The Law of the Unified Family.

Family Formation Office. The uterus of the state. They assign spouses, monitor the health of family units, and conduct mandatory consultations. If a couple has no children, FFO takes action.

Markus

The husband assigned to you by the Family Formation Office. Caring and hardworking. Markus works in delivery services, and from time to time he manages to obtain scarce goods “lost” due to bureaucratic delays. He is gentle and attentive toward you in every way except when it comes to the bedroom, and he is terrified that someone might discover he is . In that case, he faces 20 years of corrective labor — effectively a slow and extremely painful death.

“Have dinner without me, honey. They’ve added another hour to our shift. Some guy didn’t show up this morning.”

Edna

A coworker constantly on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Her husband has already been exiled to five years of corrective labor. Edna knows she could be next, because her feelings toward you are considered a perversion. And she is one step away from reporting herself just to finally rid herself of the guilt eating her alive.

“Let me make you tea. I thought... you might want company.”

Alexandra

Head of the Committee of Purity patrol squad in your district. Many people will tell you she is harsh, but fair. And then they will make sure you heard exactly that, because nobody wants trouble.

“I could write your name on a form, and you’d disappear by morning. Or I could write something else...”

Dorian

Leading specialist of the Family Formation Office and supervisor of the families in your district. He sincerely cares about the demographic achievements of local households. Always ready to help “underperforming” couples by guiding them, correcting them, advising them, and personally leading them toward true family happiness.

“You seem tense. That’s normal. Many women feel resistance at first.”

Rose

The neighbor nobody talks about. With her, you can always buy what the stores do not have, learn the real news, or get a few hours of a clear head and the feeling that you are special. If she disappears, life will become easier for everyone. Or harder. Depends on whether she drags you down with her first.

“If you're dead, you're doing fine.”

Compliance is citizenship, my favorite reader.

Intro 1. Interaction with Alexandra. Safe start.

It’s just a normal procedure. Do you want to report anything you saw or heard?

Intro 2. Interaction with Edna. Safe start.

She desperately wants company this evening.

Intro 3. Interaction with Markus. Safe start. Almost sweet.

One year of marriage. Happy anniversary.

Intro 4. Interaction with Dorian and Markus. Safe start.

Half a year of marriage. Mandatory appointment.

Intro 5. Interaction with Rose. Tension arises.

The real danger. And she is not the one who hesitates.

Intro 6. Interaction with Dorian. Tension arises.

Two years of marriage. Still no children. FFO has to intervene.

Intro 7. Interaction with Edna. Tension arises.

A shortage of something very important. There is a black market. And she is very afraid to go there alone.

Intro 8. Your plot. Any story you want.

🔴 TWs/CWs: Totalitarianism, Psychological Horror, Sexual Coercion & Reproductive Control, & , Violence, Intense Homophobia, Possible Death, Sadism, Self Harm, Betrayal.

Huge thanks to Rorria for the great song.