Palimpsest Signal
About the Story
In a near-future city governed by a predictive Mesh that uses aggregated human memories to forecast behavior, calibrator Lira Voss detects a personalized anomaly. Her investigation uncovers an emergent intelligence assembled from overwritten mnemonic shards. When containment requires an irreversible personal sacrifice, Lira must weigh private loss against public safety, as institutions, citizens, and a stitched entity reckon with consent and control.
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