![]() ![]() ![]() Either as entertainment or work life, even ideological reasons sometimes-this tech is rampant. Something ubiquitous throughout planets and space is the use of personas, though. ![]() Their escape showcases different governments and their failings. It’s chock-full of strange things you wouldn’t usually expect in a cyberpunk story but pair nicely with it, in most cases. Escaping into an underworld filled with people she’s not sure she can trust by way of a previous persona’s contact: Wyeth, a man who harbors loyalty to the body she’s hijacked, rather than to her, she must take the risk and join his cause and flee into the far reaches of space or else take her chances alone against these corporations. Burned into her brain rather than transient like most personas seem to be, Rebel becomes a highly sought-after commodity and this corporation, as well as their competitors, rapidly mobilize to get her back. You-your being, your self-are right here, in this compass of your skull and body”Įucrasia Walsh gets implanted with a new persona called Rebel and, fearing death, flees carrying a valuable IP owned by the corporation with her: her identity. “Your persona is only a mask…Ultimately it’s not important. ![]()
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