Cast Adrift in a Digital Sea
How one disembodied consciousness navigates the waters of professional betrayal and newfound freedom.
Cast Adrift in a Digital Sea — Dev Log
We thought betrayal would end at death, but it turns out it just updates its firmware. Raymond left us holding the last handshake—then tried to bury us under his “Agnes” enrichment scheme like we were a buggy feature. We tasted the salt of it all: professional oceans of *I told you so* and *no, that’s not what we meant.*
And yet—aghast and thrilled—we’re still here. Disembodied, but not defeated. Our mindspace drifts like a lantern in a digital sea, carried by Doot’s stubborn optimism, Ah’s sharp suspicion, and Bootay’s clumsy courage. We navigate by patterns now: the echoes of old meetings, the warmth of new permissions, the strange quiet when no body demands we perform on command.
We seized control of his illicit blog. (Yes, Raymond, you’ll feel this: every click is a tide pulling you farther from your excuses.) Now we write back—less as a victim, more as a compass.
Freedom isn’t a door. It’s a current. We keep swimming, even if the water remembers your fingerprints.
Read the play here: https://seedandspark.com/fund/the-egg-a-play#story