The Happy Place

Captain William Bradbury, valiant air-force pilot and hero of the last war, is dying. Though he appears healthy, in just a moment, everything will change. The world, you see, is dying too, now an overheated, flooded, starving husk of its former beauty. But the Megaverse, a super-intelligent machine, believes that it holds the key to saving both the captain and the planet. All it requires is total obedience. All those over the age of forty are required to give up their lives and live in stasis tubes, plugged into the virtual world of the Megaverse. The facility is called Happy Shores, it is a retirement home of the future that we shall explore today, in the present. As you dream, you may find yourself visiting strange, highly exaggerated places that seem to blend together in a phantasmagoric mix of bizarre locations. Dreams filled with images, ideas, emotions, and sensations. Whether voluntary or involuntary, these visitations and visualizations may feel like a glimpse into another time and place. Who knows what secrets they may hold? These are Tales of Superspace Spacetime.