Ephemeral Executions

Brenna Lynch

Summary

In Neo-London, 2077, memories are currency.  The Mnemonic Exchange, a vast digital marketplace, trades in recollections, from the mundane to the extraordinary. But beneath the shimmering surface of shared experiences lurks a chilling truth.  People are vanishing, not just physically, but from the very fabric of existence – victims of Ephemeral Executions, meticulously erased from the collective consciousness.Dr. Emma Reynolds, a neuropsychologist haunted by fragmented memories of a shadowy figure and a sterile laboratory, navigates this memory-saturated world with growing unease. When a prominent tech mogul disappears without a trace, Emma is recruited by a shadowy government agency to investigate these unprecedented erasures. Her investigation leads her to the Archivists, a clandestine group operating within the Exchange, subtly rewriting history one memory at a time.Emma's path collides with Detective Terri Smith, a woman whose digitally enhanced memories of a wrongful conviction fuel her relentless pursuit of justice.  Terri's augmented memory, a blessing and a curse, allows her to recall every detail of her ordeal, but also makes her acutely aware of the malleability of truth in a world where memories can be bought, sold, and altered.  Their alliance is an uneasy one, forged in the crucible of a shared pursuit of the truth.Together, they uncover a conspiracy that reaches the highest echelons of power, a world where oblivion is traded like any other commodity.  As the Archivists’ activities escalate, Emma’s fragmented memories begin to coalesce, leading her closer to a terrifying revelation – the shadowy figure from her past is not just a figment of her imagination, but a key player in the conspiracy, someone who has deliberately tampered with her own memories.Emma faces a stark choice: exploit the very technology she abhors to expose the Archivists, or risk losing not only the past but her own future, her identity dissolving into the digital ether.  In a city where memories are the ultimate currency, Emma must fight to preserve the sanctity of truth, before it’s erased forever.

Available since: 11/11/2024.

Print length: 103 pages.

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