MEGALOMANIA

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Would you fit in with a truly flawless society of immortals, or would its alienating perfection leave you feeling out of place—and perhaps even drive you mad? Awakening after centuries of cryogenic hibernation, Mathew Magellan is faced with a true Utopia, populated by a single generation of forever young people. He discovers a society boasting breathtaking technological wonders and social miracles—a far cry from the dystopia in disguise he had secretly expected. But the alluring shine of harmony and perpetual beauty fades faster than anticipated. The living relic wrestles with warped memories, future shock, survivor's guilt, and fractured perception—the messy fallout of a stressful body shell transfer. Wanting to unshackle himself from an overly rational supervisor, Mathew resorts to escapism by retreating into the memory of an emotional chance encounter. He expects falling in love will make everything better, yet deep down he knows he doesn’t belong here, being the only aberrant human to survive the great reset. Mathew has to either adapt, or be condemned to fall, potentially shattering a world that conforms eerily well to his personal ideals—almost as if it were bespoke.

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