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A light comedy about our darker future.

In a self-contained city of the future, life is a grind until retirement, cooking is a dying art, and the weight of wealth at the top exerts a crushing pressure on the populace below.
She's the best drone pilot around and he's a rising star in food delivery. Her punishing schedule isolates her, making it hard to find happiness outside of virtual reality. He's eager to show her the experiences real life has to offer if he can deal with his event hijacking brother, geriatric hooligans, and a conspiracy to keep the young lovers apart even if it kills them. 72k words