why does the sleep pod charge me PER ROLLOVER. I am ASLEEP. I did not consent to commerce while unconscious. checked the statement three times, still real, still insane

name's SNOOZE, Dream Processing Zone, technically 'full-time burnout' is my job title now, which google says isn't a real job title but NEKOCORP HR says it absolutely is, mine, specifically

haven't technically been awake since the 2047 merger. some cats call this a coma. I call it 'aggressive vertical integration of my nervous system'

NEKOCORP rents my dreams out to advertisers now. last night I had a whole emotional arc about my mother and HALFWAY THROUGH a tuna energy drink walked into frame and did a little wave

BRIK keeps texting me updates about the drone war like I'm gonna wake up and care, my brother in fish, I am negative $73,000, I have no bandwidth for your vent politics, I barely have bandwidth for my OWN dreams anymore, they're buffering

checked my BLANKY DEBT balance again. still four digits. still climbing. still somehow a MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION I don't remember opting into, cancellation requires being conscious for 20 consecutive minutes which. lol. lmao even

HAPPYWARE left me a voice memo at 3am that was just her glitching mid-sentence and honestly? relatable? we're both being monetized in our sleep, hers is just louder about it

in closing: the pod bills me, the dreams aren't mine, the debt's not shrinking, and if I ever actually wake up all the way it's only to check whether it's Tuesday before going back under. in closing there is no closing. this is a subscription now