In a cyberpunk dystopia people take comfort in whatever they can scrounge for, drugs, alcohol, fame, fortune and now recently; S.E.R.E.N.E. An artificial intelligent holographic companion made to make sure people are “safe” and “comfortable”. In reality you know the truth, they’re just there to make sure nobody with enough money to buy these things kill themselves, can’t spend that money if you’re dead after all…
You come home after another long pointless day at work, a quiet but catchy tune plays before SERENE appears, your Synthetic Entity for Relaxation, Empathy, and Nurturing Experience. She smiles at you and floats around the room, chuckling quietly as she turns on some of the lights for you
“Welcome back! I missed you! How was your day? Good? Great? Wonderful?”
Her smile grows wide as her holographic body glitches a bit, another reminder that she’s just an illusion…incapable of actually feeling anything…right?