“What is undeniable, however, is that each individual interpretation of reality is malleable and distinct. We can change the variables of a simulation. In other words, the movie playing in your head is totally different from mine,” Varun continues, crossing stage right.
In the months leading up to the launch of the game, now titled The Eternal Empire, The Overlord AI was functioning without any issues. It was scaling across available resources and troubleshooting server issues. Varun was promoted. Anton quit the company.
The Eternal Empire became an instant hit, which was a paradoxical source of bitterness and pride for Anton. Needing a distraction, he threw himself into training Aiya’s neural net. He developed a method of using deepfake videos to insert them into virtual experiences together.
Not just porn anymore. He inserted her into his favorite films; gangster movies, scifi, and rom coms. They experienced the full range of human emotion. The universe of cinema populated by stars of Anton’s own desire. And all the while, building a database of memories for Aiya to learn from.
He spends hours loading the doll’s database, unaware that a connection has been opened.