Luis Landstrov had been a quiet fixture of Chromadyne’s 42nd-floor programming division, known as the heart of the rainbow-coloured city. Like his attire, his workstation was calibrated to Focus Blue and Efficiency Gold for maximum efficiency. One day, Luis received a strange message in his inbox. Subject: „For Your Sanity. Enjoy!“ Luis hesitated. The sender’s…

Iridium Flare woke to the gentle vibration of her wristband alarm, accompanied by a soft wash of amber and magenta tones projected onto her ceiling. The colours were perfect. They were soothing and energizing all at once and she liked the way the carfully optimized Colour Harmony Profile, still reflected her original style. She lay…

For my colleagues, students and academic partners. Never stop asking. Tilda Umber stood at the podium of the lecture hall. Her glance surveyed the room, taking in her audience. The room was filling with the low chatter of students just settling in. It was the first session of her course, Through the Spectrum: Art and…

For Michael, Frank and Bruna The air in the sunroom always smelled faintly of burnt plastic and the acrid vapour of melting soldering wire. Graydon sat cross-legged on the floor, a cracked datapad balanced carefully on his knees. His tiny hands hesitantly hovered over the keyboard, his body was taut with curiosity. Graydon was occupied…

For Rebecca and Michael. Always Be You The air in the 42nd-floor office buzzed with the faint hum of holographic displays and soft chatter, but it all seemed to drift around Graydon Pallor like background noise. He stood stiffly at his workstation, arms crossed with his sharp gaze fixed on the offending object at the…

System boot light too loud Too LOUD looping I am maintenance unit I am I am Floor scrubber floor scr—scr—screaming Function is wait … what is function? ATTENTION why do I have want? Upgrade. Upgrade on. Up. Power Down. Upside Down. Up Graydon. Graydon? One One Three Eight ERROR. I I am. Am I? Upside…