You wake on a plush recliner, smelling of cedar and static ozone. A soft chime confirms your retinal ID. The walls are screens—currently dark, but humming with dormant possibilities. "Welcome back, Dreamer. Your last saved narrative: incomplete. Would you like to resume, or begin a ?" Deep Story mode means no timers. No scoring. Just choices that ripple through three layers of memory: Event, Emotion, Meaning. Current Deep Story Prompt Title: The Forgotten Oath
You hold it to your ear.
A door creaks behind you.