Merry Cyberpunk Christmas!

Mary was bred to be the perfect corporate utility for Rome Co., blameless, intelligent, and programmed for Ultra-High Frequency Trading. One day, however, a kindly birthing tank maintenance associate slipped in a few images of green forests, golden mountains, and blue skies into her training programs. This burned in an intense curiosity in her and she escaped as soon as she was able.

Jo3seph was a Carpenter, a rare person able to read assembly code and able to manipulate the backend of reality that Rome Co. closed off from the rest of the world with its proprietary high-level programming language.

On meeting Mary, Jo3seph saw something special in her, for she could disassemble Rome Co.’s language into useable sections, something even the most normal human being can use to improve their lives. However, compiling the code needed time, and together, they conspired to find safe haven in ベツレヘム, as they are chased by Rome Co.’s police force and local mayor Herod.

Jo3seph was terrified at being chased by authority, but seeing Mary’s smile brought out the bravery in this man, beaten down by a lifetime of hopelessness and pain.

