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Ludo Brax: Intergalactic Gig Worker [Sci-Fi Satire | LitRPG Comedy]

Ludo Brax: Intergalactic Gig Worker [Sci-Fi Satire | LitRPG Comedy]

by wetmose_alrise

ComedySci-fiSlice of LifeSatireVirtual RealityProgressionComedySci-fiSlice of Life
Rising Stars:Satire #24Sci fi #47

Ludo Brax just wanted a gig. Now he’s a messiah, a criminal, and a System error. Ludo is an unremarkable freelancer in a galaxy governed by apps, metrics, and algorithms. A routine gig with MegaTech™ places him inside a flawless virtual utopia designed to anticipate desire, eliminate struggle, and give him exactly the life he's supposed to want. The System works perfectly. Ludo does not. Given comfort, fulfillment, and a future tailored to him, the fit could not be more exact. Nothing is missing. Something is wrong. Before he can even figure out how to tie his toga, he becomes a destabilizing force. Worship follows. Cult factions form. Oversight tightens. A revolution begins with him at its center. As the simulation starts to crack, deeper truths surface. The rules were written for a reason that no longer applies. Someone is still maintaining the System, adjusting outcomes, and waiting. Dragged from gig worker to prophet to public enemy, Ludo is forced forward into a conflict that was never meant to be visible. Funny on the surface. Unstable underneath. What to expect: Absurdist comedic sci-fi with an unreliable narrator, a System he never agreed to, and corporate dystopia played for laughs. Think Hitchhiker's Guide with LitRPG furniture. Progression is slow and mostly accidental. Posting Schedule: New chapters every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

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OverviewEngagementProseChapters
Favorites
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FVR
0.40%
Rating
4.70
Ratings
20
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Reviews
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RS Days
36
Total Chapters
63
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Chapter Analysis
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#TitleWordsFK GradeDialogueSSPVariation
0Chapter 1: Ludo Brax v. The Known Universe0----
1Chapter 2: GigaGig™ (by MegaTech™)0----
2Chapter 3: Can't a Guy Refuse the Call Anymore?0----
3Chapter 4: The Final Boss of Capitalism 0----
4Chapter 5: Off the Landing Page and Into the Fire0----
5Chapter 6: Me, Meg, and the Indescribable Netherspace0----
6Chapter 7: Otie0----
7Chapter 8: One Regular-Sized Person0----
8Chapter 9: Employee #23072 ½0----
9[BONUS]: Internal MegaTech™ Memo0----
10Chapter 10: Perfectly Normal0----
11Chapter 11: Capacity for Drudgery 0----
12Chapter 12: The Screaming Man0----
13Chapter 13: Narrative Potential Rising0----
14Chapter 14: The Employee Fueling Area0----
15Chapter 15: Paste-Gray Footprints0----
16Chapter 16: Reciprocity Engine0----
17Chapter 17: Recalibrating Internal Priorities 0----
18Chapter 18: Ascension™0----
19[BONUS]: Paste Posse – Narrative Containment Excerpt0----
20Chapter 19: The Garden0----
21Chapter 20: An Unworthy Vessel0----
22Chapter 21: Unadorned and Undignified0----
23Chapter 22: Careening Toward Eternal Paradise0----
24Chapter 23: The Wrong Companion0----
25Chapter 24: Dr. Ludo Brax, Psychologist of the Heart0----
26Chapter 25: Quarantine Zones & Never-Melting Ice Cream Cones0----
27[BONUS] Recovered Record — Garden Application (Fled Granick)0----
28Chapter 26: A Psychologically Malfunctioning Rock and a Soft Place0----
29Chapter 27: Let's Relax-y to the Max-y0----
30Chapter 28: The Duke of Despair0----
31Chapter 29: Leaking Like a Spiritual Virus0----
32Chapter 30: Ascension Day0----
33Chapter 31: Great Speeches by Terrible Perverts0----
34Chapter 32: A Cannonball Made Entirely of Resignation0----
35Chapter 33: There You Are, Honey0----
36Chapter 34: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted0----
37Chapter 35: The Burden of Peculiar Genius0----
38Chapter 36: The Beautiful Boy0----
39Chapter 37: A Donkey With a Heart of Gold0----
40Chapter 38: A Wrünch in the Gheerz0----
41Chapter 39: Minimal Loss of Life0----
42Chapter 40: The Occurrence™0----
43Chapter 41: Self-Righteous Little Freak0----
44Chapter 42: The Man Cave0----
45Chapter 43: Happiness Comes in the Strangest, Most Legless Forms0----
46Chapter 44: {Initiate Physical Affection Protocol}0----
47Chapter 45: A Dissertation on Dirt0----
48Chapter 46: Have Fun at Congregation!0----
49Chapter 47: The Sacred Rituals of the CLAMOGEPATO0----
50Chapter 48: A More Perfect Human0----
51[BONUS]: Recovered Excerpt - Pyque: Professor of Peace0----
52Chapter 49: Get Brax'd!0----
53Chapter 50: Unauthorized Reality Condition0----
54Chapter 51: Through the Looking Box0----
55Chapter 52: The Great Update0----
56Chapter 53: History in the Making0----
57Chapter 54: The Hands0----
58Chapter 55: The Only Thing Any of Us Gets0----
59Chapter 56: Ta-Da?0----
60Chapter 57: Our Foe is a Crafty One0----
61Chapter 58: Headcount for Hamburgers0----
62Chapter 59: Lufrednow0----