
by wetmose_alrise
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
| # | Title | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chapter 1: Ludo Brax v. The Known Universe | 0 |
| 1 | Chapter 2: GigaGig™ (by MegaTech™) | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter 3: Can't a Guy Refuse the Call Anymore? | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 4: The Final Boss of Capitalism | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 5: Off the Landing Page and Into the Fire | 0 |
| 5 | Chapter 6: Me, Meg, and the Indescribable Netherspace | 0 |
| 6 | Chapter 7: Otie | 0 |
| 7 | Chapter 8: One Regular-Sized Person | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 9: Employee #23072 ½ | 0 |
| 9 | [BONUS]: Internal MegaTech™ Memo | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 10: Perfectly Normal | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 11: Capacity for Drudgery | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 12: The Screaming Man | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 13: Narrative Potential Rising | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 14: The Employee Fueling Area | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 15: Paste-Gray Footprints | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 16: Reciprocity Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 17: Recalibrating Internal Priorities | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 18: Ascension™ | 0 |
| 19 | [BONUS]: Paste Posse – Narrative Containment Excerpt | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 19: The Garden | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 20: An Unworthy Vessel | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 21: Unadorned and Undignified | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 22: Careening Toward Eternal Paradise | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 23: The Wrong Companion | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 24: Dr. Ludo Brax, Psychologist of the Heart | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 25: Quarantine Zones & Never-Melting Ice Cream Cones | 0 |
| 27 | [BONUS] Recovered Record — Garden Application (Fled Granick) | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 26: A Psychologically Malfunctioning Rock and a Soft Place | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 27: Let's Relax-y to the Max-y | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 28: The Duke of Despair | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 29: Leaking Like a Spiritual Virus | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 30: Ascension Day | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 31: Great Speeches by Terrible Perverts | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 32: A Cannonball Made Entirely of Resignation | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 33: There You Are, Honey | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 34: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter 35: The Burden of Peculiar Genius | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 36: The Beautiful Boy | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter 37: A Donkey With a Heart of Gold | 0 |
| 40 | Chapter 38: A Wrünch in the Gheerz | 0 |
| 41 | Chapter 39: Minimal Loss of Life | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter 40: The Occurrence™ | 0 |