April and her older brother Jeff hid in their basement while listening for explosions on the surface.


    Their parents had both died.


    "Will this ever stop, Jeff?"


    "No idea. Everything was fine until he took over."


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    "He?"


    "Yeah, that megalomaniac. He''s revenging against anyone who campaigned against him."


    "But how does he control the satellites?"


    "Not directly, April. Do you remember that singularity announcement?"


    "Yes! The super AI will save the world!"


    "Right, they promised us a post-scarcity society but hadn''t factored in one important thing: puppetry."


    "Huh? Make sense, bro."


    "Well, for every puppet, there is a puppet master."