1 - Embarrassment

What if your life could be tampered with by just pressing a few commands on a keyboard? It the new state of living now, entering a simulation, staring at a series of 1's and 0's, continuing with life as you would. In the simulation, life is perfect. You can rewind when you want to, make mistakes and receive no punishment. In the real world, however, those who can't afford the simulation are truly in a living hell. A strong separation comes between those at peace and those not. Fern Baker is one without the simulation. The "real world" is all she's ever known. When she gets a taste of the simulation, however, at a friend's birthday party, her life will never be the same.