My eyes blinked open, sleep blurred my vision. I rubbed them awake, getting my first real look of our room in the dim light. I stared up at the small, high window. The initial moments of actual daylight – the first that I had seen in a long while – captivated me. My mind shifted back to the simulation room. The painted blue sky, the fake clouds, and the solar lights could not compete with the real thing. I thought of the large fans that imitated the wind and pushed around the artificial trees and grass. I heard the recorded sounds of birds and insects that played on an unending loop in my head. What happened to everything or is it all still there? What happened when J said everything had gone awry?
What happened to everything or is it all still there? What happened when J said everything
