Vl-022 - - Forcing Function

STATUS: RESOLVED SUBJECT HONESTY QUOTIENT: 94% NOTE: Catastrophe averted. Subject will now either leave or rebuild. Both are preferable to stasis.

That night, she sat across from Mark at dinner. He was talking about refinancing the mortgage. She heard nothing. The VL had dimmed all the lights except a single beam over her placemat. On it, in condensation from her water glass, a word appeared: VL-022 - Forcing Function

For Julia, it had chosen The Mirror .