World 1
Climate Change
The Fourcasters at the University of Chicago have constructed a communications device based on fragmented blueprints believed to have originated in the year 2049. This device is called the SPORE.
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Nuclear Apocalypse
This new timeline begins in the year 2046. The Anchor cannot speak vocally. Instead, they communicate via TIP, a Telepathic Interface Protocol. Their text shows up on the screen in green, while TERI’s messages (again encompassing the totality of the viewer chat from 2019) appear in TERI’s blue.
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Totalitarian State
In this alternate 2049 timeline, the Anchor, Darling, inhabits the bunker alongside a second AI entity known as Tarry. Together, they attempt to remain hidden from the Veilers--agents of the totalitarian regime in power in this world--through Tarry’s calibration, for which 2019 participation is crucial.
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Overpopulation
In this new timeline, also in 2049, the world has been ravaged by overpopulation. As such, there are many potential Anchors in the bunker. An unidentified, robotic voice — presumably a version of TERI — acts as a gameshow host, directing the many potential Anchors through questions that determine their eligibility.
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