UNP L UGGE D
" Wi t hout t echnol ogy humani t y has no f ut ur e, but we have t o be car ef ul t hat we don?t become so mechani zed t hat we l ose our human f eel i ngs"
- Dal ai Lama
I n 2035,
t her e i s a communi t y cal l ed happy cent er . I t ai ms t o t r eat peopl e who suf f er f r om t hei r past by usi ng t echnol ogy. Gr ace, Mona and Amanda ar e t hr ee gi r l s who l i ve i n t he same apar t ment wi t hi n t hat communi t y.
C H A R A C T E R I N F O C H A P T E R
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Pl u g g e d
Grace, Mona and Amanda live "happily" in the happy center being plugged for happiness
C H A P T E R P o we r
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Ou t a g e
When one day the power was out in Grace'sroom...
C H A P T E R
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Re a l i z a t i o n
C H A P T E R Es c a p e
or
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When Grace fightsthe urge to be plugged to machinesfor happiness, she decidesto share the secret to free happinessto Mona and Amanda: Freedom
St a y ?
Will they decide to stay in the treatment center to have temporary happinessor will they choose to escape?
C H A P T E R Un p l u g g e d
After leavingthe treatment center, Mona and Grace found themselvesin a happier place
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P A T I E NT
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N a m e : Gr ace A g e :
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B a c k g r o u n d : Gr ace came t o t he t r eat ment cent er t hr ee year s ago af t er l osi ng her boyf r i end i n a car acci dent . She was one of t he f i r st cust omer s of t he t r eat ment cent er
P A T I E NT
N a me : A g e :
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Mona 27
B a c k g r o u n d : Mona came t o t he t r eat ment cent er af t er a l ong t i me suf f er i ng f r om t he l ost of her mot her . She became Gr ace' s r oommat e a year ago and t hey have devel oped a cl ose f r i endshi p
P A T I E NT
N a me : A g e :
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Amanda 26
B a c k g r o u n d : Amanda came t o t he t r eat ment cent er hal f a year ago and soon became addi ct ed t o t he pl uggi ng t r eat ment . She has l i ved wi t h Mona and Gr ace si nce her ar r i val
P L UGGE D
Mona, Gr ace and Amanda' s dai l y r out i ne consi st s of bei ng connect ed t o " Happi ness Machi nes" . Happi ness Machi nes i nduce t empor ar y sense of f ake happi ness i n a f i ct i onal f ut ur e.
Moder ni t y has cr eat ed ar t i f i ci al emot i on
The l i ne bet ween ar t i f i ce and r eal i t y has been br / / oken
Happi ness i s di f f i cul t t o under st and i n a r eal i t y wher e machi nes become t he onl y sour ce
P OWE R OUT A GE
One day, Gr ace' s r oom has a power out age. She can' t connect t o t he " Happy machi ne" . The addi ct i on causes her t o go t hr ough hor r i bl e wi t hdr awal sympt oms
Connect i on er r or / / %@! #
How do you l et go of somet hi ng t hat has cr eat ed a physi cal and psychol ogi cal dependence?
RE REAALLI I ZZAATTI I ON ON
Af t er a l ong t i me of st r uggl i ng, Gr ace f i nal l y came t o t he r eal i zat i on t hat t he happy machi ne cannot cur e her pai n. I nst ead i t br i ngs her mor e pai n and makes her become addi ct ed t o t he t echnol ogy. She t hen f eel s i t i s si gni f i cant t o t el l Mona and Amanda t he t r ut h and save t hem f r om t he addi ct i ve happy machi ne.
Mona spends a l ong t i me t r yi ng t o get r i d of t he happy machi ne. Because she deci des t o escape. The pr ogr ess was pai nf ul but she succeeded. She was t i r ed but happy. Thi s happi ness was r eal , emer gi ng f r om her t r ue sel f and not a machi ne.
Gr ace deci des t o t el l and hel p Mona. However , Amanda r ef uses her hel p.
E S CA P E o r
ST AY?
Mona i s hesi t at i ng whet her she shoul d st ay? Or escape wi t h Gr ace.
Mona deci des t o l eave wi t h Gr ace.
However , Amanda r ef uses t o l i st en t o Gr ace and st ays. She t hen begi ns t o be t ot al l y l ost i n t he pl uggi ng wor l d.
UNP L UGGE D
Mona and Gr ace unpl ugged t hemsel ves, but Amanda deci des t o st ay. They f el t f r ee and f ound t hemsel ves i n genui ne happi ness af t er bei ng i n t empor ar y hol d.
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