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Undergloom is (figuratively) all about finger trap restraint. The harder subjects resist inside the trap, the more tightly bound they are.
It starts off with Holly in the Lotus. Everyone's invited to imagine exactly what the Lotus is, but Holly's way past imagining. Inside the trap, Holly exposes herself then the larger plan. The conspirators plan to weaponize the ritual experiences, packaging them as luxury services. Holly herself is being redesigned as a marketed product, with a demeaning collar name and a schedule for public exhibition. Fion begins to succumb to the same conditioning.
Meanwhile, Sarah, Mairead, and Emma experience a transcendent ritual moment orchestrated by Selene and Kara. It's a counterpoint to the exploitative rituals: authentic intimacy and power-sharing rather than domination and consumption. It's genuine transcendence. You can likely guess what the Dagon Dream Group intends to do with that. It definitely involves a T shirt gun.
Cast
| Alistair | Jericho Caine | CEO of Neuroplex | Jericho Caine Show Page | IMDb |
| Amanda | Korrupted Innocence | House Mother | - | IMDb |
| Brittany | Kitten Azazel | Bridesmaid | Kitten Azazel Show Page | IMDb |
| Emma | Pipp | The Bride-to-Be | - | - |
| Fion | Jade Wolf | Chief Engineer | Jade Wolf Show Page | IMDb |
| Holly | Dizzy Dollie | His Girlfriend | Dizzy Dollie Show Page | IMDb |
| Kara | Tender Confusion | Bridesmaid | - | - |
| Mairead | Bun Li | Spa Manager | Bun Li Show Page | IMDb |
| Nika | Echo | Ship Maid | Echo Show Page | IMDb |
| Olivia | Bliss Blank | Cruise Director | Bliss Blank Show Page | IMDb |
| Sarah | Ring of Kees | Bridesmaid | Ring of Kees Show Page | IMDb |
| Selene | Syndi Rella | Chief Purser | Syndi Rella Show Page | IMDb |
| Tiffany | Britt Reprogrammed | Bridesmaid | - | - |
| William | Neural Nets | Ship Captain | Neural Nets Show Page | IMDb |
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Human Made Art
Series artwork for this arc was created by Echo Doll in collaboration with Neural Nets and Pretty Patterns. Deep Dream State uses human art at every stage of the creative supply chain.
Consent Declaration
Deep Dream State is a desire horror audio drama written and produced by Neural Nets and Pretty Patterns. It explores psychological fiction at the boundaries of control, identity, and complicity. All performances are works of fiction and take place within a consensual creative context.