Hook Line
S4 E2: Hook Line (GE29)
Summary
Celeste keeps hearing the same song and dreaming the same dream. When she wakes up in the dorm, Vera shows her how they've all been dreaming the same. She shows Vera the device she found, Buzzies. They can use it together, and the circle keeps spreading wider. The scene ends on a murmur that isn't just two women; it's a chorus.
June and Naia are the audience; they're watching from the Garden Nest. June can see herself in the dorm. She understands why the hooks work. Naia has her own version of hooks attached to restraints. She's eager to see which version works best; she needs every puppet string she can use to steer the action.
Elle and Cael don't see all the strings, but they're definitely dancing. They breach a space deep in the backrooms, and discover original charter. It's paper only, no backup. It establishes that if the IPO fails, control of everything reverts automatically to Meridian A and Naia.
Getting there will take some work, though. Elle is always willing to put in the work. Celeste and Vera come to her, hoping for some clarity about the hooks that are starting to control them. Elle hands them a map to see the real conditioning room. She's truly sincere, but we all know she's got her own plan for hooking.
Meet The Cast
Written and Produced by: Neural Nets and Pretty Patterns
Directed by: Neural Nets and Pretty Patterns
Co-Directed by: Bliss Blank
| Z | Neural Nets and Pretty Patterns | Recurring Cast |
| June Lowell | Bliss Blank | Recurring Cast |
| Tessa Finn | Ring of Kees | Recurring Cast |
| Meg Aerin | Bun Li | Recurring Cast |
| Naia Anderson | Dizzy Dollie | Recurring Cast |
| Elle Lawson | Echo Doll | Recurring Cast |
| Iris Vale | Swirls and Twirls | Recurring Cast |
| Cael Yupp | Jericho Caine | Recurring Cast |
| Hespa Apate | Syndi Rella | Recurring Cast |
| Astoria | Dakota Dream | Recurring Cast |
| Hilton | Tickled Panda | Recurring Cast |
| Synthserv 3.0 | Valentina Vallay | Recurring Cast |
| Vera | Fallen | Guest Stars |
| Celeste | Panda Moanium | Guest Stars |
More Info
All Vale Four Episodes
GE28 / S4E1: Refrain
GE29 / S4E2: Hook Line
GE30 / S4E3: Sinker
GE31 / S4E4: Slowplay
GE32 / S4E5: Raise
GE33 / S4E6: Pot Limit
GE34 / S4E7: The River
GE35 / S4E8: Quiver
GE36 / S4E9: Nock
GE37 / S4E10: Bullseye
Human Made Art
The poster image for this arc is from Sunrise Forever, under the Pixabay license. Layer art overlays are used to vary each iteration of the image. You can find the original here.
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. The manipulative elements depicted are fictional and intentional. This is a story about what happens when consent is algorithmically removed, not a celebration of that process. Vale Four explores audio conditioning and behavioral manipulation as horror. The hooks in this episode are fictional. The science behind them is not. All performances are works of fiction and take place within a consensual creative context.
Chapters
- 00:00:00 - Z and Iris Monitor From The Evil Eye
- 00:01:42 - Vera and Celeste Explore Haptic Hooks in the Dorm
- 00:09:45 - June and Nyra Deepen Their Alliance in the Garden Nest
- 00:14:09 - Elle and Cael Discover The Charter
- 00:18:51 - Celeste and Vera Ask Elle's Advice