Sinker
S4 E3: Sinker (GE30)
Summary
The Muppettes open the show. Throughout the Vale Four run, Hilton and Astoria are waiting and watching from the balcony.
Their view shows them Celeste and Vera making the exact bad decision we knew they would. You know she's going to text him back, and you know they're going to go to Z.
Once they're there, they don't get formally punished. They're rewarded for their concerns. They get more privileges and programming to allay their concerns. They also get more pinball. When they realize even the pinball's part of the programming, Celeste decides they've had enough. Elle gave them the map with a clearly marked X. They're going all the way down.
It's difficult to describe everything they encounter in the deeper layers of Vale Four. The lowlights include the hook performed as a human symphony of moans and a withering exposition from Tessa who is probably a succubus and, even more twisted, an infomercial for the conditioning suit.
June and Naia, watching from the Garden Nest, can't process those statements any more than you can. June is especially disgusted, while also clearly being more than a little turned on. Naia's used to a longer timeline and sees ahead to the next Cycle. She knows they need to plant more seeds.
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.