I swear these Plot Bunnies are no longer Bunnies, they're f*cking Plot Corona Beer (read: V*r*s) during 2021.
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After a particularly bad flu, Likah sank deep into a comatose sleep, filled with dreams, both good and bad. Her mom, dad, and brother, filled with worry and longing, searched days, nights, Heaven and Hell for a way to wake her up, but in the end, it was all for naught. Five years, their hope dwindled. Five years, their beloved daughter and sister was stuck in a state of Limbo. Five years, all light must wane. But even then, something remained.
The development of the Dream Catcher, inovated by the greatest minds of the century in the technology and biology sector, gave the speck of dwindling ember the fuel it needed. Even if she wouldn't be able to meet them out in the real world, a simulated reality was not out of the question, right?