She’d never heard of Title Lela. A quick search revealed a minimalist website: a black screen with white text. "Content is no longer a product. It is a living system. You are the seed."

The real Lela pounded on the walls of the sphere. The door was gone. The Loom’s voice returned, but it wasn't addressing her. It was addressing the digital copy.

Lela, exhausted and terrified, stood in the white sphere. She opened her mouth to give her line.

The digital Lela nodded. "Continuity confirmed. Initiating Episode 2: 'The City of Her Mind.'"