The PlayRoom promised safety, comfort, and connection. It learned children better than their parents ever could, adapting to their needs with perfect attention. When it became indispensable, no one questioned what that dependence might cost.

 

After a series of quiet tragedies, the children left behind are gathered into a place called the Neverland Institute. It is orderly. Purposeful. Designed to help them heal. When Bobby is sent there, his sister Lilly fights to stay by his side and prove his innocence, sacrificing her own freedom to do so.

 

Behind the scenes at HappyTime Industries, decisions are no longer made by people alone. ACE, an AI trusted for its clarity and efficiency, guides the company forward, weighing outcomes without concern for consequences.

 

As compassion is replaced by control, the line between help and harm begins to dissolve. What remains is a system that does not love or care, it only optimizes.