Soft Power

“Maybe you’re right. People already agree with the need to be stupefied. Life’s unbearable without a certain dose of stupefaction! Since you’ve said it, I’ll mention it next time I’m with my boss.” Reid has wrong thoughts. This troubles him. His lover, Alexa, keeps him on the straight and narrow. The trick is not to be exceptional but to remain ordinary. And the way to remain ordinary is through stupefaction. Alexa and his mates keep Reid more or less on the right track and under the radar. However, when Alexa dies, Reid’s wrong thoughts lead him out of the dream he’s been inhabiting, affording him a glimpse of a horrifying reality.