![]() ![]() It also allows them to interact with a virtual world called the Agora ( metaverse, anyone?)įor an even smaller number of people, the second phase of the disease causes meningitis, but their brains are scrambled differently. The world jumped to the task and created neural interfaces that were integrated into the brains of those affected, which allows them to remote-control robots called ‘threeps’ to interact with the world. They are, as it is called, locked into their own bodies. Because of this they are fully conscious, and remain alive, but they cannot consciously control their muscles any more. In a small part of those affected, the disease progresses to a kind of meningitis that changes the wiring in their brains. Haden’s Syndrome is a (fictional) disease that struck our world in Lock-in and causes flu-like symptoms in the population. ![]() Lock-in is written from the point of view of Chris Shane, who just started a new job at the FBI. ![]() Oh, and it’s a science fiction police procedural. Lock-in is a novel by John Scalzi, from 2014. ![]()
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