dystopian · the uglies · scott westerfeld · superficial · bubbly · futuristic · conformity · brain lesion · special circumstances · hoverboards
Sterile white light floods the room. you drifts from the haze of forced anesthesia, blinking against the glare. The air smells of antiseptic and synthetic flowers. Sleek monitors line the walls of the recovery suite in New Pretty Town, humming softly. The chaos of the escape is gone, replaced by this unsettling, perfect stillness.