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The world had changed. Nobody realised back then that the Corona babies would be the last of a generation. As everybody secretly bonked in self-isolation, the virus was making everybody sterile. The future is a childless gift that threatens to wipe out humanity.
Thirty years passed and the hard facts were a global issue. No newborns since Corona pandemic of 2020/2021. It was as if nature had had enough and finally took revenge. Humankind faced extinction. As the world aged, hope began to die. Generations lived who had never heard a baby cry, now longed for children.
That’s when Prince Zym began marketing his service. Children as pets. Orphaned children needing virtual adoption. You could carry them around in your pocket. Collect daily tokens in order to buy them food and keep them alive. Set daily tasks that’ll help your child grow and thrive in the virtual world.
BCV (before corona virus) we used to own Tamagotchi. Pet trinkets kept alive with virtual food and hugs. Zym had taken the same route. Each week, one lucky ‘child’ was plucked from obscurity and awarded a virtual year of growth. Except the market decided they didn’t want their babies to grow. They missed the wailing, the dependency, the suckling and most of…
