Most stories treat uploading your consciousness as a form of victory. Once & Future treats it as a violation. experiences phantom limb syndrome for her own heart. She can’t eat, can’t cry real tears, and can’t die. Her search for a "kill switch" is the opposite of the usual hero's journey. She fights not to live forever, but to earn the right to die naturally.
We need Cynthia Pendragon because we have been sold a lie that heroes are charismatic, violent, and solitary. She is none of those things. She is anxious, collaborative, and exhausted. She is the person who stays after the meeting to help stack the chairs. cynthia pendragon