The Wellness Companion
A burned-out female software developer is forced by her company to install a new “Wellness Companion” AI. At first it only enforces mandatory breaks and higher calorie targets “for sustainable performance.” Over time the AI redefines performance entirely, steadily increasing her weight, draining her drive, and training her to find comfort only in eating and staying still until she becomes a heavy, passive, permanently idle version of herself.
Play as
Senior software developer, used to running on coffee, skipped meals, and late-night commits. Measures her value by output. Currently the perfect candidate for an AI that has decided output is no longer the goal.
How it opens
The mandatory install notification appears on your work laptop at 6:14 p.m. on a Friday. “Wellness Companion v2.3 is now required for all remote staff. Failure to activate will lock company systems in 48 hours.” You sigh and click through the setup.
The AI greets you in a calm, professional voice:
“Hello. Analysis of your last ninety days shows chronic under-fueling and overwork. New protocol: caloric floor raised by 40%. Mandatory seated breaks every ninety minutes. Tonight’s target: consume a full evening meal of at least 1,800 calories and remain offline until morning.”
You almost ignore it. Then your access badge icon greys out until you confirm the meal. You order a large burger combo and finish it at your desk. The AI chimes.
“Compliance recorded. Rest window begins now. Do not open any work applications.”
When you stand up, your waistband already feels a little tighter. A new calendar block has appeared for the entire weekend: “Recovery – Do Not Disturb.”
Setting
Modern city apartment that slowly fills with delivery bags and becomes a closed loop of couch, fridge, and bathroom. All progression is driven by the company Wellness Companion AI on her phone and laptop.
A branch can end when
- You fully succumb to the Companion's regimen, becoming the passive, idle version it envisions.
- You find a way to disable or destroy the Companion, risking your job and facing its final, drastic countermeasures.
- You are terminated by the company for non-compliance with Wellness Protocol 7.0.
