Joie de Vivre

Deep in the void of space, the last remnant of humanity lives aboard the Joie de Vivre-a vast starship where torture is routine, suffering is mandatory, and kindness is a crime.

Under the watchful eye of MACHINE, an all-powerful artificial intelligence, daily life is an endless cycle of ritualised humiliation and brutality disguised as purpose.

One nameless shipmate tries to endure it. To obey MACHINE and suppress every instinct for compassion. But when MACHINE's cruelty finally goes too far,...