{"id":263,"date":"2026-02-08T18:43:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T07:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k-tock.com\/?p=263"},"modified":"2026-09-27T18:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T08:57:19","slug":"50-loglines-in-50-weeks-4-simulant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/k-tock.com\/?p=263","title":{"rendered":"50 Loglines in 50 Weeks: #4 &#8211; Simulant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/k-tock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Logline-4-Simulant-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k-tock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Logline-4-Simulant-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/k-tock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Logline-4-Simulant-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/k-tock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Logline-4-Simulant-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/k-tock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Logline-4-Simulant-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/k-tock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Logline-4-Simulant.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This one took a bit to refine, because I had a few competing ideas that I was trying to get into the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I liked the idea of a programmer testing virtual reality and finding himself stuck in the system. 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