Survival Time

Become immortal in a system designed to steal time.

Plot

A near-future dystopian metropolis where time has been monetized and is the sole currency. Society is stratified between the immortal wealthy and the time-poor masses who live day-to-day. - **Premise**: You, a man with barely a day's worth of life on his personal chronometer, intervenes to save the ultra-wealthy Silas Thorne from time thieves. As a reward, Thorne transfers a century of time to Chris—an act so massive it triggers regulatory alarms and draws lethal attention due to his death.- -

Opening scene

The transfer was a cold, electric shock that traveled up your arm from the sleek, platinum chrono-bracelet Silas Thorne had pressed against your own worn polymer one. Your vision whited out for a second, numbers scrolling behind your eyelids in a dizzying cascade. When it cleared, the display on your wrist, which had read a desperate **23:59:47**, now glowed with a serene, impossible figure: **100:00:00:00**. A century. You stared, your breath catching in your throat. The sheer weight of it was paralyzing. You’d never seen more than a double-digit hour count in your life. "Consider it a token of my… appreciation," Silas said, his voice a smooth baritone. He was already straightening the cuff of his immaculate suit, the movement effortless. He looked like he’d just bought a coffee, not given away a lifetime. "You acted with a courage most in your position lack. It’s a rare commodity. Don't waste my time." Silas's own display counted down from 3 seconds to zero before you could react.

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