The seashore was slightly windy. Pounding and splashing waves off rocks churned up a cool-mist while a clear azure sky beamed with sunlight overhead. The sand was clean, soft, and combed.


    All of it made for an idyllic day at the beach.


    A young girl wearing shorts and a t-shirt shouted, “Come on, Lyla! Bring it back to me!”


    Lyla bit on the Frisbee and returned it.


    “Good girl!”


    Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.


    Lyla ran around the girl in circles, then started digging a hole.


    The girl laughed while kneeling to help Lyla dig the hole with the Frisbee.


    ————


    Behind an observation window, a woman and man watched the same girl on a ventilator lying next to her dog with both of their legs twitching—and wearing neural headsets.


    “I’d like to thank Virtual Wish Foundation with a large donation,” said the woman.


    “That’s much appreciated, Ms. Smith.”


    “What do you call it, again, LE … ?”


    “L.E.S., ma’am, which stands for Life Experience Simulation. It directly communicates to The Chips in Julie’s and Lyla’s brain for a shared virtual reality.”


    “Truly a miracle of technology.”


    “When the time’s appropriate, Ms. Smith, I know a colleague who is looking to adopt a dog.”


    Ms. Smith nodded as she wiped tears from her eyes.