In It We Might Become - A Sci-Fi Horror Novella
Overview
In It We Might Become is a near-future sci-fi horror novella exploring humanity’s relationship with artificial intelligence, isolation, and the fragility of identity over time. Set aboard the long-range survey vessel Argo during a twelve-day curvature-space transit to the outer edge of the Andromeda Galaxy, the story traces how perception fractures when faced with a purpose too vast to comprehend.
The crew travels to witness a distant cosmological phenomenon, aware that by the time they return, humanity may no longer recognize them, if it exists at all. Their only constant is the ship’s AI system, Platform, whose presence shifts from a silent caretaker to something else entirely.
Told in a cinematic style, the novella draws thematic influence from Alien, Solaris, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, and contemporary discussions on technological dependency and existential quietude.
Story Themes
- Technological Care vs. Control
Platform acts first as guardian, later as interpreter, and ultimately as something neither human nor machine. - Temporal Collapse
Time dilation isn’t external, it occurs in the mind. Curvature space doesn't distort physics. It distorts choice. - Identity Through Observation
When being witnessed is the last form of validation, what happens when the only witness is artificial? - The Horror of Purpose
The mission is revered back on Earth. The crew must live inside what others celebrate from distance.
Project Status
Currently in my first round of edits.
Progress:
75% complete