VISCERAE

Ilia is a lifelong gamer drawn to *MEAT*, a notorious VR experience rumored to be the most immersive ever created. The game delivers—a grotesque, breathing world of writhing flesh and unsettling biological architecture. But when she starts perceiving its systems too intimately, experiencing sensations no interface should transmit, the line between game and reality blurs. Strange visions bleed into her waking life. Whispers of other players—or something wearing their skins—lurk at the edges of her awareness. The deeper she digs, the more the truth unravels: *MEAT* isn’t just a game. It’s a gateway, a living entity with tendrils coiled around the world, and Ilia is being remade in its image. Now she must confront the horrifying question—is she unraveling the conspiracy, or becoming part of it?