The AR Feed

The burger was good, but the sensory overload made it hard to focus on the taste. As he chewed, he noticed Zyrex tapping his temple, bringing something into view.

“What’s that?” Ryu asked, swallowing the bite.

Zyrex smirked. “This?” He tapped the side of his head again. “AR feed. Augmented reality. Everyone here’s got one. It’s how we see… well, pretty much everything about each other.”

Ryu raised an eyebrow, intrigued. “Like what? Social media or something?”

“Way more than that,” Zyrex explained, sitting back in his seat and waving his hand through the air as if scrolling through something invisible. “Your AR feed shows everything—people’s appreciation ratings, their stats, how many tributes they’ve gotten, interactions, engagement scores, all that. Everything’s out in the open. You can scan someone and instantly know where they stand, socially speaking.”

Ryu took another bite of his burger, trying to wrap his head around the idea of the AR feed. The fact that everyone’s information was laid out for all to see—it felt invasive, yet in Mammopolis, it seemed like the norm. His curiosity was piqued, and he leaned in a little closer.

“So… can you, like, see everything?” Ryu asked, glancing at a group of women seated nearby. “I mean, can you look up stuff like… I don’t know, their bra size? Or how many times they’ve had sex?”

Zyrex chuckled, clearly amused by the question. “Yup, pretty much. Unless someone wants hide that information, but if you are good at data mining and don't mind getting your hands dirty, you'll find out whatever you want to know. You can check out engagement stats, sexual history - or if they had their wisdom teeth extracted. It’s all customizable. People here flaunt their lives on social media anyways, so most data is legally available anyways."

Ryu’s eyes widened. “Seriously?”

“Yeah, it’s all out there,” Zyrex said, tapping the side of his head again. “Here, try it for yourself.”

Zyrex reached up, tapped his AR feed, and handed it over to Ryu. For a second, Ryu hesitated, but the allure of actually seeing what Zyrex was talking about was too much to resist. He slipped on the sleek device, feeling a slight tingle as it activated and immediately began overlaying data across his vision.

Ryu blinked, adjusting to the sudden flood of information. Above each person in the restaurant, floating names, numbers and stats appeared: social rank, appreciation ratings, social engagements, even details like how many cum tributes they had received in the past week. He turned his head and zeroed in on Lorna, who was standing by the counter, talking with another customer.

The moment he focused on her, her profile popped up. Ryu stared in awe as her details flashed before his eyes: age, engagement score, how many times she had served as a tribute canvas, and even a section labeled Public Sexual History. It was like having an open book on someone’s life, laid bare for anyone to read.

“Whoa…” Ryu breathed, still processing the flood of personal data. “This is… wild. So, you just… see all of this all the time?”

“Yup,” Zyrex said, grinning at Ryu’s reaction. “Takes a little getting used to, but once you do, it’s like second nature. You’ll never look at people the same way again.”

Ryu handed the AR feed back to Zyrex, still trying to process everything he had just seen. “I can’t believe this is normal here. It’s like… everything’s just out in the open.”

Zyrex shrugged, taking another bite of his burger. “That’s Mammopolis for you. Everything’s transparent. It keeps people honest, I guess. But hey, you want your own feed? I can hook you up while you’re here. Trust me, it makes everything way more fun.”

Ryu considered it for a moment, still feeling a bit overwhelmed, but the idea was tempting. “Yeah… I think I’ll take you up on that.”