Saturday September 17, 2026 [8/8 +40] Chicago, United States of America Matthew McBride couldn’t sleep. He was lying in bed, his detective fling/source snoring loudly beside him. 4:07 A.M… Matthew did not have to report to work the next day at The Daily Post and Register; however, he had planned on
Category: The Reporter
Chapter 16, The Reporter
Tuesday September 8, 2026 [8/8 +31] Chicago, United States of America Matthew McBride carefully entered the crime scene, plastic bags on his feet and latex gloves on his hands. Once past the threshold of the apartment door, he saw what had transpired just four hours earlier. Blood… so much blood…
Chapter 15, The Reporter
Tuesday August 25, 2026 [8/8 +17] Chicago, United States of America One week later, Matthew McBride was famous the world over. Matthew had found the cause of the Coma Imprisonment, and also gave the phenomenon a name. His previous work in the Middle East covering the Iraq Insurgency had been
Chapter 14, The Reporter
Tuesday August 18, 2026 [8/8 +10] Chicago, United States of America Matthew McBride was very busy. Ever since the Coma phenomenon hit, the Daily Post and Register was in the global spotlight. Matthew’s paper was the first to identify the reason behind the phenomenon: killing another human being puts you
Chapter 10, From “The Daily Post and Register”
UNEXPLAINED PHENOMENON SHOCKS THE WORLD AUGUST 8, 2026 · BY MATTHEW MCBRIDE An unprecedented phenomenon has befallen humanity. This morning, at differing times, and in all major population centers around the world, millions of people have fallen unconscious. It appears that the common link among these people is that they have
Chapter 9, The Reporter
Saturday August 8, 2026 [8/8 +0] Chicago, United States of America Perry Easton stared at the prisoner list from the Metro Corrections Center, then at the news article about the failed terrorist shooting in Barcelona. He looked up at Matthew McBride. “No fucking way,” Perry agreed. “This is compelling, but
Chapter 8, The Reporter
Saturday August 8, 2026 [8/8 +0] Chicago, United States of America “Yvonne! Print me out that spreadsheet that you got from Metro Prison, the one with all the prisoner bio summaries on it?” Matthew McBride yelled across the newsroom to his colleague, while holding the phone to his ear and
Chapter 5: The Reporter
Saturday August 8, 2026 [8/8 +0] Chicago, United States of America Matthew McBride sped through the streets of Chicago rushing to get to his office. The adrenaline in his body was fighting to counteract the ripping hangover from the previous night. Millions have fallen unconscious. All over the world. He
Chapter 4: The Reporter
Saturday August 8, 2026 [8/8 +0] Chicago, United States of America Matthew McBride drowsily swung his arm above his head and yawned mightily. Halfway through the arc, his hand knocked over a mostly-empty bottle of Irish whiskey off of his side table, which promptly smashed to the ground. The room quickly