“When the clocks fall silent, Veridion remembers.”
City Declares First Official “Timeless Day” —
One Day Without Time
Veridion Central — Sector Grid: Offline for 24 hours (or maybe forever)
For the first time in Veridion’s recorded—or perhaps unrecorded—history, the Triumvirate has sanctioned a citywide holiday known as Timeless Day. The declaration follows mounting public demand to commemorate the Quiet Fracture, that eerie nine-minute blackout when every clock froze and every citizen experienced the impossible: existing outside of time itself. At exactly zero-hour, all temporal infrastructure will be suspended. Neural feeds will go dark, predictive loops will pause, and even Lucid—the ever-watching AI—will blink. “For one day,” a Triumvirate spokesperson said, “Veridion will breathe freely.”
The announcement was met with cautious celebration. Resistance channels, already calling it a “victory of silence,” encourage citizens to disconnect completely, embrace analog existence, and listen to the city’s true heartbeat.
By Royal Decree all citizens are being strongly encouraged to adhere to the following new customs:
- The Disconnect Ritual: At dawn, citizens remove neural implants or switch them to passive mode. City squares will host unplugging ceremonies marked by the sound of a single analog bell.
- Memory Lanterns: Artists from the Corporate Cultural Foundation have distributed digital-paper lanterns throughout the Neon Quarters. Each will record forgotten dreams, unspoken regrets, and unverified timelines before floating skyward and dissolving in light.
- Reverse Parades: Streets will fill with citizens walking backward through familiar routes, symbolizing the reclamation of lost time. Some are expected to wear mirror masks—facing their own reflections as they march.
