Have you ever felt stagnant? Like you're just not getting anywhere in life? Like each new day is a recursive journey down the same old path, digging furrows of insurmountable normalcy at the expense of everything you once dreamed of accomplishing? Well, hobbyist game dev and formerly-aspiring astronaut Rowan Evans felt that way—plodding through life after being ostracized at high school, dumped by the girl he loved with all his heart, and politely told to give up on his dreams by his greatest idol. Then came the flashes of deja vu that seemed to perfectly predict future events. And with them, the nightmares. Join him as he stumbles upon a system that turns the universe as he knows it upside-down and hints at a new path to tread--a path of exploration, discovery, and ultimate mastery over his life in pursuit of his dreams! A path that seems hell-bent on killing him every step of the way. [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge] *Note: I'm challenging myself with this story. I don't have much time to write each day, so updates'll be short and I don't know if I'll "win" or not, but I hope you'll join me for the ride, anyway!