Joseph awakened in his tent and stepped out of it unkempt and raggedy, shivering in the cold.

"Hello, Joseph, I'm Shiana. I represent Rehab."

"I heard about you … You change people. My friends are all gone now."

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"Your friends live a good life with food, housing, medical, and work."

"You have food?"

Shiana nodded.

Joseph was escorted into a building and asked to strip naked.

"Will it hurt?"

"No, sir," said an android. "My nanites will repair your addictions and ailments. After that, you'll be retrained and recruited."

"What about my freedom?"

"Please, sir, step forward to enter processing."