Aurora’s Skies

Synopsis

En 2050, dans l’attente d’une mission en partance pour Mars…

In english dans le texte
2050. Aurora, scientist and space colonist, awaits departure to Mars in isolation with her crew. When her best friend and crew member, Skye, commits suicide, Aurora breaks protocol and uploads Skye’s consciousness inside an Egorrian: an AI humanoid prototype they developed for Mars and their golden ticket to leave a hostile Earth. The new unstable EgoSkye shows signs of self-awareness and emotions but the crew is terrified of its existence and jeopardizes their departure due in a few weeks. Aurora pressures them to keep EgoSkye’s sentience a secret from Mission Control and to make sure EgoSkye is ready for Mars. Aurora attempts to reconnect with what she believes is her best friend. But she realises that she brought back only a version of Skye whose thirst for life on Earth conflicts with Aurora’s hopeless wish to escape it. When EgoSkye refuses to depart and the crew decides to reset her, Aurora understands she must sacrifice their mission to make amends and set EgoSkye and herself free.