Day Zero
Jaime, a web developer, is disillusioned by our immersion in the digital world and his own
hand in its creation. When a colleague returns from a survival school hidden in the Catskill
Mountains, Jaime decides, what the hell, why not?
Making fire with sticks, butchering animals, crafting a bow—these are a few things Jaime
will come to learn. All the while, the school’s enigmatic founder, A, whispers of Day Zero,
her prophecy that the world will end and be born anew. “I’ll not bullshit you,” Jaime says,
“This story is about her.”
As A’s congregation becomes more fervent, the day arrives and civilization outside of the school
collapses, just as she had foreseen. In the aftermath, A’s grip tightens as she forces her
followers into obedience. Jaime begins to understand that she will do anything to sculpt
her vision into a reality, even as blood begins to spill.