“Unimaginable Flight”: Unimaginable Cloud and the movie “Secret Wizards”
In the late afternoon, George was lying in his bed and thinking about life, and relaxing music was playing softly in the room. He wondered why he had almost no friends and didn’t even have anyone to go out with. George had no one to talk to, his only contacts were at work. His attempts to make new friends and new acquaintances constantly ended in failure. Once in the past, George had a certain number of friends, but over time they all moved away or started families and had children. Since then, he has had a relatively small number of people he could see. And they seemed to avoid him because they considered him a relatively unpleasant person. George has worked as a security guard in various shopping malls and exhibition halls for a long time. Along with his work, he used to secretly observe people and their actions, monitor their behavior. He also does this in his spare time, secretly observing the actions and behavior of his friends, acquaintances and strangers whom he met somewhere by chance. George observes people extremely carefully and consistently and reflects on their actions and thoughts, reflecting on situations that he has seen or heard about them. George likes to engage in curious conversations, listen to curious and piquant stories and ask in detail about the details contained in them. He likes to learn about people’s plans, reflect on them, predict their next steps. This interest in other people’s lives sometimes worries and scares his interlocutors. Some consider him a gossip, although George hardly shares with anyone what he hears. Others are annoyed by his constant curiosity and questions, considering him a complex person who cares only about the lives of other people. Because of the harsh comments, opinions and assessments that he sometimes gives about specific people, events and situations, many people consider him a grouch and envious. On a personal level, George is a loner. Outside of work, he has almost no one to even talk to. His whole life is work, the road to work, lonely walks and shopping trips, and in the evening watching TV and surfing the Internet. George likes to watch movies, especially action movies with an unpredictable ending. Secretly, he always dreamed of participating in some action in real life. His life is boring to such an extent that he often fantasizes about various things and nonsense, for example, secretly imagines that he is a dangerous gangster or a member of the mafia, or that, on the other hand, he is a policeman or a special agent who pursues and captures bandits and mafia groups. It’s about fantasies, not dreams. George doesn’t seem to have any real dreams. Some time ago, he dreamed of becoming a soldier and serving his country, but either he abandoned this idea himself, or he was not accepted into the army. His version, which he distributes, is that he refused himself. George hasn’t had a girlfriend in years, he’s almost forgotten what it’s like to have one. Besides, George is a big miser. He earns relatively little, but almost always refuses to lend money or help someone with money. In words, he exaggerates his successes and incomes. In the presence of people, he verbally exaggerates the amount of wages and bonuses he receives. But if someone asks him to borrow money, he never gives. Even if he has recently earned more money than usual, he won’t even treat others. In general, George is dissatisfied with his life, he is not a happy person and secretly dreams of change.
One of his weekends, George was at home and decided to ask his friends how things were going and send them messages. Most of them did not even answer him, only 3-4 people with whom he studied or worked in the past and with whom he really had a good relationship. All of them told him that at the moment they do not have the opportunity to see each other or that they are somewhere far away. George started pacing around the room, he turned on the TV for a moment and tried to watch some show, he switched channels, hoping that something would attract his attention, but he couldn’t find anything. He periodically looked into his smartphone, but there was nothing interesting there either. George couldn’t sit still, he started to do something, but after a moment he refused. He felt tense and bored. It was another monotonous and boring day for George. For a long time he felt terribly lonely and completely unhappy. And time passed, and days passed. George developed a sense of timelessness, but in fact time passed, and his young years flew by unnoticed. When he looked at his smartphone again, he noticed an advertisement for a dating site called “Intriguing Days.” He began to look closely at him, because to register he had to fill out a fairly detailed survey, with which the site offered him to find people with similar interests and introduce him to them. The site was very dynamic, and the service was quite proactive. They not only offer you options for people to whom you then have to write yourself, write a few sentences to each other, and the conversation ends, as on other sites, but also offer to take you to interesting places, include you in special group events organized by them, constantly find new acquaintances for you and much more, and to help you get to know each other better. This site offers its clients to include them in a special program to diversify their lives, and regularly take them to various unique places, as well as organize unimaginable group events for them on a variety of topics. Thus, they simultaneously diversify their boring life and find new friends and acquaintances. The service was somewhat similar to tourist services, when groups of tourists are taken to various interesting places and various interesting events are organized for them. Each client of the site can subscribe to the services of the site and regularly receive information about upcoming opportunities and events that he could join at any time. In advertising and descriptions, the site convinces its potential customers that it relies on unique events and incredible scenarios, that the client’s life will take a completely new direction and will never be boring and monotonous as before. George decides to register on the site, fills out a detailed survey and starts waiting for the site to do its job and receive many invitations to visit amazing places and events where he will meet many new people.While browsing the “Intriguing Days” website, George noticed that on every page of the site, the logo and name of another product that was still in beta testing were prominently displayed, which meant that it was not quite ready yet and that the main version of the product was still under development. The logo was a rectangle with a frame inside which a starry sky is depicted, on which the outlines of a cloud are visible, in front of which a shooting star passes. The rectangular frames in the logo resemble a screen, and a hand is placed on top of the shooting star, which seems to touch it to control the screen. Under the logo was written the name of this mysterious product “Unimaginable Cloud”. George clicked on the company’s logo to find out more about it. The product has been described as an amazing space for work, leisure and entertainment, in which, after its official launch, everyone will be able to open an account and enjoy a new, never-before-seen concept and atmosphere using advanced technologies. The description states that the device can be controlled only by voice commands or touch, without the need to enter commands and type on the keyboard. After installation, the “Unimaginable Cloud” simply appears on your screen or on special screens and touchscreens and fulfills your wishes, providing many opportunities and spaces for work, recreation and entertainment. It became clear from the description that a more advanced version of the product is currently available only in certain places, and for a more detailed acquaintance with the functionality of the “Unimaginable Cloud”, special kiosks or pavilions have been installed in different parts of the world that you can visit and test this product. George checked, and it turned out that the pavilion closest to him was in a new ultramodern shopping center, which was part of a business center called “Wizards World Trade Center”, located on the outskirts of his city. Everything he learned and saw really interested him. Meanwhile, just a few minutes later, he receives his first invitation to a group event from “Intriguing Days”. The site even invites the whole group to an online meeting, which will take place before the meeting itself, where they can chat a little and find out what awaits them. George is looking forward to this meeting. Meanwhile, he writes to several of his old acquaintances to find people with whom he could go to the “Wizards World Trade Center” and see the pavilion and stand advertising the “Unimaginable Cloud”. Unfortunately, they all refuse him, which makes him even sadder, and he realizes more and more how lonely he is.
A few days later, the long-awaited online meeting comes, George excitedly turns on his laptop to see everything on the big screen, types the website “Intriguing Days”, and the curious logo of the “Unimaginable Cloud” lights up again, then the hosts of this online event appear on the screen. A curious detail is that one presenter is a beautiful girl named Nicole, and the other presenter is some kind of strange virtual character who suddenly appears on the screen from time to time to clarify and add some details, as well as to joke and cheer people up. The virtual character is like a chameleon, which changes its name, color and appearance every time it appears, but has common features in its appearance and behavior, by which it can be recognized and mistaken for the same virtual character, and not for several different characters. It’s all a bit like a show, the two presenters take turns exchanging pleasantries and cracking jokes, offering to play the wheel of fortune, which will choose people at every turn of the wheel of fortune. If the wheel stops and chooses a specific person, he will have to introduce himself and briefly tell about himself. It’s George’s turn, who rather shyly talks about himself, inventing and embellishing a lot of details, because he thinks that the reality of his life will not be interesting to anyone. At this online meeting, George sees quite a lot of interesting and fresh young people, including beautiful women whom he does not know yet. The presenters inform everyone that before the meetings and live broadcasts they will prepare special introductory videos to present each participant in a unique way. It is reported that the “Intriguing Days” want to try to show each client in the best light, emphasize his strengths and make him as attractive as possible to others. They would like to make him the “Star of the Evening” and make him popular, and why not help him become a real star. They will really try to create a unique image and style of these people to intrigue everyone. Everyone will have the opportunity to try on the role of an artist and feel like a star. To do this, everyone will again have to fill out a special survey about what he likes, and a special form in which to indicate how he would like to look in order to appear in front of others in the best way. Based on these completed surveys and forms, they will be presented with various options to choose from. George states that he would like to see presentation options in which he could be presented in videos in a different light, for example, he asked to be presented in different clips as a “Playboy”, “Athlete”, “Superhero” and “Super Soldier”. He specifically endows himself with qualities that he doesn’t really possess, but he decided to change his life anyway. After the meeting is over, the presenters allow the participants to have a little private chat in a general chat, but this does not work very well in the turmoil. From the general list of chats, George invites a pretty girl named Dana, because he really liked her performance during the “Wheel of Fortune”. They exchange a few phrases, from which it becomes clear that Dana, like George, loves action movies, but with the addition of a little more strategy and dynamism. While George likes to watch the fighters train and prepare for battle, likes to watch exciting scenes in slow motion, Dana likes to watch more and thinks more about the planning and strategy formation processes. “How about we become members of the same team, get the best weapons and chase the bad guys?” – George asked Dana. “I prefer to work at the command post, observe the actions of rivals and plan the next moves, monitor the completion of tasks and receive reports on the work done.” – Dana jokingly replied. – “Come on, then how can I kiss you at the end of the movie?” – George asked. “No problem, I can always blow you a kiss on the radio station, Captain Cheeky!” – Dana replied with a smiley face, and then left the chat. – “Did I say something wrong? I hope she’s not bored with me!” – George thought about it. After the online meeting, George turned off his laptop and took out his smartphone for a minute and again sent messages to several of his acquaintances with an offer to go to the “Wizards World Trade Center” together to try the “Unimaginable Cloud” together, but they again refused him under various pretexts. After that, he went to bed, because tomorrow morning he had to get up early to go to the “Wizards World Trade Center” to learn more about the “Unimaginable Cloud”.
The next morning, George arrived at the “Wizards World Trade Center”, a huge office complex with an impressive shopping mall, equipped with a significant number of screens and video walls inside and outside the facade, on which all kinds of advertisements and videos were shown. He inspects the mall, being extremely impressed by its scale and modern technology inside. He notices that there are almost no staff in the mall and mostly there are screens with information and advertising. After an introductory walk through the mall, George heads to a special pavilion to admire the “Unimaginable Cloud”. On the way to the pavilion, an incomprehensible meeting occurs – the people to whom he wrote yesterday to go to the mall together, and who refused him, still came for a walk, but did not tell George about it. George greeted them, smiled, then exchanged a few words with them. Then George went to the pavilion, secretly very angry with their act. “I will never write or call these fools again!” – he exclaimed. “I just don’t know them at all anymore!” – George got angry. As he thoughtfully moved forward, a square pavilion appeared in front of him, consisting entirely of screens, like a huge hypnocube. The screens really lured people inside because they demonstrated functionality that no one had seen before. George entered the pavilion, where he will again see even more screens and the familiar logo of the “Unimaginable Cloud”. This mysterious and spectacular product was at the same time so powerful and so cutting-edge. You just need to get closer to the screen, and it will suddenly light up and talk to you, demonstrate options, offer to show you the neighborhood and introduce you to their vast world of possibilities. “It’s great that you don’t have to type on the keyboard and bother yourself! Everything is so simple here!” – George notes. And in fact, almost nothing needs to be done on these screens to get a result, they seem to know what to show you and where to take you. They easily and quickly orient people and are ready to direct them in the right direction without interference. It is very easy for a person to control them, they are controlled by voice commands or touch, without much effort. The system will direct you after you set a topic or task. What is even more interesting, the system is proactive and likes to take the initiative. A person can work in an “Unimaginable cloud” because virtual workspaces exist, but the system can work for him many times more inventively and efficiently. In the “Unimaginable Cloud” you can have fun, because there is a huge selection of different spaces and there is entertainment for every taste. In the “Unimaginable Cloud” you can relax and have a good time. George finds an impressive system in the pavilion that offers huge opportunities, large screens and virtual characters who look at you and look for contact, who can talk and demonstrate things that no one has ever seen. And one of the most interesting and attractive things he learns about the “Unimaginable Cloud” when visiting the pavilion is that you can accumulate points when using it. The more and more often a person uses the “Unimaginable Cloud”, and the more he uses its services, the more points he accumulates. These points can be exchanged for special tickets, including in electronic format, with which you can get access to many other unique products, services and events. These special tickets, according to George, are very similar to money, with which he can buy a lot of additional things and impressions.
While inspecting the pavilion, George learns an interesting detail that the full functionality of the “Unimaginable Cloud” is currently available only in certain places that are located in special resort areas. He will see an advertisement for a service called “Unimaginable Trips”, a platform for travel services, which says that in order to get better acquainted with the functionality of the “Unimaginable Cloud”, you need to purchase a special ticket and go to a special resort called “Unimaginable Resort”, operated by the company “Unimaginable Travel, Hotels and Resorts”. George asks for information on how to get such a ticket, and is told that he must approach one of the screens where he will be asked special questions. George heads to the screen, where a virtual character named Dilma appears, who starts asking him questions, including quite personal ones. Dilma will ask George a series of questions, trying to find out more details about him. She will ask him questions and combinations of questions and offer him curious quick solutions to his problems. George will like the solutions and options, and in general Dilma’s style of work is extremely pleasant communication and original and fresh ideas. Interestingly, Dilma is extremely proactive, she wants to get information about every problem and solve it as quickly as possible. That’s how Dilma works – she really tries to understand the problem and solve it quickly. Dilma urges George to talk and not worry: “Every problem in this life has its own solutions, and every person can change their life if they decide to do it.” – Dilma says. George is impressed by Dilma’s optimism and the speed with which she solves problems. Dilma even knows how to quickly show short videos with different variations of ideas and solutions to problems. Dilma proves that she can act quickly and effectively, convincing George that everything is not so difficult in life and that it is possible to find quick and high-quality solutions, as well as make quick changes and maneuvers in life to find the right formula and direction. George answers the questions and wins a special ticket – electronic and free. George receives a special electronic bracelet to access the “Unimaginable Resort” resort, and he was photographed using facial recognition technology – most of the services and amenities at the resort and hotel will start working, even if only George looks at the screen. George will greatly like Dilma’s proactive approach, the way she takes the initiative and holds it, solving problems with great ease and speed. Dilma solves the questions that George has been pondering for months, in just a matter of seconds. He will be extremely impressed with the capabilities of the “Unimaginable Cloud”: here they really tried to create something large-scale, capable of doing what no other product or service can offer. Products, services, virtual characters and virtual assistants in the “Unimaginable Cloud” take the initiative in a unique way. “They are ready to offer you the best solutions, deeply understand your problems, help you develop your plans and develop your potential, thereby really striving to help you change your life. I’m impressed!” – George discovered for himself.
A few days later, George receives a long-awaited invitation to a group event from the dating site “Intriguing Days” and begins feverish preparations for it. He visits the shops, buys clothes and goes to the barber shop. Following the information in the invitation, he goes to a special shooting studio, where they have to prepare videos for his presentation, which will form his intriguing image and style, which will be shown to other visitors of the site and at special events to really intrigue them. As he had decided earlier, George asked them to shoot several different clips. In one of them he was presented as an attractive man and a playboy, in the second he was presented as a potential superhero and super soldier, based on his love of action movies, and in the third video he emphasized his human qualities and what he could give in a relationship. These clips created a new vision of George, which did not correspond to the realities of his previous life, but, nevertheless, outlined interesting options for his new life. In the clips, the grumpy loner was completely changed and, it would seem, replaced by a new person, whom he himself had to learn to resemble. The playboy in the clip was extremely stylish and always chose the best things and visited the best places. The women couldn’t wait to get to know the character from the clip better. The superhero and super soldier from the second clip was a real leader and savior. Extremely brave, strong, possessing incredible abilities and qualities. All the members of his squad loved and respected him for the courage with which he entered into difficult battles with dangerous opponents and rushed into the fire to save his comrades. The third clip told about a person who is always there and ready to help, about a compassionate person who treats everyone with understanding and respect. It was about a man who is able to take responsibility and take care of his loved ones. The clips were created in consultation with clients and partially reflected their understanding of life, changing many details to make people more attractive. George really liked the videos shot with his participation, even though the image created in these videos was different from his real image. “I will strive to meet the high expectations placed on me in these videos!” – George secretly grinned and felt inspired. Why not change your gray and boring life and become a new person? George was amazed that these people were very good at creating a new vision for people and promoting it. He was impressed by how a person can suddenly start looking completely different, transform and become much more attractive and intriguing to others. A momentous day will come very soon, and the long-awaited group event will finally take place, and George will see everyone live for the first time. All participants and guests will have access to videos introducing other people in advance, and it will be time to talk face to face.. Everyone will arrive at a special event and gather in a special hall with dim lighting and a special stage. Two presenters will appear on stage to greet the participants, then suddenly a spectacular video wall with a preview of the event will turn on behind the stage, after which short versions of clips representing various participants of the event will be broadcast on the screen. Special tables will be set for the participants of the event. Each table had two chairs, and each participant had to choose which one to sit at. In case more people wanted to sit together, more chairs were brought. Despite his curious introduction from the clip, George stood alone at his table for a while. It seems that the girls were scared of the playboy, superhero and super soldier they saw in the clip. George noticed that he was alone at the table, looked around, noticed Dana, who was also alone, and approached her. “Hi, how are you? I report to the base: the enemy has been defeated, the situation is calm!” – George turned to Dana, remembering that Dana had told him that if she ever had to participate in an action movie, she would prefer to observe and direct events from the base, from the command post. “Just don’t kiss me, please! Otherwise, I’m fine,” Dana replied. – “How are you doing?” – Dana continued. “These days I’m going on vacation or a trip to some strange resort called “Unimaginable Resort” to test the functionality of a very cool product. You can’t imagine how cool this product is, it can do anything! It’s called the “Unimaginable Cloud”. Do you want to come with me?” – George asked Dana. “I’m so glad this product can do anything, because I hope it teaches you good manners. We barely know each other, and you already invite me to go with you to some strange resort…Have a good trip! I’m not coming. I hope it’s safe there, and everything will be cloudless, and you won’t have to report the situation!” – Dana joked coldly. George was lost in his thoughts, but still he was looking forward to the trip to the “Unimaginable Resort”, he was impatient to see something new and unfamiliar, and he had some strange premonition. A premonition that he will soon choose another life path.
George will go to the “Unimaginable Resort”, taking with him a special electronic bracelet that he received at the “Wizards World Trade Center” in a pavilion advertising the “Unimaginable Cloud”. Turning on the electronic bracelet, the user sees the logo of the tourist platform called “Unimaginable Trips” and an electronic ticket providing access to the services of the company called “Unimaginable Travel, Hotels and Resorts”. “Unimaginable, everything there must be unimaginable!” – George thought, because he had seen that word so often. – “Let’s see… I will try to touch this unknown world of modern technology and get to know it better.” – George added. Arriving at the place, George stumbled upon a very curious place. The entire resort was equipped with the latest technology, with almost no staff. In a way, while looking for new friends and girlfriends, George was disappointed by the lack of people. It was very quiet here, there were no crowds of tourists, no noise, turmoil and stress. Maybe a person can have a really good rest here. George noticed quite a few screens located in different places, and the fact that it is enough to get close to them and they immediately activate, looking for contact. – “Where are the people? Am I really all alone here?” – George was extremely surprised. And indeed, there was no one there. The screen at the airport informed him that he had to use his electronic wristband to get around, and if he had any questions or needed help, he could turn to the screens he would see along the way. All of them are connected to a single system, and as soon as a person approaches them, they immediately light up and recognize a person by facial recognition or by a special code recorded in his electronic bracelet. George looked around in a daze and suddenly ordered an autonomous taxi without a driver to the hotel where he was supposed to stay. When he arrived, he found that there were no staff in the hotel, there were a lot of screens everywhere, including at the reception desk and in his room – on the walls, on the ceiling, on the floor, in the bed, bathroom and other places. “Where the hell are all these people? I’ve been here for two hours, and it looks pretty boring here without people?” – George thought about it. He decided to ask one of the screens why there are so few people here, why there are no tourists, and the screen informed him that the resort is new and not yet known among people, and therefore there are not so many people here yet. “But there are people here – a lot of people from all over the world”, – the screen replied, and suddenly a window opened showing and proving the merits of the “Unimaginable Cloud” – “Here you can find everything and get answers to all your questions! ” – confidently announced the screen. – “Try the “Unimaginable Cloud”! You’ll love it!” – the machine assured him. George thought about it and started browsing. He found a huge number of applications and services that actively invited you to try them – just take a look at them and they will immediately work by inviting you to try them. Applications and services from all spheres of life that do not act like ordinary applications, but literally direct the client to achieve the desired result. You need people – the “Unimaginable Cloud” can instantly connect you with a variety of people from all over the world. The system has pre-prepared options for what you can talk about and what you could do and achieve together. It instantly displays all the necessary parameters, details and circumstances on the screen and offers to instantly connect you to any types of services and connect you with any types of people. With the help of the “Unimaginable Cloud” you can instantly connect with people and groups of people from all over the world and start working with them – working, having fun, relaxing, and the system is able to generate, offer and visualize countless options and suggestions for you and is ready to guide you. The system can show and plan your every step, down to the smallest details. It can also do everything for you and can perform any actions for you. It can work and act instead of a person. At the same time, the system can show you short presentations and videos about how cool and interesting this or that idea, action or activity is in order to interest and intrigue you. The system has an amazing ability to create ideas, plans, options and directions in advance and guide people. They don’t have to suffer to understand what needs to be done. The system will sort everything out for them. It has information about everything they do, what they like and what they are looking for. After all, each client fills out a detailed questionnaire before registration and actively interacts with the system after it. George noticed a lot of locked places and boxes, some of which indicated what they were intended for, while others did not. He saw that special tickets were needed to open them. To be able to get such tickets, you need to use the services of the “Unimaginable Cloud” as much as possible and as often as possible, accumulating points for this. The more services you use, the more points you accumulate and can exchange them for these special tickets that give access to more amazing services. Accumulating points, the client constantly increases his level of access and gets more and more opportunities to use unique and unprecedented products and services, as well as combinations of products and services – the system is ready to lead him to more and more incredible places and directions, plan more and more unique ways and offer him more and more unique and unimaginable options and offers. It is ready to open up new and new unprecedented horizons to him. The possibility and the idea that someone could guide you, chart your path, offer you countless unique options, change your vision and direction, made a huge impression on George. “Well, it’s a completely different life. A person is not always smart and resourceful enough to figure everything out on their own. He can not always cope with difficulties on his own and successfully get out of difficult situations! It is not bad to have a system that will guide him, outline his path, offer him options and save him from difficulties and vicissitudes of fate. And help him not to get into difficult and dangerous situations at all…” thought George. The day flew by unnoticed – George was no longer so depressed that there were no people around. He was impressed by the unique technologies that guide a person and outline his path, instantly connect him with people from all over the world and promise to take him to incredible places and show unique directions. Everything seemed so interesting and mysterious.
In the evening, George went to bed, trying to sum up the past day. He thought about everything he saw. He didn’t look much like a man on vacation, more like a man going sightseeing. “Over time, more people will probably start coming here – George suggested. “Or they will prefer to use the “Unimaginable Cloud” at home, and it will become mainstream. It will lead them and show them the way.” Before going to bed, he decided to look at the menu – there seemed to be absolutely everything, on all possible topics and from all spheres of life. He talked to the system, and it kindly invited him to watch a movie before going to bed. George liked the way the system talked, it had no name and there was no witty character who only made jokes, as in other services. In general, George really liked the characters of the “Unimaginable Cloud” – they appeared only when it was necessary, and worked very clearly and to the point, without unnecessary movements. Sometimes they cheer up the client a little, but they never annoy. And so the system functioned mostly without characters and virtual assistants – only the voice was heard, and it was possible to take advantage of the incredible speed of the system, it performed tasks and actions instantly. The system very accurately fulfilled the client’s wishes, almost instantly, and very skillfully took the initiative and began to guide the client. George found this somewhat useful, because a person cannot know everything, and someone or something should help him in life. He also suggested that the “Unimaginable Cloud” could refresh people’s brains with new ideas and new information, could help them learn and do a lot of new things, and that it would be quite popular among lazy people, since it practically does not require any actions on the part of the client. Meanwhile, George was looking through the movie options for viewing, the options were literally pouring onto the screen. The system strongly recommended him to watch the movie “Secret Wizards”, showing him an impressive preview of the film. George agreed and started watching this movie. The film was about different people who at the beginning of the film were unhappy outsiders, whom almost no one noticed and with whom almost no one wanted to interact. Almost everyone avoided them and found no reason to talk to them. There was a negative opinion about these people, they were infernally unpopular, they felt pain because of this and felt extremely unhappy. Almost no one wanted to get to know them, be friends with them and comprehend their essence. It was as if no one wanted to understand them. Various correct and incorrect versions are circulating about these people, which make them even less attractive. At a certain point, these people choose a different path. They learn about the existence of a powerful group called “Secret Wizards”, which is very popular, has a lot of money and is also recruiting new members. This group is known for its exceptional support and care for its members. This makes them superstars and superheroes in the eyes of people. Being one of the “Secret Wizards” is extremely prestigious. The main characters begin to look for contact with them, but it turns out that it’s not easy at all. No one knows where the “Secret Wizards” live, what they look like and what exactly they do. It is only known that they are very powerful, rich and influential. They even have their own army. It turns out that they communicate mostly online, appearing only on the screen and thus distributing tasks among the participants. “Secret Wizards” never appear live, and therefore no one has ever seen them live. But everyone has heard of them. They have created their own mysterious world, which is controlled remotely. They create a new identity for all their participants and delete all information about them that was relevant before they became members of the “Secret Wizards” – delete all opinions, versions and hypotheses. Each new member receives a new image and a new essence, new qualities and characteristics, a new identity and begins to live in accordance with them in order to more effectively achieve the goals of the group. “Secret Wizards” are extremely ambitious, pursue high goals and earn a lot of money. Their true goals and methods of achieving them are a big secret. The main characters of the film communicate with them, become members of the group and change their lives forever. For example, one of the main characters in the film is named William, and most people think of him as infernally unpopular, arrogant, ugly, stupid and everything else that can be thought of. Besides, there are rumors about him that he is a big liar. This rumor was formed on the basis of distorted information and inflating this information by detractors. This greatly upsets William, and he begins to look for a way out of this situation, begins to actively think about what and how to change his behavior and vision, and how to change people’s opinion about him. At first, he couldn’t do anything at all. But after he became a member of the Secret Wizards, everything changes, and William becomes an attractive character, with a new look and new opportunities. There will be no memories of old William. George watches the movie and remains impressed. Secretly, he is also thinking about how to change his image and become more attractive as a person. “Shouldn’t I also try to contact the ‘Secret Wizards’ and become one of them? Do they really exist?” George asked himself jokingly. “No, I’m a decent person, I don’t want to be part of any groups. They may even be criminals. And what’s the big deal if they’re rich? Perhaps they are doing dirty and illegal things. I don’t want to get involved in this kind of thing. My dream is to fight for great ideas and justice, not just for money. It’s just that I, like the characters in the film, am unpopular, and I really need to think about it. It is also a fact that the film was very interesting, as was “Unimaginable Cloud” and everything I saw today. They set out to attract people and impress them. They have developed a number of interesting products. But the film makes me think that there is something in this story… Was it by chance that I was offered to watch this particular movie? Is there any chance that some powerful group is really looking for new members and followers?” thought George, lying in bed shortly before he fell asleep.
Author: Anton S. Petrov
“Unimaginable Flight”: Preface and Introduction
Preface
“Unimaginable Flight” is a series of stories aimed at showing the importance of cohesion and teamwork in the struggle to achieve success and victory over our opponents. We must be able to combine our personal goals with the overall goals of the team. We all have personal goals and ambitions. Some people have remarkable qualities and virtues. They could be an example for others, and it would be nice to work with such people. Everyone would be happy to work in a team with purposeful and positive people. Smart and brave people. Stubborn and unyielding partners. Unstoppable and invincible comrades-in-arms. Dear friends and inseparable fighters. Separated from each other, we can become easy prey for our opponents. Separation can destroy us. Our individual qualities and abilities cannot always save us. We will not be able to cope with all kinds of challenges and opponents alone. We have to be well prepared for strong competition and tough clashes. We may have to fight long and intense battles with powerful opponents and stronger teams. Teams that are better prepared and equipped, with more advanced technologies and with more funds and advantages. Teams with a lot of experience and influence, as well as with a lot of money and contacts. Behind such teams are often powerful secret and official groups, structures and organizations that have a lot of money and power and seek to get even more money and power. These groups, structures and organizations are often led by greedy and unscrupulous people who will do anything to achieve their goals. Thus, they can endanger the lives of many people and call into question the existence of all mankind. They have a lot of resources and leverage. They can pose as people with the best intentions, successfully humiliating and denigrating others, belittling their successes and ridiculing their efforts. They do dirty tricks and cause a lot of damage. They act meanly and unscrupulously, regardless of the needs and desires of people. They consistently and tirelessly promote their ideas. They pursue their goals to the end and are ready to achieve them at any cost. There are cynical and extremely dangerous people. What can a brave, united and dedicated team do against them? Such a team can demonstrate and prove its endurance, stubbornness, perseverance, intransigence and desire to win. Such a team can demonstrate incredible efforts and hard work. Brilliant abilities and impressive qualities. A clear mind, unprecedented resourcefulness and unimaginable ingenuity. These characters must act to the limit of their abilities and even beyond them in order to have a chance of winning. They will have to surpass themselves to win. And the victory will be sweet and unforgettable 🙂
Introduction
In the series “Unimaginable Flight” we will enjoy a combination of realistic and fantastic stories. While in the series “Crafted World” a certain group of people is trying to make changes in the world without capturing it, in the “Unimaginable Flight” another very ambitious and powerful group will try to capture the planet, while our main characters will have to defend it and fight for its salvation. Over time, fighting the invaders will become a part of their lives, and saving the world will become their mission. At first, the main characters lead a normal and boring lifestyle, they go to work, they don’t have many friends and acquaintances. Boredom leads them to a special dating site that promises to find them new friends and acquaintances with similar interests, as well as organize free meetings and unforgettable events for them. An important condition is that they must fill out a detailed survey in which they need to share their interests and desires, and purchase special tickets that will give them access to the service. With these special tickets, they will be able to attend special events organized by this mysterious dating site. The site is actually supported by a powerful criminal group called “Secret Wizards”, which has a lot of money and the most advanced technologies, and the information collected in surveys is used not only for the purposes of a dating site, but also for the development of secret surveillance technologies, tracking and controlling people, as well as for secret experiments on people. People call them “Secret Wizards” because they never appear live, and no one knows their whereabouts, no one has ever seen them live. No one knows exactly what they look like and what exactly they do. They always appear only in the form of images and sound, using the most advanced technologies, and can appear at the most unexpected times and in the most unexpected places. In the most unexpected way, they can appear on the computer screen or smartphone of a particular person and talk to him. The group is formed by gangsters, businessmen and former politicians, who, however, manage to deceive and attract to their side a large number of respectable scientists and technical specialists with promises of great projects that will change the world, incredible scientific experiments and eternal fame and appreciation of ordinary people. Many of these people sincerely believe that they are participating in something big and positive. But in fact, one of the goals of the “Secret Wizards” is to rob people and completely replace them with modern technology. “Secret Wizards” collect information about people and steal their ideas in order to achieve their goals – to get rich, replace people with advanced technologies and destroy humanity. They dream of creating a world controlled and based only on technology. Thus, they will be able to conquer the world and become its sole masters. Subsequently, it turns out that in addition to the dating site, the powerful group also manages special shopping centers and a large travel agency, which were created and used for the same purposes. A huge number of hidden cameras and secret equipment for monitoring people and their behavior are placed by “Secret Wizards” in the premises of commercial institutions, in hotels, in vehicles. At the same time, a huge number of spyware programs are launched by them on the Internet. The collected information is used to analyze the situation, develop secret plans and plan further steps to seize power over the world. “Secret Wizards” are developing a special project to unify and expand their digital products and services, which would allow them to increase their influence and collect information more effectively. They are developing a project called “Unimaginable Cloud”, which is a huge digital space in which people can work, have fun and relax at the same time. The “Unimaginable Cloud” looks amazing and infinitely attractive and seductive. There you can see and do things that cannot be done anywhere else. It is designed to be attractive to different types of people in order to be able to gather as much information as possible. The “Unimaginable Cloud” appears on the screens of various devices and on various video walls and can be controlled by voice and touch, but in fact the service is proactive and looks for contact with people, starts a conversation, asks questions to better understand a person and get into his mind. Over time, the “Unimaginable Cloud” will become quite popular, especially among lazy people, because a person does not need to do almost anything to use it, he does not need to enter a lot of commands from the keyboard and press buttons, the system directs him and does everything on his own. Over time, the “Unimaginable Cloud” will take an important place in the lives of its customers and will begin to plan and direct their behavior and actions, as well as plan their moves and life path in advance. One of the main tactics used by the “Secret Wizards” when promoting all products, including the “Unimaginable Cloud”, is the availability of access levels that allow customers to accumulate points that increase the level of access and which can be exchanged for special tickets, very similar to money. The more services a client uses and the more time he spends in digital products controlled by “Secret Wizards”, the more points he accumulates. The accumulation of points on the part of the client leads to an increase in his level of access, and an increase in the level of access opens the way to much more unique and high-quality products, niches, strategies and directions, to much more comprehensive services. With the accumulated points, the client gets the opportunity to receive special tickets – for example, in electronic and other formats, and use these special tickets to use unique products and various large-scale and comprehensive services. Accumulated points can be exchanged for these special tickets constantly and at any time. Special tickets can also be purchased for real money if the customer wants to increase their access level by several levels at once. Each special ticket allows the customer to receive a certain set of products and services. Points can also be exchanged for real money, but exchanging them for real money does not increase the level of access. Clients are advised to exchange for real money when there is a real need for money, so that they do not miss the chance to rise to the next level. To get special tickets, the customer must exchange some of the accumulated points, as well as accumulate even more new points that will allow him to increase his access level, and again exchange them for special tickets and get more and more amazing things and emotions. The client always receives information about what will happen next and what he can get at the next levels of access in his account, by email and through other channels. The client is not allowed to view information more than 3 levels higher – for higher levels, the information is hidden. But after each level increase, a new level is opened for study in addition to the already known 2 levels. Each new level significantly exceeds the previous one in scale and impresses customers more and more. This strategy successfully supports intrigue and keeps people interested. Moreover, the score scale is progressive, each new level gives the customer the opportunity to earn even more new points and get a new set or combination of products and services from which to choose. “Secret Wizards” used all their products to observe people. Their clients have not lost their ideas, solutions, works and intellectual property in any way. Even the “Unimaginable Cloud” provided them with good tools for creating and developing their projects that could reach customers very quickly. They provided tools to verify that the clients’ intellectual property was not used partially or completely in other projects without the consent of the owner and copyright holder. But in fact, the information received from consumers has helped them develop algorithms, programs and systems that are different from and superior to those created by humans. With the help of the “Unimaginable Cloud” they collected information about the weaknesses and flaws of human thinking and people in general. They observed the ideas, solutions and strategies created by people, including large teams of people, and carefully searched for weaknesses and flaws in them in order to create something more – a good one that practically does not require human intervention. Their goal was to create proactive products, services and systems that would amaze ordinary people with their impressive performance and speed, but at the same time set the stage for replacing smart people around the world with advanced technologies. This replacement will help them more easily control the thinking and minds of ordinary people and, as a result, seize power over the world. “Secret Wizards” created technologies that were supposed to help people, but in fact were aimed at guiding and controlling them, tracking and directing their behavior, as well as charting their path. They developed, implemented and applied technologies that were able to create and develop plans, solutions and strategies for people, and people themselves simply had to become ordinary not very smart and not very critical consumers. The truth is that “Secret Wizards” do not need overly intelligent and generally intelligent people in large numbers, because they have critical thinking and a detailed view of things, and such people can seriously interfere with them. Later, Secret Wizards’ ownership of the “Unimaginable Cloud” will be revoked due to suspicions of data abuse. Then they will change their tactics and will no longer have their own digital and media products, but will try to penetrate and partially take over other products and projects. They will bribe the media and journalists to partially or fully promote their ideas. They will continue to found companies and offer various products and services to help them collect data, they will continue to sponsor technology projects that can make them stronger. “Secret Wizards” always offer their clients incredible experiences and unprecedented adventures, but at some point some people begin to guess that they have secret plans and goals. Some of the clients will form a squad called “Unstoppable Workers”, whose goal is to resist “Secret Wizards” and save the world. Firstly, future members of the “Unstoppable Workers” team, like many other people, become clients of the dating site, which is secretly managed by “Secret Wizards”, fill out detailed questionnaires, indicating all their interests, hobbies, desires and dreams, and buy those very special tickets that promise amazing events and impressions. What unites them is that in the questionnaires mentioned above, they indicated that they really like action movies. Many of them have never seen a weapon live and even more so do not know how to use it if necessary, but later they will become real participants in a real action movie, face unimaginable trials and their “Unimaginable flight” to Victory will begin.
The Unstoppable Workers team will have to go to great lengths to survive and win. Team members will have to constantly train and improve. They should always be ready for battle, not relaxing and not being distracted for a moment. Every wrong move and poorly planned action can cost the team dearly. They will have to develop unprecedented and unpredictable tactics and strategies, develop unimaginable skills and abilities. Powerful “Secret Wizards” will not rest until the team of “Unstoppable Workers” is defeated and destroyed. Being mean and cynical, they will regularly try to belittle and denigrate their opponents. They will try to belittle the importance of rivals, downplay their results and successes and ridicule their efforts. “Secret wizards” have a lot of resources and leverage to successfully promote their ideas and pose as good guys. They have a lot of power and money, and they will spare no means to achieve their goals. Being cruel and unscrupulous, they will constantly threaten the lives of “Unstoppable Workers”. According to the “Secret Wizards”, the end justifies the means, and they will not rest until they deal with anyone who dares to stand in their way and prevent them from becoming world rulers. They will achieve their goals extremely consistently and persistently. They will try to outwit and exhaust the competitors in order to win. They will develop multi-way steps and actions. “Secret Wizards” rely on strategies and strategic thinking in general. For them, small battles don’t matter that much. For them, the most important are the main strategic directions, the general direction of movement and the overall results. Small steps and battles are just part of larger processes that they want to manage and direct in the desired direction. They exert large-scale restrained and firm pressure on their opponents, not always attacking them directly, but with each action they strive to penetrate deeper and deeper into the enemy’s territory, weaken him and keep him in suspense. They use sophisticated methods and strategies to weaken and discredit their opponents. They often claim that they are actually being attacked and forced to defend themselves and immediately fight back against the enemy. They threaten to destroy it if necessary. If they lose the battle, they claim that they actually won and that the enemy suffered significant losses and moved away from their goals. The “Secret Wizards” have a technical superiority over the “Unstoppable Workers” and over most of their opponents. They are developing a special project for immediate response and attack called “Instant Lightning Strike”, in which various types of weapons and weapon systems are used to deliver a massive instant strike on the enemy, in order to inflict a quick defeat, a psychological blow, and the enemy does not have time and opportunities for a qualitative response. They themselves informally call this project “The Hands of the Lord”. They also develop a large-scale espionage program, develop powerful espionage software, and operate a powerful surveillance and espionage system-a powerful system of spy telescopes, radio telescopes, radar systems, and satellites, informally called the “All-seeing Eyes of Secret Wizards”. Another of their developments is the “Predatory Anaconda Project” and the “Sudden Snakes” series of weapons, in which special arrows are fired at opponents and members of competing formations, which pierce into their bodies and slow them down and somewhat immobilize them – the goal is to take them under control. Thus, they capture their opponents. At the same time, “Secret Wizards” appear on the screen and begin to threaten a particular captured fighter and a member of the squad and offer him to go over to their side, promising money and power. They offer various combinations of developments, even loosening the noose, telling their victims that they should not abandon their teams and their values, but should look for mutually beneficial solutions. This is how they seek to mislead and often successfully mislead these fighters, entire teams and units, forcing them to carry out joint actions, including operations against their other opponents and enemies, thereby destroying competitive alliances, plotting, exhausting and weakening their competitors and seeking to block their access to resources. The “Unstoppable Workers” must be extremely resourceful to have any chance of winning. They prefer to counter “Secret Wizards” with surprise attacks. The “Unstoppable Workers” tend to become invisible because the enemy has technical and numerical superiority over them. They move along unexpected routes, use special equipment and camouflage, and disguise themselves in a variety of ways. They use removable and modifiable weapons designed and created by themselves. Over time, they attract experienced and tough fighters to their side, including former military and ex-policemen who oppose the hegemony of the “Secret Wizards”. All competing teams and squads will strive to achieve their goals and plans in different ways, and the “Secret Wizards” will not leave them alone for a minute. Every day they will come up with new challenges to test the vigilance and abilities of the “Unstoppable Workers”, and will regularly carry out unexpected attacks.. An epic clash is coming between teams with unequal abilities, but, nevertheless, with a hard-to-predict result…
Author: Anton S. Petrov
This series of short stories was created and performed in a new format of short stories called “Exciting Flight”. Learn more about the amazing “Exciting Flight” format here:
