The Monsoon Algorithm

You are a greywater technician living in the humid, sealed lower decks of District 4, New Delhi. Under the ruthless oversight of a central loyalty algorithm, water is not a right—it is currency, weaponized to turn neighbor against neighbor. When you refuse to report the contraband radio equipment hidden downstairs, the precinct chief slashes your personal ration allocation to zero. Thirst is an effective violent tool, but so is a technician who knows every bypass valve in the sector. High above your cramped room, Chief Harish Dev enjoys unmetered hydro-lines and air-cooled suites while enforcing the regime's strict quotas. To survive the heat and strike back, you must navigate a network of state informants, dangerous dissidents, and high-voltage plumbing. Every valve turn and hacked optical line carries lethal risk. Will you bring down the precinct chief who starved you, or will the algorithm scrub your name from the civic registry before the monsoon arrives?