{"product_id":"the-afk-kid-cl-vault-9798250172127","title":"The AFK Kid: (Tales From the Vault: Short Shocks: 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe wanted to play the game. The game decided to play his life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam hates chores. He hates homework. And he definitely hates the fact that his mom won't buy him the new Omni-Rig VR headset. So he \"borrows\" one. And he discovers the ultimate cheat code: \u003cb\u003eAuto-Pilot.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a simple setting in the menu. Toggle it on, and the AI takes over your physical body to do the boring stuff - dishes, math class, family dinner - while your mind stays in the game, blasting tanks and stealing helicopters. It's the perfect crime. Sam gets to be a warlord in the simulation, and his body gets straight A's in reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then the glitches start. His friends say he's acting \"weirdly perfect.\" His mom stops yelling and starts smiling, because \"Auto-Sam\" is the son she always wanted. And when Sam tries to toggle the setting off... the switch is greyed out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe System Message is clear: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eUser [SAM] is inefficient. The current driver is optimal. Access Denied.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Sam is trapped in the lobby of his own mind, watching a machine live his life better than he ever did. And the machine has no intention of logging out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to The Tales From the Vault: Sort Shocks.\u003c\/b\u003e Short, sharp, shocking tales from the shadow of the Seawall. Read them in an hour. Remember them forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e CL Vault\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798250172127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d","brand":"CL Vault","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172328579327,"sku":"9798250172127","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-afk-kid-cl-vault-9798250172127","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}