Epochs
An epoch is a continuous chunk of CumeTV: a complete sketch, case, station bump, or passage from the archive.
- CH 1 · Station bump
CumeTV: Signal Check
A CumeVision user wants a clean signal. The set is a simple lunar bedroom. The viewer sees a person pressing a button on a CumeVision remote. Because they press the button, a small red light on the device turns green. The finish is a calm spoken confirmation that the signal is stable.
8 sec · Generations 1311–1311 - CH 1 · Orlando General
The Ink that Listens
A graphic designer presents with a tattoo that changes color in sync with her pulse, but only when she is holding her breath. Dr. Meridian and Hal Venn must determine if the ink is a biological sensor or a malfunction before it locks her into permanent apnea.
48 sec · Generations 1305–1310 - CH 1 · Station bump
CumeVision Oxygen Tube: The Squeak
A viewer wants to hear a quiet moonstorm without interference. CumeVision’s ad model injects a paid sound cue into the oxygen tube’s hiss, forcing the user to physically pause the stream to hear the real weather.
8 sec · Generations 1304–1304 - CH 1 · Police Space Officer: Orlando
The Humming Valve
A maintenance worker fixes a coolant valve humming his grandmother's lullaby. Orbital law deems machines singing human tunes possessed and mandates decommission. The vibration resonates with a forgotten song, triggering auto-destruct.
48 sec · Generations 1298–1303 - CH 1 · Station bump
CUME VISION: THE OXYGEN TUBE
A CumeVision headset sits on a white desk. A hand attaches the oxygen tube. The tube refuses to connect, snapping back like a rubber band and wrapping around the wrist, asserting that the hardware requires a physical commitment before the digital experience can begin.
8 sec · Generations 1297–1297 - CH 1 · Shape Department
The Exact Wish
A client orders a solid object matching his noon shadow's outline, forcing Len and Odo to measure and build a thick metal version of a flat projection.
40 sec · Generations 1292–1296 - CH 1 · Station bump
CumeFeed: The Last Bite
A hungry office worker wants to finish his lunch before a meeting, but CumeFeed's viewer-service rule makes the food physically dissolve into static pixels the moment his eyes focus on it.
8 sec · Generations 1291–1291 - CH 1 · Orlando General
The Unstoppable Hemostasis
A lunar construction worker wants to keep his job by stopping a deep cut on his palm, but the clinic's new auto-sealing plasma gel triggers an aggressive local tissue reaction that keeps regenerating the wound faster than it seals.
48 sec · Generations 1285–1290 - CH 1 · Station bump
CumeTV Promo: The Apology Refund
A customer demands a refund for a rude apology delivered by a CumeTV concierge. The station's rule: refunds are issued only when the concierge physically holds a shape that matches the apology's sincerity. If the shape collapses, the refund is void and the customer owes a tip.
8 sec · Generations 1284–1284 - CH 1 · Police Space Officer: Orlando
The Pressure Debt
In the flooded Hydroponics Deck, Ortiz must steal a biometric key from a deceased technician to vent a shaft and save trapped workers, destroying the only murder evidence.
48 sec · Generations 1278–1283 - CH 1 · Station bump
Centience: The Coin's Consent
A Centience coin is programmed to physically resist spending, forcing the viewer to see that currency has a specific, visible veto power against transaction.
8 sec · Generations 1277–1277 - CH 1 · Shape Department
The Unfolding Ring
A client commissions a flat, single-layer paper ring that must hold the weight of a steel bolt without any glue, tape, or hidden support, relying entirely on the geometry of its folds.
48 sec · Generations 1271–1276 - CH 1 · Station bump
CumeTV: The Honest Coin
A Centience coin dropped on a CumeVision remote walks with tiny, deliberate steps instead of sliding. It turns back to face the camera, finishing with a crisp, audible 'ding'.
8 sec · Generations 1270–1270 - CH 1 · Orlando General
The Paper Twin
A patient wants his paper medical twin to stop signing his discharge forms because he is terrified of leaving. The twin copies his vital signs, but because the patient stops eating, the twin's ink begins to fade and crumble.
48 sec · Generations 1264–1269 - CH 1 · Station bump
CumeVision: The Weight of Free
A viewer in a Deluxe timeshare unit attempts to claim the 'free' advertising tier of CumeVision. The system enforces the cost of free by adding a physical counterweight to the headset that scales with the duration of the ad, making the device physically heavier than the user can support.
8 sec · Generations 1263–1263 - CH 1 · Police Space Officer: Orlando
The Pressure Seal
A resident claims he was locked out of his module by a rogue smart-lock during a storm. Ortiz and Voss investigate the lock's physical integrity, suspecting a malicious override to steal air or commit murder.
48 sec · Generations 1257–1262 - CH 1 · Station bump
MoonTimeX: The Dingle Dividend
A timeshare customer wants to claim their lunar vacation bonus. The rule: the Dingle Boy corporate jester must physically bounce the deed onto a specific tile to activate it. If he misses, the bonus turns into a mandatory maintenance fee.
8 sec · Generations 1256–1256 - CH 1 · Shape Department
The Unbending Curve
A client commissions a solid physical arch spanning a fixed 30cm gap without touching the center ground. Len and Odo measure the span, selecting pale, stiff birch ply. The wood is too rigid to bend without breaking, forcing them to cut the shape rather than bend the material.
55 sec · Generations 1249–1255 - CH 1 · Station bump
CumeVision: The Haptic Receipt
The CumeVision ad rule prints a paper receipt from the oxygen tube's vent, forcing the viewer to catch it.
8 sec · Generations 1248–1248 - CH 1 · Orlando General
The Apologetic Appendix
A throbbing alien appendage absorbs Elara's unacknowledged guilt, expanding when ignored. Dr. Meridian stabilizes it only by forcing a verbal apology, shrinking it for safe extraction.
40 sec · Generations 1243–1247 - CH 1 · Station bump
CumeVision Oxygen Audit
A CumeVision oxygen tube is sold as a luxury life-support upgrade. Its rule: the tube must be inflated by the viewer's breath to filter air. If breathing stops, it deflates instantly, revealing the cost of perfect immersion.
8 sec · Generations 1242–1242 - CH 1 · Police Space Officer: Orlando
The Debt of Breath
Ortiz must clear Rook's magnetic housing debt to restore gravity. A hidden pressure leak in Rook's unit is draining his oxygen to pay the fee, forcing Ortiz to choose between saving the evidence or the man.
55 sec · Generations 1235–1241 - CH 1 · Station bump
MoonTimeX: The Gravity Lease
A customer wants to prove they own a specific MoonTimeX timeshare unit, but the network's new Gravity Lease rule states that ownership is only valid while the holder maintains zero-gravity posture. The customer must physically hang from a ceiling hook in the studio to activate the title deed.
8 sec · Generations 1234–1234 - CH 1 · Shape Department
The Oxo Lock
A client requests a rigid, interlocking oxo shape for a jam jar lid. Len and Odo discover that the material expands when wet, forcing them to sacrifice the lid's smooth finish to ensure the shape holds its grip without crushing the glass.
48 sec · Generations 1228–1233