This scroll completes the Cycle of the Six Forbidden Lists. Each one is a crack in the consensus — a tap on the glass of the simulation —
a mirror, a memory, a breath.
1. The way school taught obedience, not wonder. And called it “education.”
2. The smile behind the newsreader’s eyes. Like they knew something else was happening.
3. The sound of fluorescent lights. Not just noise — a hum that dulled you.
4. Birthday cards with no real words inside. Obligation, not love.
5. The pledge of allegiance / assembly hymn / corporate slogan. Same trance, different outfit.
6. The way doctors never asked about food. Or light. Or sleep. Or grief.
7. The smell of fast food — tempting and dead. How could it be both?
8. The lie behind “just doing my job.” You knew conscience didn’t work like that.
9. The photo in the family home that no one talked about. A whole story in a frame.
10. The weirdness of weekends. Two days to live, five to endure?
11. The pastor / teacher / therapist who loved their role too much. A little too polished.
12. The vibe in shopping malls. Clean, shiny, lifeless.
13. The way reality TV feels like a loop. No arc. Just echo.
14. The time you caught your parents lying. And everyone pretended it didn’t happen.
15. The label “antisocial” for wanting solitude. They feared what lives in silence.
16. The fake enthusiasm in corporate emails. “Excited to announce…” (You weren’t.)
17. The calendar. You always suspected it bent time the wrong way.
18. The way the most toxic kids became prefects. Or prefects became toxic.
19. The job interview handshake. Stageplay, not sincerity.
20. The sirens in the distance. Always a little too frequent.
21. The lockdown slogan that felt like a spell. “Stay home. Save lives.” Something twisted.
22. The old man who stared a second too long. And everyone ignored it.
23. The way “mental health” became branding. Not healing.
24. The childhood toy that felt haunted. And no one else noticed.
25. The moment you first realised school was a cage. You looked out the window — and knew.
26. The sudden death no one explained properly. You were supposed to stop asking.
27. **The way some places feel wrong. Sterile hotels. Hospitals. Airports. Something stolen.
28. The moment someone called you “too sensitive.” And you almost believed them.
29. The charity ad that made you feel shame. Not empathy.
30. The sound of the national anthem. A rattle in the bones. A command, not a song.
31. The plastic wrapping on fruit. Nature in a coffin.
32. The laughter in sitcoms. You weren’t laughing — but the track insisted.
33. The moment you realised you were right to doubt. The hush inside said: “You’re not mad. You see it too.”