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Cortex is set in United America, a country inebriated by Thrivism, a life-philosophy that promites the elemintation of unnecessary stresses from its adherent's lives. William Turnsky, the invisible prohpet of thrivism, has released his 'J2 Robot', the second generation of a computerized being capable of dynamically learning new skills that is primarily sold for the purpose of replacing their owner in the workforce--a major step in thriving,

The Hayek family is living its comfortable, routine life--all issues swept under the rug because a stress free envrionement is most important--until one eveninig they are violently thrown into a chaos none fo them realize existed outside of their home. Beyond the borders of the secluded town of Carthage, buried agonies break the surface exposing their ugly faces, truths become lies, and mental foundations crumble. The family must battle itself as much as it must defend against the forces targeting them. As a snowball of events propel them into the terrfiying unknown, uprooting their lives and exposing the worms that lay beneath the floorboards, Jackson, a local sheriff, who is tasked with their case, employs the skills of a youthfully rebellious hacker to help uncover the mystery.