I HAVE FOUND IT!!!
In this galaxy there are no more humans, there are only… TAX COLLECTORS , the last functioning piece of a once vast empire the fully automated field agents of the “ministry of wealth” are still enforcing taxation on worlds long dead, to fund an empire long gone
Or if you want it to be less depressing, they are doing it in order to maintain the VR infrastructure where humanity has logged itself in and forgot to log out (because it seemed more real that actual reality),… until You awaken, and must decide…
Will you let the last of humanity remain trapped in the dream while you become galactic emperor of the machines, or of a new humanity made in your image?
Will you try to secure admin rights and log back in with unlimited power thus becoming the god of a virtual world?
Will you try to awaken those who remain and push civilization forward?
Will you try to find all server nodes just to watch them burn by your hand as the weaklings realize they cannot escape the darkness?
Will you ever be certain this is not just another layer of the VR?
Are you truly human? Or just an anomalous NPC?
Regardless of who or what you are and what you decide to do, it seems the system wants you “reintegrated” and other dangers may await even beyond that….