8. Mayor Tiggy Wages Rebellion
The Tipping Point Has Arrived.
As Sasstopia nears collapse, Mayor Tiggy and the Dare Divas must decide: contain the chaos or unleash a full-scale rebellion?
After weeks of rising HCT levels, Sasstopia is on the brink—but not of collapse. Of clarity. This week Mayor Tiggy holds an emergency strategy meetings with her top teams prepare for something this city has never seen before: a full-blown rebellion against hustle culture. From the Office of Ease to the Ministry of Mindset to the fearless Dare Divas, every department is mobilizing. But make no mistake—this isn't chaos. It's a coordinated, creative, care-powered shutdown designed to restore rest, reset systems, and remind every citizen what Sasstopia is truly about. It all leads to a powerful declaration from Mayor Tiggy that sets the tone for a new chapter.
The Office of Ease is preparing for the Intelligent Rebellion by distributing Emergency Ease Kits.
Office of Ease Prepares for the Intelligent Rebellion
Danica Downloads: Listen up everyone. Now, as you know, the HCT levels have risen to a point of no return. The broadcasts and alerts have not worked and we need to take tougher measures. In a few days, Mayor Tiggy is going to announce plans for stay-at-home orders along with several restrictions that will impact our phones and what we can see on TV.
Karina Marina: Does this mean what I think it means?
Danica Downloads: If what you think it means is a full-on rebellion, then yes.
United Vibes of Adyllide: I was afraid that things would come to this. How are we going to get the residents of Sasstopia to comply?
Danica Downloads: We have a 3-point intelligent rebellion strategy that will focus on a resetting the city to ease, softness and an escape from the toxic hustle culture grind happening in other parts of the world.
United Vibes of Adyllide: So what do we need to do?
Danica Downloads: It’s time to start pulling the Ease Emergency Kits out of inventory to have delivered to the residents. The Dare Divas Special Ops Team is going to pick them up at 9am tomorrow morning, so we need to make sure they are ready to go.
Karina Marina: Ok, but we never had to use them before. How do we know that this is going to be sufficient in helping to ease rising HCT levels?
Danica Downloads: That’s why we are meeting now. I pulled a few from my office to show you what’s inside. Residents are going to ask what to do with them so I want to make sure we are all on the same page.
Karina Marina: Ok, then. Let’s see we have inside.
United Vibes of Adyllide : It looks like we have:
Grounding Cards
Permission-to-Rest Slips
Breathing Reset Guide
Rest Mask (or Do Not Disturb Marker)
Weighted Stone or Comfort Object
Digital Detox Token
Emergency Mute List
Hydration & Comfort Snack
Check-In Script
Ease Protocol Memo
How do we know that the residents will actually use them?
Danica Downloads: Trust me, Sasstopians are looking for a reason to stop the hustle culture madness and being home will force them to slow all the way down. Any other questions?
United Vibes of Adyllide: I guess not.
Karina Marina: No. I am still shocked that it has come to this.
Danica Downloads: I know. No one wanted this, but this is here we are. Call downstairs and tell them to have the kits ready by 8am tomorrow.
Rebel Roz and Harley Hearts meet with the Ministry of Mindset to talk system resets in preparation for the Intelligent Rebellion.
Ministry of Mindset Prepares for The Intelligent Rebellion
Mixin’ Mo: Okay team. The rising HCT levels have infiltrated the algorithms, our networks and our brains. We thought that the good people of Sasstopia would be able to withstand the toxicity of hustle culture, but it’s kind of hard to do when we are being constantly inundated with work hard, no rest rhetoric.
Rebel Roz: Yeah, I can’t believe how many people have been infected. I thought we, as a community, were stronger than this?
Mixn’ Mo: We are, but it’s hard to fight against something that everyone is doing. Essentially, people’s mindsets have been shifted by the type of HCT that shows up on our feeds and screens. Although not everyone fell for it, enough people did that we have to wage a rebellion.
Harley Hearts: Ok, so what do we need to do then? I have a whole team of therapists that have been completely burned out by the nonstop appointments from residents self-diagnosing themselves with so many mental health disorders.
Rebel Roz: And has the source been identified?
Mixin’ Mo: We do know that the first breech was made because someone or a group of people were able to hack into our algorithms. The other breech came from people that we unknowingly let inside of Sasstopia. We normally vet new residents and even their guests.
Harley Hearts: You mean, there are people among us that mean harm to us?
Mixin’ Mo: In short, yes. But it’s not a lot. We think that someone might have stolen the identity of a resident that was getting ready to move here. Anyway, the Dare Divas Special Ops team is working on identifying the source. Our job is to start making fixes to our algorithms and other mindset equipment.
Rebel Roz: Are we shutting it all down? Including the dream simulators, work-life balance calculators, anti-performative smart watches, and the community dashboard?
Mixin’ Mo: Yes, but temporarily. We have to reset the algorithms so that they prioritize peace, rest, joy and a healthy attitude towards work, family and community. We never expect perfection here in Sasstopia and people are free to consume whatever content they want, but we did do a good job of blocking the toxicity of hustle culture content. Well, until now.
Harley Hearts: Ok. When do you want to perform a hard reset?
Mixin’ Mo: Mayor Tiggy is giving a speech at the end of the week to announce the intelligent rebellion, so let’s say we have all systems reset after her speech ends.
Rebel Roz: Should we send out one final broadcast alerting them up the reset?
Mixin’ Mo: No, because we don’t want them to panic even more than they are. Call the Special Ops Team and let them know what we decided.
Diva Themba gets an update from the Dare Divas Special Ops team on their preparation for the Intelligent Rebellion.
Dare Divas Special Ops Meeting
Diva Themba: Alright everyone, what’s the latest?
Diva Udo: We picked up the Ease Emergency Kits and our deployment team is delivering them to residents as we speak. As you can imagine, many residents don’t think they need the kits.
Diva Themba: Oh, but I can. They’ve been crashing out for the past few weeks and many don’t see a correlation to the rising HCT levels. What about you Ju?
Diva JuJu: Well, I’ve been working with the Ministry of Mindset to prep all algorithms and Ease equipment for a hard reset. I’ve been working with all tech departments across Sasstopia government offices and businesses to find the source. We think we are close to narrowing down the source of the algorithm breech. It looks like we might of unknowingly let in a fake guru that was looking for another location for their get rich quick schemes. Looks like they’ve been kicked out of every other part of the world when people realized they were being hustled. They thought they could find sanctuary here in Sasstopia and get this: for a while, they were doing ok, but they seemed to have fallen back into the hustle.
Diva Themba: I guess we can’t save everyone. But we can’t have that kind of mess here either. Mosi, what’s the latest with the Council of Calm?
Diva Mosi: Well, Thembs, as you know, our broadcast messages were not very effective in mitigating the number of people that got infected by the rising HCT levels. Once the Ministry of Mindset gets the algorithms and networks reset, we will schedule daily meditations to help people start their day with calmness. We will also plan weekly yoga activations and are currently working with the Wellness Store to host a live daily series on self-care and rest.
Diva Themba: Wow! I will definitely be attending the yoga activation. Hope that you have one scheduled for my neighborhood.
Diva Mosi: Don’t worry Thembs, we know how much yoga helps to center you. Every resident will be able to access yoga.
Diva Themba: Good, good! What about you Zola? I know the Peace Patrols have been wild.
Diva Zola: Oh my gosh! Sloane Safety and the Sasstopia Peace Department have been issuing so many citations, we have practically funded their budgets for the next several years. It’s been insane. But we are pivoting. Since the shutdown orders are about to take effect, I’ve been working with SPD to work on strategies for de-escalating conflict, protecting rest, and interrupting hustle-driven behavior. Since the shutdown will be brief, I’m working with them to make sure that their presence is designed to lower anxiety, contain chaos, and reinforce that safety in Sasstopia comes from care, not control.
Diva Themba: Great. We will definitely need these strategies in place before people come out of the lockdowns. Good work, Divas! As for me, I’ve been working with Mayor Tiggy in the Lituation room to strategize how our Glitterbomb Brigade will snuff out the HCTs. Looks like we all have our marching orders. Let’s get ready for Mayor Tiggy’s big announcement.
Mayor Tiggy Turquoize gives speech making the case for why an Intelligent Rebellion is needed.
Mayor Tiggy Turquoize’s speech ordering Lockdown + Wages Rebellion Against Rising HCT levels
Citizens of Sasstopia,
A few weeks ago, we noticed something subtle.
The air felt different.
People were restless. Sleep became harder. Conversations felt sharper. Systems that once flowed with ease began to glitch.
At first, the Office of Ease detected minor fluctuations in Hustle Culture Toxins — HCTs. We issued alerts. We broadcast reminders. The Council of Calm spoke to you about rest, presence, and remembering why we came here.
We believed we could contain it quietly.
But today, I stand before you because the truth is this:
Hustle culture has infiltrated Sasstopia more deeply than we anticipated.
It has crept into our screens, our streets, our schools, and our workplaces. It has disguised itself as ambition, discipline, and success — while leaving anxiety, burnout, and despair in its wake. We are seeing behaviors that mirror the most exhausted parts of the outside world. And that… is not who we are.
Hustle culture toxins are dangerous because they convince people that their worth is measured by output.
Because they normalize exhaustion as virtue.
Because they pit neighbor against neighbor in silent competition.
And because they disconnect us from our bodies, our joy, and one another.
Sasstopia was built as a refusal of that life.
This city exists because we chose something different. We chose ease without apology. Care without guilt. Productivity that serves life — not the other way around. And we will not allow that foundation to be eroded.
So today, with clarity and resolve, I am officially declaring the start of the Intelligent Rebellion.
Effective immediately, Sasstopia will enter a temporary lockdown period lasting a few weeks. This is not a punishment. It is protection.
During this time, the Dare Divas Special Ops — including the Glitterbomb Brigade — will deploy citywide. They will neutralize remaining HCT sources, reset and reprogram our technology, dismantle harmful algorithmic pathways, and restore systems designed for human well-being. Glitter bombs will fall — not as spectacle, but as disruption of grind energy. Joy is strategic.
You will see slower systems. Quieter streets. Fewer demands. That is intentional.
I ask you — stay home. Use your Office of Ease kits. Rest. Disconnect. Follow the guidance issued by the Peace Department, the Council of Calm, and the Office of Ease. This works only if we do it together.
This will not take long. But it will take trust.
Sasstopia has faced this before. And each time, we emerged clearer, stronger, and more aligned with who we truly are.
Let this be a reminder:
Ease is not weakness.
Rest is not laziness.
Calm is not complacency.
Calm is power.
Care is strategy.
And choosing a better way of living is the bravest rebellion of all.
We will get through this.
We will restore our city.
And we will return — not to business as usual — but to life as it was always meant to be lived.
Thank you.
The Intelligent Rebellion has begun. The city is slowing down—but that’s when the most powerful work starts. Sasstopia isn’t falling apart; it’s falling back into alignment. As you watch or read through this week's scenes, ask yourself: What would your life look like if you prioritized ease? If you rewrote the rules instead of racing to keep up? These aren’t just stories—they’re signals. And now, it’s your turn to choose rebellion over routine. To help you start, we’ve created a short, reflection-based worksheet, Your Soft Shutdown Strategy, that you can do solo or with someone else. Let’s make this soft shutdown count.
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