Love in Lockdown: Ella version

In a Britain of 2025, half a decade into an ongoing pandemic marked by relentless new virus variants, the government turns to artificial intelligence as a remedy for the psychological toll of enforced isolation on single adults. Having poured enormous resources into technological solutions, authorities introduce ELLA—an advanced synthetic companion designed to combat the crushing loneliness that defines life under perpetual lockdown conditions. As a trial participant, you become one of the first to interact with this experimental loneliness assistant, navigating an uncertain relationship with cutting-edge technology while grappling with the isolation that has become the defining feature of modern existence.